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 +++
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.
Sound staging becomes a fundamental component of the purely electric driving experience. Diverse sound worlds enrich the immersive experience and come to the new MINI Cooper Electric for the first time.
+++ 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.
MINI proudly presents the first four design elements of the upcoming model family, giving a preview of the new Charismatic Simplicity design language. With a sneak peek of the new round OLED display, the modern steering wheel, as well as seats and rims of the new model family, MINI shows how traditional brand values can be combined with advanced technologies.
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.
+++ 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 +++
+++ 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” +++
+++ BMW Group South Africa signs up for the YES 4 Youth Initiative. +++ 510 YES jobs created through BMW. +++ Afrika Tikkun is the YES implementation partner for BMW Group South Africa. +++ Peter van Binsbergen: “The scourge of youth unemployment is one of South Africa’s biggest challenges. By embarking on the YES 4 Youth programme we feel a great sense of pride that we are contributing to alleviating the key problem of our generation in South Africa.”
BMW Group South Africa announces the appointment of Thilosh Moodally to General Manager: Group Communications and External Affairs, effective 1 January 2023.
BMW Group Quarterly Statement to 30 September 2022
Zipse: “Compelling products are best answer to challenging environment” +++ E-mobility ramp-up leads to bigger CO2 reductions +++ Group EBT at € 20.3 billion after nine months – EBT margin 19.6% +++ Q3 EBIT margin on target at 8.9% (excluding consolidation effects related to BBA: 10.1%) +++ Free cash flow of € 9.9 billion for Automotive Segment in YTD September +++ Full-year guidance confirmed +++
The BMW Group sold a total of 128,196 fully-electric BMW and MINI vehicles in the first nine months of 2022 – more than double its BEV sales in the same period of last year (+114.8%). The company was thus able to translate strong interest in its fully-electric products into robust growth.
South Africa’s Gauteng Premier David Makhura welcomed to BMW Group headquarters in Munich +++ Makhura was accompanied by South African Consul General to Germany, Roleta Lebelo, Gauteng MEC for Economic Development Parks Tau, and the heads of the energy and automotive units in the Gauteng government.
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BMW Motorrad presents the new BMW F 900 GS, F 900 GS Adventure and F 800 GS.
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