+++ BMW Group South Africa announces the appointment of Daniel Bester as the new Director of BMW Group Plant Rosslyn +++ Bester succeeds Dr Niklas Fichtmüller who will take up a leadership position at the Research and Innovation Centre (FIZ) in Munich/Germany +++
+++ German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits the BMW IT Hub in South Africa +++ The visit marks the strong partnership between South Africa and Germany, and potential for future collaborations +++ The BMW IT Hub is at the forefront of technological innovation +++
+++ BMW Group Financial Services South Africa announces the appointment of Roger Rooden as the new Chief Financial Officer +++
The BMW Group has announced a change in personnel at the helm of the MINI brand. Effective 1 August 2024, Stefan Richmann will take over management of MINI from Stefanie Wurst, who has held this position since 1 February 2022.
BMW Group South Africa and BMW Group Financial Services South Africa announce the appointment of Thilosh Moodally to Director: Government Affairs and Communications, effective 1 March 2024.
BMW Group South Africa is pleased to announce the appointment of Shaun Willis as the Head of BMW Motorrad South Africa, effective 1 September 2023.
BMW Group South Africa announces the appointment of Carmen Myles as Head of MINI South Africa, effective 1 September 2023.
BMW Group South Africa is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Niklas Fichtmüller as Director of BMW Group Plant Rosslyn, effective from 1 April 2023. Dr Fichtmüller succeeds Mr John Mouton, who has retired after 42 years with the BMW Group.
+++ Investment of € 800 million in Mexican production site for integration of fully-electric models of NEUE KLASSE and construction of local high-voltage battery assembly +++ Around 1,000 new jobs for Plant San Luis Potosí +++ Head of Production Nedeljković: “We are systematically gearing our production network towards electromobility” +++
+++ Production of next-generation e-drives at BMW Group Plant Steyr from 2025 +++ Annual production capacity of over 600,000 units +++ Investment of around one billion euros by 2030 +++ BMW iFACTORY also in Steyr: electric drive trains from carbon neutral plant +++
Dr. Alexander W. Wehr will become President and CEO of BMW Group Belux.
Jean-Philippe Parain is new Senior Vice President Sales Regions Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa +++ Parain will succeed Hendrik von Kuenheim +++ Von Kuenheim retires after 37 years with BMW Group.
++ New director appointments in HR and Digital and Global solutions ++ Appointments bolster subsidiary's global standing ++
As of February 1st 2022, Stefanie Wurst takes over the management of the MINI brand. Her predecessor Bernd Körber will now head BMW Product Management and the Connected Company. Strategic further development of the British premium brand with a focus on new markets and target groups as well as electromobility and digitalisation will be consistently continued.
Sales Regions Europe and Germany are merged under the leadership of Bernhard Kuhnt +++ Essential digitalization at the customer interface entails personnel changes in product management and the MINI brand +++ Change at the top of BMW Group Financial Services +++ Group Treasury under new management +++
Mr Govender, a BMW veteran with 20 years of experience working for the group, will assume the role as the new Head of Product Communications for BMW Group South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa from 1 August, 2021.
Peter van Binsbergen officially assumed responsibility as the new CEO of BMW Group South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa from 1 January 2021.
• Outlook: Significant increase in Group profit before tax • Zipse: “Transformation will give BMW a competitive edge” • Deliveries of fully electric models to grow by well over 50 percent annually on average by 2025
+++ Development of innovative and recyclable battery cells +++ Near-standard production of battery cell prototypes at new pilot plant +++ Commissioning planned for late 2022 +++
+++ BMW Group opens Competence Centre for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing and expands manufacturing capacity: E-drives for 500,000 electrified vehicles, start of production for fifth-generation BMW e-drive, Competence Centre will employ up to 2,000 staff in medium term, investment of more than 500 million euros by 2022 +++ Successful transformation of BMW Group’s biggest European production site +++