+++ The first new Neue Klasse model: the BMW iX3 celebrates is Asian premiere +++ Partnership between two British brands: world premiere for the MINI Paul Smith Edition +++ Special-edition BMW M2 CS thrills BMW M fans +++ BMW Concept Speedtop brings eye-catching allure and exclusivity to the BMW Group stand +++
+++ Impressive ceremony combines Hungarian culture and modern automotive production +++ First BMW Group car plant to rely entirely on electricity from renewable energy during normal operation +++ Latest technologies based on BMW iFACTORY principles, with first Gen6 high-voltage battery production facility on-site +++ New BMW iX3 to enter series production as first Neue Klasse vehicle in late October +++
+++ Technology-open approach as strategic success factor +++ For the first time at BMW: five drivetrain variants in one vehicle +++ HyMoS initiative to promote development of local hydrogen ecosystems +++
+++ First BMW Group car plant to rely entirely on electricity from renewable energy during normal operation; no fossil fuels used +++ Use of electric power in paint shop drives reduction in CO₂e emissions from BMW iX3 production +++ Typical iFACTORY: virtual planning and testing, efficient processes and structures, smart use of AI +++ High-voltage batteries assembled on site +++
+++ First prototypes of the fuel cell system +++ Competence centres for hydrogen in Munich and Steyr +++ BMW Group Plant Steyr to manufacture third-generation fuel cell systems +++ Landshut technology hub will also supply components +++
+++ Award in the category "Supplier" for outstanding interaction of lean management, digitalization, and innovative power +++ Martin Frensch, Senior Vice President of Body, Exterior Trim and Interior in the purchasing and supplier network at BMW Group: "Lean before Digital is our guiding principle for efficient and forwardlooking production." +++
+++ First-ever electric engines from Plant Steyr +++ Board Member Nedeljković: “Laying the foundations for the future” +++ Gen6 electric engines for Neue Klasse +++ Technology openness as competitive advantage +++
+++ Exclusive edition model in collaboration with BMW M works driver Valentino Rossi is limited to two sets of 46 cars +++ BMW Group Plant Dingolfing produces BMW M4 CS Edition VR46, combining large-scale efficiency with manufacturing processes +++
Plant Manager Thomas Thym: "Behind every digital car there must also be a digital factory" +++ AI-driven data analysis, digital process control, and networked production +++ Computed tomography system for precise quality control +++ Automated quality control and logistics in cockpit production
+++ 2025: Slight Growth planned in sales volume +++ Group EBT targeted at previous year’s level +++ Higher Free cash flow expected +++ Slight Increase of BEV share in total sales planned +++ Due to a consistent strategy: Investments set to decrease from planned peak in 2024 +++ Technology openness as strategic competitive advantage +++ First NEUE KLASSE production vehicle will be the BMW iX3 +++
+++ Sixth generation of BMW eDrive technology marks a milestone in electric mobility +++ BMW Energy Master: intelligent central control unit for the fundamentally new high-voltage battery – developed and produced in-house +++ Expertise from the e-mobility value chain in Bavaria and Austria pooled together +++ Innovative and flexible modular principle for electric drive +++
+++ Increasing efficiency through digitization: counting empty containers through AI +++ Cooperation with students +++
Statement Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Conference Call Quarterly Statement to 30 September 2024
A dream weekend with a fairytale ending – that is how BMW Motorrad Motorsport can describe the season finale of the 2024 WorldSBK. On Saturday, Toprak Razgatlioglu from the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team was crowned World Champion early with his BMW M 1000 RR. On Sunday, he celebrated his 18th win of the season, and teammate Michael van der Mark made the dream of a shared podium come true with a third-place finish.
+++ BMW Group Plant 02.20 in Dingolfing celebrates ten years of electric powertrain component production +++ Investment of more than one billion euros since 2015 +++ Over 1.5 million electric motors and one million high-voltage batteries produced +++
+++ New BMW M5 rolls off assembly line at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing +++ For the first time, with electrified drive train +++
+++ Fast, economical, and versatile with additive manufacturing +++ New bionic gripper at BMW Group Plant Landshut saves further weight +++ Innovative bionic gripper for entire floor assemblies at BMW Group Plant Munich +++ More than 400,000 parts produced worldwide using 3D printing+++
Statement Oliver Zipse AGM 2024
+++ BMW Group and partners continue development of standardised data language +++ Carbon emissions measurement piloted during in-house manufacture of the BMW iX kidney grille +++ Daily exchange of data instead of manual quality work +++
+++ Investment worth €200 million for new production hall +++ Innovative aluminium housing for Neue Klasse drive unit +++ Wide-ranging technological expertise in manufacturing and development +++ Transformation accompanied by training initiative +++
