++ Group pre-tax earnings > € 8.0 billion YTD September; EBT margin of 8.1% ++ Slight sales growth globally YTD September – Europe +8.6% and USA +9.5% ++ Automotive EBIT margin at 5.9% YTD September and 5.2% in Q3, within annual target range ++ Significant BEV growth, representing 18.0% of sales (share incl. PHEV: 26.2%) YTD September +++ Incoming BMW iX3* orders exceed expectations ++ Zipse: “On course to meet ambitious European CO2 targets for 2025”++
+++ Looking ahead after extraordinary challenges in Q3. +++ Significant BEV growth, with a sales share of 19.1% in Q3. +++ BMW brand increases sales volume in Europe as of September: +7.6%, leading position expanded. +++ BMW sales and market share stable in the US. +++ Significant inventory reduction planned in Q4 – forecast auto free cash flow confirmed. +++ Zipse: “Securing short-term earnings and long-term success” +++
Our BMW M Motorsport News allows us to give you a regular overview of the race action in various championships around the world and any success enjoyed by the BMW M Motorsport teams.
Historic flashback to celebrate the 100th Annual General Meeting of the BMW Group. Since its establishment more than 100 years ago, the company has always generated new impetus from overcoming particularly difficult situations. Innovative strength and courage, determination and team spirit form the foundation for this innate spirit of renewal.
New exhibition floorspace in Hall 6 of Essen’s Exhibition Complex – Reviews of 100 years of records and elite sporting achievements, the launch of automobile production 90 years ago and 60 years of MINI brand history.
• Hirvonen and Przygonski complete Stage 6 with top ten positions. • Hirvonen pushes hard to place sixth at stage end. • Przygonski takes 10th position in stage and climbs to sixth in the overall standings.
New engine variants for the new BMW 5 Series Touring, the new BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo and the new BMW X3 – BMW X3 with exclusive exterior and interior options by BMW Individual – new light alloy wheels for the BMW X1 – BMW Connected+ with new personalised services – Microsoft Office 365 with Skype for Business available as new BMW Connected services – On-Street Parking Information utilizable in further cities.
After the first longer break in the 2017 DTM calendar, the BMW teams and drivers are now preparing for the fifth and sixth races of the season. Both races will take place on the tight Hungaroring, just outside Budapest (HUN), the Hungarian capital. Marco Wittmann (GER) claimed a victory there on his way to the 2014 DTM title.
At the Lausitzring (GER), Maxime Martin (BEL) completed his 50th DTM race - and the 70th race for BMW Motorsport since the 2012 comeback - in eighth place.
Maxime Martin (BEL) finished fourth in Saturday’s DTM race at the Lausitzring (GER), scoring his first points of the 2017 season. He was the best-placed BMW driver in qualifying and started the third race of the year from third place in his SAMSUNG BMW M4 DTM. After 43 laps, he crossed the finishing line in fourth place. The remaining BMW drivers missed out on the top ten.
After the long winter break, the DTM has two rounds in May. Just 14 days after the season opener in Hockenheim (GER), the six BMW drivers will contest rounds three and four of the year at the Lausitzring (GER). The fans can look forward to a packed racing programme at the “Motorsport Festival”. In addition to the DTM, the ADAC GT Masters will also compete on the 3.478-kilometre track.
BMW is now expanding the new generation of the world's most successful business sedan, the BMW 5 Series, with the addition of another M Performance model. The new BMW M550d xDrive is fitted with the most powerful diesel engine ever offered in a BMW 5 Series model. (combined fuel consumption: 5.9 l/100 km*, ** (Touring: 6.2 l/100 km*, **), combined CO2 emissions: 154 g/km*, ** (Touring: 163 g/km*, **), exhaust emission standard: EU6.)
Premiere of the BMW 750d xDrive and BMW 750Ld xDrive – BMW 7 Series sedans also available as BMW iPerformance models with plug-in hybrid drive technology – more petrol engines for the BMW 1 Series and BMW 2 Series – BMW M Performance models of the BMW 1 Series and BMW 2 Series with new petrol engine – characteristic design features for BMW iPerformance models – telephony with wireless charging und WLAN hotspot available for further models.
BMW TwinPower Turbo technology now features multi-stage turbocharging with four turbochargers and further developed common-rail direct injection – Engine for the BMW 750d xDrive and BMW 750Ld xDrive develops maximum output of 294 kW/400 hp and peak torque of 760 Newton metres (560 lb-ft). (Fuel consumption combined: 5.9 – 5.7 l/100 km [47.9 – 49.6 mpg imp]; CO2 emissions combined: 154 – 149 g/km).
Engine plant to produce three and four-cylinder petrol engines +++ Light metal foundry sets the benchmark for sustainable production +++ Production of high-voltage batteries announced +++ Oliver Zipse: “The new engine plant reinforces our strong commitment to the Chinese market” +++
Global sales increase 11.1% with 184,297 deliveries worldwide +++ Year-to-date deliveries up 7.0% to 1,714,197 vehicles +++ Almost 13,000 BMW i vehicles sold in first ten months +++
On 14 – 16 November 2013 more than 130 historic sports cars spanning eight decades of automotive history will go head to head for victory in the “1000 Millas Sport” in Argentina. This year’s event will be the 25th edition of South America’s foremost classic car rally.
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CO2 emission information.
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