+++ BMW Group South Africa honours Esther Mahlangu at South African Creative Awards +++ Celebration of Esther Mahlangu’s remarkable journey and legacy +++ Esther Mahlangu's collaboration with the BMW Group spans over three decades +++
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 celebrated the hard work and accomplishments of its 48-strong retailer network, who continued to demonstrate excellent workmanship throughout 2023. The four overall top titles for 2023 Retailer of the Year were awarded to BMW Midrand (large), BMW Nelson Mandela Bay (small-medium), MINI Midrand, and BMW Motorrad Montana.
+++ Tribute to BMW Art Car by Esther Mahlangu +++ World premiere at Frieze Los Angeles +++ Colour-change technology reinterprets distinctive ornamentation +++ Complex colours and patterns showcase future potential for customised vehicles +++
This Top Employer certification showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work through excellent HR policies and people practices.
Debuting in Cape Town, the Retrospective Exhibition showcases Esther Mahlangu’s lifework, featuring the artist’s BMW Art Car as a central exhibition piece.
+++ Approved by retail partners across Europe, with agency contracts signed by 100% of MINI partners +++ Rollout of genuine agency model will start with MINI in Italy, Poland and Sweden +++ Gradual rollout across further European countries, with the BMW brand transitioning from 2026 +++ Rollout signals success of Digital Sales Platform piloted in South Africa from 2020.
BMW Group South Africa, Anglo American Platinum and Sasol South Africa Limited on Monday, 16 October 2023 signed a collaboration agreement that will bring hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and supporting hydrogen refuelling technology to South Africa.
BMW Group South Africa and BMW Group Financial Services South Africa have been recognised as a Youth Employment Services (YES) Top Ten Jobs Contributor for their continued dedication to job creation through the YES Programme. The YES ESG Awards – part of the ESG Africa Conference 2023 – were held on 4 October at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg.
BMW Group South Africa has been recognised as a top employer by Top Employers Institute. A Top Employer Certification showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work through excellent HR policies and people practices.
+++ Hydrogen fuel cell drive system also performs convincingly in very high temperatures +++ BMW Group reaffirms openness to technology and diversity of emission-free drive systems +++
BMW Group South Africa announces the appointment of Carmen Myles as Head of MINI South Africa, effective 1 September 2023.
An initiative by FNB Art Joburg and BMW Group South Africa, the BMW Young Collectors Co. was established in 2020 to develop a new generation of art collectors. Opening the BMW Young Collectors Co. programme to the public, The BMW Art Generation brings celebrated, established, and young artists, curators, and academics, from across the world together with collectors to shape, celebrate and protect the future of contemporary African art.
+++ BMW’s largest test site in the world at 600 hectares +++ Ongoing development of highly and fully automated driving and parking +++ 300 million Euro investment +++ 100 new jobs +++ 100 percent green electricity and the highest sustainability standards +++
The next generation of the BMW X3 will be produced as a plug-in hybrid from 2024 +++ BMW Group Plant Rosslyn is first plant outside Germany since 1973 and dependable member of global production network +++ Donation to UNICEF for STEAM education worth R 30 million +++ South Africa is a blueprint for sustainability in all its social, environmental, and economic aspects
+++ “Electric Myths” exposes common preconceptions around electric vehicles +++ Charlie Martin and Tomi Adebayo host new ten-part series +++ Entertaining podcast with a modern, youthful vibe launches on 22 June +++
Munich/Cernobbio. The BMW Group is presenting the world premiere of its BMW Concept Touring Coupé at the opening of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2023.
+++ Pieter Nota: “BMW Group on track for slight sales growth in the full year 2023. Main growth drivers will be fully-electric vehicles and models from the high-end premium segment” +++ BMW Group sells 588,138 units worldwide in Q1 (-1.5%) +++ BMW Group: First-quarter BEV sales climb +83.2% to 64,647 units +++ BMW brand: Sales of fully-electric vehicles more than double to 55,979 units (+112.3%) +++ US market up +11.4%, with 89,750 BMW and MINI deliveries
+++ First plant outside Germany a key player in global production network +++ Year-long celebration to be interspersed with significant milestones +++ More than 300,000 BMW X3s produced since 2018 +++ More than 1,6 million vehicles produced at BMW Group Plant Rosslyn since March 1973 +++ Reinforced commitment to South Africa for the next 50 years +++
+++ Important next phase: pilot vehicles in real-world use deliver valuable knowledge +++ Paving the way for potential series production +++
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