New site to supply German vehicle plants with high-voltage batteries for the Neue Klasse – Investment of around one billion euros – Head of Production Wittmann: “Strong signal for Germany as a business location” – First high-voltage batteries for the new BMW i3 from Munich – Bavarian battery network: research, production and recycling
+++ Two-millionth fully-electric handed over to new owner in August +++ Total of around 3.5 million electrified vehicles deliv-ered to customers +++ First half of 2026: More than one in four vehicles sold worldwide was electrified +++ Europe reaches BEV share of 28% in first half of 2026 +++
Neil Fiorentinos to become CEO of BMW Group UK and Ireland from 1 September 2026 • David George to leave BMW Group to take up a leadership opportunity outside the company
• Competition returns again to support Ireland’s Rising Start-Up Talent. • Expert Panel of Judges, including Skingredients’s Founder and CEO Jennifer Rock and a representative from Enterprise Ireland. • Range of benefits for the winners, including use of a BMW iX1 or BMW iX2, mentoring sessions and profile features through BMW Ireland.
+++ Group EBT once again exceeds € 10 billion – despite higher tariff headwinds +++ BMW Group achieves stable Group EBT margin of 7.7% in 2025 +++ Group net profit remains above € 7 billion, in line with previous year +++ Total dividend payment and payout ratio proposed at previous year’s level +++ Successful cost management: Costs reduced by € 2.5 billion +++ Strong demand for BMW iX3 – design premiere of BMW i3 awaits +++ Growing BEV portfolio: 20 models ...
+++ BMW Group wins JEC Composites Innovation Award in the "Automotive & Road Transportation - Parts" category +++ Use of flax fibres reduces CO₂e emissions +++ Collaboration as an innovation driver +++
• BMW Group Ireland delivers a strong 2025 sales performance 5,868 vehicle registrations. • BMW recorded 5,143 registrations, establishing its position as Ireland's leading premium automotive brand. • Continued momentum in electric sales with 1,153 all-electric BMW and MINI vehicles registered in 2025, representing over 19 per cent of total volume. • MINI registrations increased to 725 units (2024:561), with almost 50 per cent fully electric.
• Oliver Zipse will leave the Board of Management after the Annual General Meeting in May 2026 as planned • Nicolas Peter: „Nedeljković convinces with strategic foresight, strong implementation skills, and entrepreneurial thinking“ • Appreciation to Oliver Zipse: „Significant contribution to BMW“
+++ The BMW iX3 makes its debut as the first Neue Klasse model +++ Exhibitions and events across Munich +++ Open Space in the city centre +++ BMW also presents a number of other new models +++ MINI unveils two JCW show cars +++ BMW Motorrad looks ahead to the future of fully electric scooters +++ BMW Welt opens new type of high-performance charging hub +++
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 Ireland has announced Urban Aran and BiaSol as the two winners of its inaugural BMW Future Entrepreneur Competition, recognising two outstanding early-stage Irish businesses making an impact through innovation, sustainability, and creativity.
+++ Second-quarter deliveries increase +++ BMW Group delivers 1,207,388 units in first half of 2025 +++ Significant sales growth of +18.5% for BMW Group electrified vehicles in YTD June +++ Full availability of all models: MINI posts strong sales increase, with growth across all regions +++ BMW brand: Clear segment leader in first half-year +++ BMW M GmbH delivers over 100,000 vehicles in half-year period for the first time +++
+++ Pilot plants in Parsdorf, Hallbergmoos and Munich pave the way for global series launch +++ Board Member Nedeljković: “Strengthening Germany’s capacity for innovation” +++ Consistent zero-defect approach to production +++
• BMW Ireland Launches Entrepreneur Competition to Discover and Support Ireland’s Rising Start-Up Talent. • Range of benefits for winner including use of a BMW iX1 or BMW iX2, mentoring sessions and profile features through BMW Ireland. • Expert Panel of Judges including a representative from Enterprise Ireland.
+++ BMW Group delivers 586,149 vehicles in first quarter +++ Sales growth in all regions except China +++ BMW Group BEV sales significantly higher in Q1 (+32.4%) +++ MINI brand achieves growth, with BEV share of 35.3% +++ Jochen Goller: “Model offensive is making an impact, with signif-icant growth in fully-electric vehicles and positive momentum from new MINI models.” +++
+++ 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” +++
+++ BMW Group: Deliveries of fully-electric vehicles climb +19.1% in first nine months +++ BMW Group delivers total of 1,754,158 units worldwide in YTD September (-4.5%) – largely due to IBS delivery stops in Q3 and ongoing weak demand in China +++ BMW brand achieves strong sales growth in Europe, gains market share +++ MINI brand reports higher Q3 sales of fully-electric models +++
+++ The internationally renowned artist’s project transforms the BMW M Hybrid V8 race car into a performative work of art +++ Mehretu's BMW Art Car will compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race next month +++ Pan-African workshops to extend the cooperation between BMW and the artist through 2026 +++
+++ Innovative drive and chassis control delivers more precision, more dynamic performance, more efficiency, more fun +++ personal favorite sound with the new BMW iDrive +++ resource-saving plant-based material “Verdana” in the interior +++ Spacious, open, progressive design +++
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