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BMW Group annonce la construction d’un nouveau centre d’expérimentation en République Tchèque.

• Première implantation de l'entreprise en Europe de l'Est. • Tests de technologies innovantes, telles que l'électrification, la digitalisation et la conduite autonome. • Investissement de plusieurs centaines de millions d'euros • Plusieurs centaines de nouveaux emplois • Mise en service de ce centre de 500 hectares prévu pour la prochaine décennie

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Munich/Prague. Representatives of the BMW Group, the Czech government and the Karlovary Vary region announced construction of a new proving ground today in Prague. The roughly 500-hectare property will be developed in Sokolov in the Karlovary Vary region, close to the German border town of Waldsassen and about two-and-a-half hours’ drive from the BMW Group’s main development site, the Research and Development Centre (FIZ), in Munich. The new BMW Group proving ground, which will create several hundred jobs, is slated to go into operation early in the next decade. Total investment will be in the three-digit million-euro range.

Dr. Herbert Grebenc, BMW AG, Human Resources, Senior Vice President Real Estate Management, Corporate Security, stated at the announcement in Prague: “The BMW Group is at the vanguard of technology. As an innovation driver, we aim to offer customers the best, most emotional mobility experience and create digital connections between people, vehicles and services. At the planned proving facility in Sokolov, we will continue to advance ground-breaking topics, such as electrification, digitalisation and automated driving – for example, through safety-testing for assistance systems.”

 

The BMW Group’s existing facilities in Aschheim, near Munich, Miramas (France) and Arjeplog (Sweden) no longer have sufficient capacity to meet testing requirements. The company has therefore spent the past months exploring possible strategic locations in Germany and neighbouring countries. Dr. Herbert Grebenc explained the decision to locate in the Czech Republic, as follows: “We found the ideal conditions and grounds we need for vehicle testing in Sokolov. Opening our first development location in Eastern Europe will create new opportunities and marks a milestone in the history of our company. Working with the property owner Sokolovská uhelná and all political representatives has been extremely positive so far and is based on mutual trust.”

 

Tomáš Hüner, Czech Minister of Industry and Trade, said at the announcement in Prague: “The government of the Czech Republic and the BMW Group are preparing a joint cooperation agreement on the investment announced today by the BMW Group in construction of a new proving ground for future vehicle technologies in the Karlovy Vary region. The government will deal with the draft of the specialized aspects of that declaration soon. The Ministry of Industry and Trade welcomes investments of this kind, which create highly-skilled and specialised jobs and bring high added value for the Czech economy.”

 

Jana Vildumetzová, President of the Karlovary Vary region, underlined the importance of the new BMW Group proving ground for her region: “The plans of such a major investor as the German automobile manufacturer, the BMW Group, are very important to the Karlovary Vary region. Our region is one of three in the Czech Republic undergoing structural change. There is a lack of research, development and innovation and we are struggling with a shortage of jobs. The district of Sokolov will see a gradual decline in mining in the future and people there will be looking for new challenges. By creating several hundred jobs through construction of a proving ground for automated driving, we are opening a new chapter in the continued development of our region. This will open up attractive new employment opportunities in development and related areas for the people of Sokolov and the entire region. This project comes at exactly the right time and we will do everything we can to ensure that the Karlovary Vary region is a strong partner for the company and provides full support throughout its implementation.”

 

Karel Kučera, CEO of CzechInvest, highlighted the significance of the investment for the Czech Republic: “Today marks the successful conclusion of two-and-a-half years of negotiations, involving more than 200 people from various departments and institutions at national and regional level on the Czech side. The new BMW Group proving ground is a showcase for investments with high added value, which the Czech Republic now represents and which have been a goal of CzechInvest in recent years.”

 

 

New development campus in Unterschleißheim –
40 BMW 7 Series test vehicles for highly and fully-automated driving

The company already announced in December 2016 that it would be concentrating its development expertise in vehicle connectivity and automated driving at a new campus in Unterschleißheim near Munich. Upon final completion, more than 2,000 staff will work at the new location in areas from software development to road-testing with the aim of developing the next steps towards fully-automated driving. Agile teams working in close proximity – especially for decision-making – define the new work structures. In 2017, to coincide with the opening of the campus, a total of 40 BMW 7 Series test vehicles for highly and fully-automated driving on motorways and in urban settings have been built and tested. These vehicles have been deployed at Intel (USA), Mobileye (Israel) and BMW Group (Munich) locations.

