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The BMW teams in the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship were able to finish the season on a high at Road Atlanta (USA). In the GTD class, Bill Auberlen, Robby Foley and Dillon Machavern (all USA) claimed victory with the #96 BMW M6 GT3 for Turner Motorsport. BMW Team RLL scored another GTLM podium. The trio of Connor De Phillippi (USA), Tom Blomqvist (GBR) and Colton Herta (USA) came third after sharing driving duties in the #25 BMW M8 GTE.
The stage is set for a gripping finale of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Road Atlanta (USA). In GTLM qualifying, Philipp Eng (AUT) recorded the third-fastest lap time at the wheel of the #24 BMW M8 GTE of 1:15.784 minutes.
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – Oct. 9, 2019… BMW Team RLL will be looking to finish the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season at this Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans as strongly as it began - with a victory. Since the win at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January, the team has added two pole positions (Krohn - CTMP, WRLS) and two runner-up finishes (Edwards/Krohn - CTMP, WRLS) to the tally for the BMW M8 GTE IMSA program, completing its second season of ...
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – October 8, 2019…Today, BMW and M GmbH are proud to announce the newest edition to the M8 family, the BMW M8 Gran Coupe and M8 Gran Coupe Competition. The Gran Coupe rides on a chassis and body which is 9.1-inches longer, 1.4-inches wider, 2.3-inches taller and with an increased 7.9-inch wheelbase over the M8 Coupe, adding extra stability, comfort and rear interior space without affecting the car’s track-capable agility.
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – October 3, 2019 . . . BMW Motorrad will host a press conference and media presentations at EICMA, the International Motorcycle Show held in Milan, Italy, November 5-10. Journalists who would like to schedule an interview with BMW Motorrad executives, should contact Roy Oliemuller, Corporate Communications Manager, BMW of North America, directly.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – October 1, 2019…Today, BMW introduces the new, 3rd generation of the M GmbH brand’s exclusive, track-capable X5 and X6 based vehicles, the X5 M Sports Activity Vehicle and X6 M Sports Activity Coupe. The newest M SAV and SAC vehicles offer more power and performance, improved luxury and comfort over the vehicles that they are replacing while also featuring the latest in driver assistance, personal connectivity and infotainment.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – October 1, 2019… BMW brand sales totaled 27,467 vehicles in September 2019, an increase of 6.0 percent over the 25,908 vehicles sold in September 2018. Year-to-date, BMW brand sales in the U.S. are up 3.3 percent.
BROOKLYN, NY – September 26, 2019 – URBAN-X, by MINI, the leading accelerator for startups reimagining city life, today graduated its sixth cohort of startup companies at an official ClimateWeek NYC event at their Brooklyn, New York headquarters. Run in coordination with the UN and the City of New York, Climate Week continues to grow as the time and place for the world to showcase amazing climate action and discuss how to do more. URBAN-X, launched by ...
Ilka Horstmeier to be responsible for Human Resources Division +++ Milan Nedeljkovic to head Production Division +++ Reithofer: "Managers are the cornerstone of our success" +++ Zipse: "I look forward to working with them in the Board of Management" +++
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – Sept. 25, 2019… The opening matches of the 2020 Ryder Cup will tee off in exactly 365 days at Whistling Straits in Kohler, WI. BMW, a worldwide partner of the Ryder Cup, will mark the countdown to the largest golf tournament in the world under the campaign slogan #DRIVETOGLORY at the Ryder Cup Year to Go celebration next week. For the first time, qualification for the European Ryder Cup team began at the 2019 BMW PGA Championship ...
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – September 19, 2019…BMW Motorrad USA has announced the opening of BMW Motorcycles of Temecula, the latest addition to BMW’s network of motorcycle retailers. The dealership – located at 28964 Old Town Front Street in historic Old Town Temecula – lies in the heart of Temecula Valley’s Southern California wine country. Under the leadership of Dealer Principal Andre Lecompte and General Manager Mike Gardner, Southern California’s ...
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – Sept. 15, 2019… BMW Team RLL came up 20 seconds short of delivering a third consecutive GTLM class victory at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, its two BMW M8 GTE racing cars finishing second and fifth in today’s two-hour-and-forty-minute IMSA Monterey SportsCar Championship race. The runner-up finish was scored by the No. 24 BMW M8 GTE, driven by John Edwards and Jesse Krohn, who started from the pole position and completed 114 laps ...
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – Sept. 14, 2019… BMW Team RLL looks poised to continue its success at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a strong 1-3 qualifying effort this afternoon in preparation for tomorrow’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race. Setting a new GTLM class qualifying record of 1:21.557 minutes around the iconic 2.238-mile, 11-turn circuit, Jesse Krohn put the all-black liveried No. 24 BMW M8 GTE on the pole position. It was the Finnish ...
Maximilian Schöberl, Chief Representative of BMW AG and responsible for Corporate and Governmental Affairs at the company, is reorganising his management team, effective October 2019, as the process of handing over to the next generation continues.
Innovative detail ensures stylish appearance – floating wheel hub mounting keeps the brand logo in the upright position even while driving – Original Accessory now available from MINI partners as well as from the online MINI Shop.
Mountain View, Calif (September 12, 2019)… BMW i Ventures announced an investment in Trifacta, the global leader in data wrangling. The new capital will accelerate the company’s continued expansion into new geographies and product areas, in particular expanding upon the company’s use of intelligent automation throughout the platform.
Locally emissions-free from Munich to Frankfurt/Main – The first purely electrically powered model of the British premium brand makes the trip to its trade fair debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show with just one stopover – The high-voltage battery's fast charging capability enables sustainable driving fun beyond day-to-day urban traffic.
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – Sept. 11, 2019… BMW Team RLL has an enviable record at Laguna Seca Raceway. A 1-2 BMW Z4 GTLM finish in 2015, forty years and two days after Hans J. Stuck won there in 1975 in a BMW 3.0 CSL, began the recent string of successes; a win in 2017 for the No. 24 BMW M6 GTLM driven by John Edwards and Martin Tomczyk and again in 2018 for the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE, piloted by Connor De Phillippi and Alexander Sims BMW. The team is eagerly ...
Woodcliff Lake, N.J., September 5, 2019. Two races, two more wins for Mark Pombo and the MINI John Cooper Works Team at Watkins Glen International. Pombo had a dominating weekend in which he led the majority of both races. He picked up right where he left off at Portland, earning a third consecutive win in the 2019 SRO TC America race series for the team. Behind the wheel of the #59 STEP MINI JCW, Pombo lead a 1-2-3 train of MINIs through the early ...
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