+++ Pilot project “GenAI4Q” at BMW Group Plant Regensburg: AI system developed for tailored quality checks in vehicle assembly +++ Learning-based analysis tool enables customised quality inspections in any situation +++
+++ Two days before the world's largest motor show, BMW demonstrates driving manoeuvres with the high-performance test vehicle BMW Vision Driving Experience +++ Lightning-fast Heart of Joy central computer takes the driving dynamics of future BMW models to a new level +++ Munich/Shanghai.
+++ BMW Group Sound Design Studio develops all-new sound concept for the next generation of BMW vehicles slated for launch from 2025 +++ BMW Operating System X enables drive sounds tailored extremely precisely to the driving situation at hand in Personal Mode and Sport Mode +++ Immersive spectrum of audio effects augments the emotionally engaging, holistic user experience provided by the new BMW iDrive +++
+++ With 342,521 cars produced in 2024, Plant Regensburg was the BMW Group’s highest-volume vehicle plant in Europe +++ Plant Director Armin Ebner: “New body shop will help meet high market demand” – with over 120 vehicle bodies produced per workday +++ Preparations for next model generation +++
iFACTORY’s full potential: new site in Hungary adopts many innovations from the global production network +++ Forerunner among the BMW Group plants with just-in-sequence delivery to the production line +++ Efficient, ergonomic assembly processes thanks to intense modularisation, fewer different connecting elements, a simplified wiring harness and innovative cockpit assembly +++ Series production will start in late 2025 with the new BMW iX3
+++ BMW takes the next step for the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) +++ Concentration of computing power for key customer functions in four "Superbrains" +++ Zonal wiring harness architecture 30% lighter and with 600 meters less wiring +++ Technology scales across all drivetrain variants +++ Future-oriented and flexible software architecture from the chip in the vehicle to the cloud +++
+++ Production follows the market +++ At least one all-electric model for the global market is being produced at all German plant locations +++ “Flex plants” ensure delivery capabilities and good capacity utilization in different market situations +++
+++ Pre-series production to begin this summer +++ Lower manufacturing costs for NEUE KLASSE +++ Production Head Nedeljković: “Production network's strategic and flexible structure strengthens resilience and competitiveness” +++ Over one million cars built in Germany in 2024 +++
+++ Export Value in 2024 Totaled $10.1 Billion +++ From 2014-2024, BMW’s Export Value Totaled more than $100 Billion +++ Plant Preparing to Assemble Fully Electric BMWs in 2026 +++ Board Member Nedeljković: “Strong export share of our plant underlines the importance of free trade” +++
+++ 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 +++
+++ Start of H2Haul pilot project at the BMW Group plant in Leipzig +++ Head of BMW Group Logistics, Michael Nikolaides: “Our openness to technology in the BMW Group is also reflected in transport logistics” +++ Holistic approach of the BMW Group hydrogen strategy in production, product and logistics +++
+++ Top-class dynamics, precision, efficiency and driving pleasure +++ New “Heart of Joy” central computer works ten times faster +++ Extending the recuperation range increases efficiency by 25% +++
+++ BMW i5 and BMW i5 Touring with increased range +++ New interior equipment selections for the BMW 5 Series +++ Two new powertrain variants for new BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé +++ Six-cylinder diesel variant for new BMW X3 +++ Higher charging rates for plug-in hybrid models of the BMW X1, BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, BMW 7 Series and for all BMW XM variants +++ Debut of the new BMW Digital Key Plus +++ Tyre repair kit Plus as standard on BMW X2 and additional ...
+++ The new display and operating concept will be introduced across all new BMW models from the end of 2025 +++ Consistent driver focus, information distribution and ergonomics +++ New BMW Operating System X provides intelligent software basis, ensuring extensive scope for personalisation and wide spread of digital functionality +++
+++ First-ever BMW Panoramic iDrive will define the in-vehicle experience of BMW’s forthcoming “Neue Klasse” – or, “New Class” of vehicles –, which is set to launch in late 2025 +++ Iconic US-based comedian Tim Meadows will host the BMW Press Conference on Tuesday, January 7th at 8:30 a.m. PST. +++
+++ More than a third of BMWs produced in Regensburg are electrified this year +++ Plant Director Armin Ebner: “Regensburg meets growth forecast for EV production” – Annual production 2024 in total: well over 330,000 units +++
+++ Partnership aims to enhance driver health and well-being +++ BMW vehicles’ advanced sensors, actuators, and high-performance computing create an optimal platform for innovation +++ Collaboration begins with joint research projects +++
+++ Initial filling at plants in Germany +++ Significant benefits in terms of CO2 +++ Fuel Neste MY Renewable Diesel meets the highest standards +++ Use also in plant logistics +++ BMW Group joins the eFuels Alliance +++
+++ The largest and quietest standing wind tunnel in the world +++ Building as an essential building block for the future of electric mobility +++ Prototype construction for high-voltage batteries and inverter electric motors +++
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