 

BMW Group in the Czech Republic

The BMW Group sales network in the Czech Republic comprises 14 dealerships. The company has operated a sales office in Prague since June 2006. In the first ten months of 2017, the BMW Group delivered 6,985 BMW and MINI brand vehicles (+18%) to customers in the Czech Republic. Total BMW and MINI sales for 2016 reached 7,013 units (+7.7%). Last year’s top-selling models included the BMW X5 (14.3%), the BMW 5 Series (10.9%) and the BMW X1 (10.4%).

The BMW Group also supports major cultural activities in the Czech Republic, including the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary and the International Music Festival in Český Krumlov.

 

Timeline – BMW Group proving grounds

- 1971  BMW Group opens measurement facility in Aschheim near Munich.

- 1986 BMW Group opens testing ground in Miramas, southern France.

- 2006 BMW Group opens testing centre in Arjeplog, northern Sweden (about 55 km south of the Arctic Circle).

- since Sept. 2015 Under a temporary rental agreement, the BMW Group uses sections of Hof-Plauen Airport for vehicle tests (incl. testing of driver assistance systems).

 

Current photo material from the press conference to announce the construction of new proving ground in the Czech Republic can shortly be found under http://www.pressconferenceprague.bmwphotos.de/.

 

 

Pour plus d’informations, merci de contacter :

Maryse Bataillard

Communication Corporate

+ 33 1 30 43 93 23

maryse.bataillard@bmw.fr

 

 Jean-Michel Juchet

Directeur de la Communication

Tél : 01 30 43 94 34

E-Mail : jean-michel.juchet@bmw.fr

 

Corporate Communications

 

Saskia Eßbauer, Business and Finance Communications

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Glenn Schmidt, Head of Business and Finance Communications

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Glenn.Schmidt@bmwgroup.com

 

BMW Group en France

BMW Group est implanté sur quatre sites en France : Montigny-le-Bretonneux (siège social), Tigery (centre de formation), Strasbourg (centre PRA international) et Miramas (centre d’essais techniques international). BMW Group emploie avec ses filiales commerciales et financières ainsi que son réseau exclusif de distribution plus de 5.000 salariés en France. En 2016, BMW Group France a immatriculé 85 697  automobiles des marques BMW et MINI et 13 603 motos.

Le volume annuel d’achats de BMW Group auprès des équipementiers et fournisseurs français se chiffre en milliards d’Euro. Parmi eux, citons Dassault Systèmes, Faurecia, Michelin, Plastic Omnium, St Gobain, Valeo. La coopération avec PSA sur les moteurs 1,6 l est un grand succès. Dans le cadre de sa stratégie électro-mobilité, BMW Group a créé la marque BMW i et a introduit les révolutionnaires BMW i3 et BMW i8.

BMW Group France poursuit en outre une politique active et pérenne de mécénat avec des institutions et associations culturelles de renom, telles que l’Opéra de Paris, les Rencontres d’Arles de la Photographie, Paris Photo. Depuis plus de 30 ans, BMW Group France finance des projets d’utilité publique par le biais de sa Fondation placée sous l’égide de la Fondation de France : actuellement la prévention routière pour les jeunes conducteurs. L’engagement sociétal de BMW Group se décline aussi avec ses partenariats dans le sport français : Fédération Française de Golf (FFG), et la Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) et le XV de France.

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BMW Group

 

BMW Group, qui comprend les marques BMW, MINI et Rolls-Royce, est le premier constructeur d’automobiles et de motos Premium au monde, fournissant également des services dans les domaines de la finance et de la mobilité. Entreprise de dimension mondiale, BMW Group exploite 31 sites de production et d’assemblage implantés dans 15 pays, ainsi qu’un réseau de vente présent dans plus de 140 pays.

Pour l’exercice 2016, les ventes mondiales de BMW Group ont atteint un volume total d’environ 2,367 million d’automobiles et plus de 145 000 motos. En 2016, l’entreprise a réalisé un bénéfice avant impôts de 9,67 milliards d’euros pour un chiffre d’affaires d’environ 94,16 milliards d’euros. Au 31 décembre 2016, les effectifs de BMW Group étaient de 124 729 salariés.

De tout temps, le succès de BMW Group s’est construit sur une action responsable, axée sur le long terme. Tout au long de la chaîne de création de valeur, la stratégie de développement de l’entreprise se fonde sur la durabilité écologique et sociale, la pleine et entière responsabilité du constructeur vis-à-vis de ses produits et un engagement ferme à préserver les ressources naturelles.

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