Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is delighted to present the latest in its series of ‘Inspiring Greatness’ films, in which classical violinist Charlie Siem discusses the physical and mental challenges of performing some of the most famous, technically demanding and emotionally powerful music ever written.
Interview with Pieter Nota on digitalisation, the new sales and marketing strategy and the industry’s best customer experience
"Explore the unexpected" is the motto of the eighth edition of the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy, which will take place in late summer 2022.
It is only a few weeks since VRS Coanda Simsport driver Joshua Rogers (AUS) won the grand finale of the BMW SIM 120 Cup at BMW SIM Live 2020. This Sunday already marks the start of the BMW SIM GT Cup season. In an interview, Rogers looks back on his victory at BMW SIM Live 2020 and talks about his expectations for the new season and for the premiere of the new BMW M4 GT3 later on in the year.
+++ High level of supply chain flexibility speeds up transformation towards e-mobility +++ Extensive measures to ensure compliance with environmental and social standards and secure access to many critical raw materials +++ Sustainability measures in supply chain delivering results: CO2 emissions reduced by 17% in BMW iX +++ Wendt: “Sustainability is an integral part of all purchasing activities” +++
The BMW iDrive celebrates 20 years at the all-digital CES2021. A paradigm shift in the interaction between driver and vehicle became an industry standard and laid the foundations for today’s multifunctional, online-based user experience.
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The organisers of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este – the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and BMW Group Classic – have jointly come to the difficult decision to postpone the event planned for October 2020 until 28th – 30th May 2021.
BMW Team Italia crowned GT4 champion – Walkenhorst Motorsport prepares for the final endurance highlight of the year.
BMW Digital Key Plus offers customers a convenient and secure keyless access system.
During 2020, an unprecedented year, the Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective – a team of engineers, designers and craftspeople based at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, England – brought the unique visions of the marque’s global clientele to life with outstanding levels of creativity, craft and imagination.
Snow is guaranteed on a winter road trip through northern Finland. With a bit of luck, you can see the aurora borealis in the night-time sky. During the day, the endlessly long country roads, generally without any trace of human beings, are an ideal place to test the performance attributes of the all-wheel drive extreme athlete from the British brand while following in the tracks of the legendary “Flying Finns”.
BMW Group sells 2,324,809 units in 2020 (-8.4%) +++ BMW Q4 sales up 4.3% from previous year (600,799 vehicles) +++ Sales of electrified vehicles increase by a third (+31.8%) +++ As promised: BMW Group meets EU CO2 fleet targets in 2020 +++ Pieter Nota: “Responded to the effects of the corona pandemic with agility in sales management and production. Have overfulfilled EU CO2 fleet targets with under 100 g/km.” +++
The BMW iDrive celebrates 20 years at the all-digital CES2021. A paradigm shift in the interaction between driver and vehicle became an industry standard and laid the foundations for today’s multifunctional, online-based user experience.
• Positive sales momentum in key segments • BMW electrified vehicle sales increase 65% in fourth quarter • BMW M brand sales grow 16% in Q4 • MINI John Cooper Works sales increase 5% in final quarter • BMW Motorrad Q4 sales 21% higher vs. prior year
After their successful debut in the 2020 season, this year’s BMW SIM Cups offer an even wider range of race formats, cars and sim platforms on which they take place.
As part of a video series, BMW works driver Timo Glock (GER) takes his viewers on a discovery tour through numerous exciting areas of activity and projects within the BMW Group. ‘Timo’s Discovery’ offers exclusive looks behind the scenes. In episode 3, Glock takes on a challenge where he learns all about the connectivity features in the latest generation.
National and international distinctions confirm the appeal of the premium carmaker’s current model line-up, its design approach and its latest technological innovations.
With Christmas approaching rapidly, BMW Junior Team can look back on an eventful first year of training. Dan Harper (GBR), Max Hesse (GER) and Neil Verhagen (USA) have overcome the challenges thrown up by the pandemic, which could not have been foreseen at the start of the year, have grown together as a team, and have achieved great sporting success.
After the conclusion of BMW Motorsport’s works involvement in the DTM, Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) will complete a comprehensive programme of racing and testing as a BMW works driver in the 2021 season.
The four wind turbines on the grounds of BMW Group Plant Leipzig have been generating green energy for BMW i production since 2013. But this Advent they have a second job as well: as symbols for Advent candles lighting the way to sustainability.
What might conceivably be a good early Christmas present for a world-famous rallying legend at the end of a year dominated by lockdown? The penny dropped at MINI: Rauno Aaltonen, winner of the Monte Carlo Rally in 1967 in a classic Mini, was greeted with a yuletide surprise on four wheels in his Finnish homeland.
More than one million subscribers access the premium carmaker’s diverse video offering – Engaging online coverage of #NEXTGen 2020 adds to its popularity.
BMW Group named “World’s most attractive employer” (automotive) and again takes number-one spot in Young Professionals Barometer 2020. +++ Ilka Horstmeier: “Being a highly attractive employer helps us recruit the best talents in a highly competitive market.” +++
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Virtual trends: BMW and Epic Games celebrate long-standing technological partnership.
MINI Vision Urbanaut. Make it your space.
#NEXTGen 2020.
The first ever BMW iX.
The new BMW R 18 Classic and the new BMW R 18.