Statement Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, 106th Annual General Meeting of BMW AG on 13th May 2026, Livestream from the BMW Welt in Munich

Statement Oliver Zipse AGM 2026

106th Annual General Meeting: Oliver Zipse hands over Chairmanship of the Board of Management of BMW AG to Milan Nedeljković

+++ End of tenure on the Board after a total of 35 years with the company +++ Nicolas Peter: “Oliver Zipse has shaped the development of the BMW Group” +++ Milan Nedeljković to take over as Chairman of the Board of Management on 14 May +++ Raymond Wittmann to succeed him as Board Member for Production +++ Separate shareholders’ meeting to decide on the conversion of preferred shares into ordinary shares +++

Balaton Park: Podium celebrations and a black Sunday.

+++ Miguel Oliveira back on the podium: third place on Saturday. +++ Major shock follows success on Sunday. +++ Both riders suffer injuries through no fault of their own in the Superpole Race. +++

Golf stars and crowd favourites at the 2026 BMW International Open.

+++ Masters champions Patrick Reed and Sergio García tee off at the BMW International Open (1-5 July 2026) +++ Munich debut for PGA TOUR winner Carlos Ortiz +++ Bernd Wiesberger in excellent form at Golfclub München Eichenried +++ Crowd favourites Andrew “Beef” Johnston and Rafa Cabrera Bello as well as other world-class golfers on the entry list +++

BMW M Motorsport News, 28th April 2026.

+++ Dream start for Klingmann/Marciello in the Italian GT Sprint Championship. +++ ADAC GT Masters and ADAC GT4 Germany: Successes for FK Performance Motorsport. +++ British GT: Double podium for BMW M Motorsport at Silverstone. +++

Emotional rollercoaster at the 24h of Le Mans: BMW factory team denied victory, triumph in the Superstock class.

+++ At the season opener of the FIM Endurance World Championship, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team leads until morning but drops back due to technical issues. +++ ERC Endurance #6 and AutoRace Ube Racing finish in strong fourth and fifth places. +++ Victory for the #38 BMW M 1000 RR of Team Champion-HERT powered by MRP in the Superstock class. +++

BMW Motorrad Motorsport 2026: The large, strong family is ready!  

+++ ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team: the BMW M 1000 RR race bikes of Miguel Oliveira and Danilo Petrucci in new colours for the 2026 WorldSBK season. +++ BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team: Michael van der Mark, Markus Reiterberger, and Steven Odendaal form the core trio. +++ Customer Racing: BMW Motorrad Motorsport Official Teams from the UK, USA, and Japan chasing success. +++

Supervisory Board defines succession: Milan Nedeljković appointed new Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG

African Film and Media Arts Collective (AFMAC) on display at the Marrakech International Film Festival. BMW Art Car #20 by Julie Mehretu presented alongside selected works by AFMAC lead artists.

The African Film and Media Arts Collective (AFMAC) is set to arrive in Marrakech following the successful completion of its first workshops with African filmmakers and visual artists in Lagos, Tangier, and Nairobi. Continuing her BMW Art Car project, the AFMAC initiative was launched in April this year by internationally renowned artist Julie Mehretu, in collaboration with Emmy-nominated film producer Mehret Mandefro and BMW. As the long-term mobility ...

BMW Motorrad presents the BMW F 450 GS.

Playful in handling, versatile in use – ultimate GS expertise for the 48 hp class.

FIA WEC Fuji: BMW M4 GT3 EVO on the podium again – Top-ten finish for the BMW M Hybrid V8.

+++ Second consecutive podium for the BMW M4 GT3 EVO in FIA WEC – Augusto Farfus, Timur Boguslavskiy, and Yasser Shahin third +++ #20 Shell BMW M Hybrid V8 finishes a challenging race in the Hypercar class in ninth place +++ #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 retires after a crash +++

The start of a new era. The new BMW iX3.

BMW presents the first series-produced Neue Klasse model. The new-generation BMW iX3 is a fully electric Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) that gives customers their first on-the-road taste of a whole new era of Sheer Driving Pleasure. An all-new design language gives the car a character-rich appearance that faithfully conveys the technological progress made by the new model. With sixth-generation BMW eDrive technology, a range of up to 805 kilometres (500 ...

BMW Motorrad presents The Tracker accessories package for the BMW R 12 nineT.

Customizing Kit in the Style of a Flat Track Racer.

Turning Vision into Reality: the new BMW iX3 – the first Neue Klasse model drives product sustainability.

Sustainability along the entire life cycle +++ Neue Klasse offers a comprehensive sustainability approach in supply chain, production and use phase measures +++ Focus on decarbonization and resource conservation +++

BMW Motorrad presents the new BMW CE 04.

The new BMW CE 04 - the electric premium scooter in fresh colours and with new attractive optional equipment.

Thrilling start to the BMW International Open: Gareth Bale experiences Sheer Driving Pleasure at the BMW M Driving Experience.

+++ Welsh football legend completes safety driver training at the BMW M Driving Experience +++ Spectacular images from Maisach +++ Bale plays BMW International Open Pro-Am with German NHL Stars and Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald +++

The new BMW M2 CS.

The new BMW M2 CS (fuel consumption, combined: 10.0 l/100 km [28.3 mpg imp]; CO2 emissions, combined: 226 g/km in the WLTP cycle, CO2 class: G)* further raises the bar for sheer driving pleasure at the premium end of the compact high-performance sports car segment. Outstanding agility, a significant increase in power output, supreme dynamics and particularly sporty design characteristics make driving the latest exclusive special-edition model from BMW M ...

Three podiums and important World Championship points at the WorldSBK at Cremona.

BMW Motorrad Motorsport and the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team had a solid weekend with strong results for Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) and Michael van der Mark (NED) during the fourth round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at Cremona (ITA). Razgatlioglu rode his BMW M 1000 RR to second place in both the Superpole Race and the two main races, collecting important points for both World Championship standings.

Hat-trick, pole, records: A perfect WorldSBK weekend at Portimão.

Standing ovations after a perfect weekend were given by over 53,000 celebrating fans at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão (POR), when reigning world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) claimed the maximum points haul at the second round of the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). Starting from pole position, he rode the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team #1 BMW M 1000 RR to victory in all three thrilling races.

“Traversée du fragment manquant”: BMW ART MAKERS presents the new winning duo of its programme, artist Raphaëlle Peria and curator Fanny Robin. An unprecedented artistic collaboration to explore new perspectives of the contemporary image.

The winning duo receives financial support from BMW Group France, including a grant of 10,000 euros for the artist, 8,000 euros for the curator, as well as a research and production budget of 15,000 euros. Their project will be presented at the Rencontres d'Arles in summer 2025, then at Paris Photo in November 2025, two major events of which BMW is proud to be an official partner.