Currently over 9,000 employees, creation of further 1,000 jobs by 2021 +++ US $ 8 billion invested since announcement of the plant, further US $ 600 million from 2018 to 2021 +++ Maximum production capacity of 450,000 units +++ Around 70 percent for export +++ World premiere of new BMW X3, BMW X7 coming in 2018 +++
Statements by Harald Krüger and Knudt Flor, 25 years of BMW Group Plant Spartanburg
The BMW Group Press Conference featuring the world premiere of the all-new BMW X3 in the BMW Group Spartanburg Plant will be transmitted live in the internet at www.live.bmwgroup.com and www.press.bmwgroup.com.
Hollywood star Scott Eastwood and BMW are in action together again: BMW is providing a whole fleet of different models for the new film “Overdrive” starring Scott Eastwood. Fans had the chance to preview “Overdrive” at exclusive screenings in Paris and Berlin attended by Eastwood and BMW, as BMW continues to expand its partnership with the film industry.
208,447 vehicles delivered worldwide, up 5.1% +++ BMW sales grow by 5.3% to 177,050 vehicles +++ MINI sales increase by 4.2% to 31,124 vehicles +++ BMW Group year-to-date sales total 988,185, up 5.7% +++ Sales of electrified models increase by 80.6% (33,221) YTD +++
“Chef of the century” Eckart Witzigmann and founding patron of the International Eckart Witzigmann Award, ECKART for short, has named the jury for the ECKART 2017. As a special honour, his colleague and fellow “chef of the century” Joël Robuchon was appointed chairman of the jury and invites the other members to his “Atelier Robuchon” restaurant in Paris.
From June 12 to 17, 2017, the Confucius Institute Munich in cooperation with Munich’s city library will host the 5th Chinese Film Festival in the city of Munich. For the duration of the film festival, BMW will provide the vehicles for its shuttle service. As partner of the festival, BMW Group once again emphasises its commitment to cultural and intercultural exchange.
Art Basel and BMW are delighted to present Astha Butail (represented by GALLERYSKE, New Delhi, Bangalore) as the next BMW Art Journey winner. The international jury selected her unanimously from a shortlist of three artists whose works were exhibited in the Discoveries sector at this year’s Art Basel show in Hong Kong.
The BMW Group and “chef of the century” Eckart Witzigmann are strengthening their joint commitment to the culinary arts, nutrition and social responsibility. At the same time, they are sharpening the focus of the International Eckart Witzigmann Award, ECKART for short, in their fifth year of collaboration.
From June 15 to 18, 2017, the Swiss edition of Art Basel offers again extensive insights into the work of over 4,000 artists, presented by 291 of the world’s leading galleries. As in previous years and as longstanding partner of the shows in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong, BMW will once more offer its VIP shuttle service as well as its BMW Art & Design Talk.
Dr. Thomas Wittig (57) will assume responsibility for BMW Group Financial Services in July this year. He will take over from Erich Ebner von Eschenbach (54), who has held this position since 2011.
KRW 130 billion invested, 3 times the size of the existing distribution center and 30 times larger than a football field +++ 600 direct & indirect jobs created +++ 86,000 parts in storage on the site, covering 211,500m2 +++ Swift parts supply using state-of-the-art system +++ Eco-friendly and safe working environment
Oliver Heilmer new head of MINI Design
World Premiere of the latest BMW Art Car on May 31 at the Minsheng Art Museum in Beijing. The BMW M6 GT3 Art Car will race at the FIA GT World Cup in Macau in November 2017.
No other automobile manufacturer is more popular as an employer among young IT professionals than the BMW Group. In the “Information technology” category of the “trendence Graduate Barometer 2017” employer rankings just published, the BMW Group was the highest-rated automobile manufacturer in Germany, at number three, trailing only the big names in IT.
London. The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) gave a free, open-air concert to a crowd of thousands in London’s Trafalgar Square yesterday, in an annual concert series presented in partnership with BMW. For the past six years, BMW LSO Open Air Classics has provided the opportunity for the LSO’s musicians to get outside and into the heart of the city to perform for an audience who are mostly experiencing the LSO live in concert for the first time.
Major expansion of BBA Plant Dadong in Shenyang +++ Total capacity in Dadong and Tiexi up to 450,000 units per year +++ Investment of one billion euros +++ Start of production for new long-wheelbase BMW 5 Series Sedan
Munich. During an inaugural visit to Germany, United States Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today visited the BMW Group’s Munich headquarter and manufacturing plant. Secretary Acosta and staff from the Department of Labor were received by Harald Krüger, Chairman of the BMW AG Board of Management.
The BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye cooperation intends to integrate and industrialize level 3 to level 5 automated driving technology for multiple automotive OEMs. +++ Delphi will leverage its expertise in automated driving and system integration to assist the cooperation in the development and initial deployment of their automated driving technology.
Presentation of the extended event area portfolio in hall 8, booth G160 at the IMEX 2017 in Frankfurt.
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The new BMW X3.
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