To the extent that historical press releases reference BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC as the manufacturer of certain X model vehicles, the referenced vehicles are manufactured in South Carolina with a combination of U.S. origin and imported parts and components.
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BMW Executive Joins the Board of the US Green Parking Council
Tue Oct 04 15:00:00 CEST 2011 Press Release
New York, NY – October 4, 2011… The BMW Group today announced that it will become a member of the Board of Advisors of the Green Parking Council. Joachim Hauser, Director BMW Group Mobility Services will also be joining the Board of Directors. The GPC is a national 501(c)(3) organization providing leadership and oversight for the green conversion of parking facilities to sustainable, environmentally responsible assets.
Another forward step in the company’s mobility services for the urban environment
New York, NY – October 4, 2011… The BMW Group today announced that it will become a member of the Board of Advisors of the Green Parking Council. Joachim Hauser, Director BMW Group Mobility Services will also be joining the Board of Directors. The GPC is a national 501(c)(3) organization providing leadership and oversight for the green conversion of parking facilities to sustainable, environmentally responsible assets.
“BMW Group aims not only to be the most sustainable car manufacturer worldwide, but also the most sustainable provider of individual mobility services, and we know this will require involvement in a number of interrelated activities,” said Hauser. “Therefore, we are gratified to accept the Green Parking Council’s nomination to become a member of the Board of the GPC and the BMW Group looks forward to working together with GPC on sustainable mobility services as both partners bring valuable assets and industry insights.”
“The Green Parking Council is the only body to offer a
sustainability certification to parking facilities in the US and
parking facilities are a key asset for future mobility products such
as E-Charging and Car Sharing,” said John Schmid, Chairman of
the Board of the GPC. “The BMW Group has proved over the years
its commitment to sustainability and is a perfect fit to the mandate
of the GPC.”
With Project i, BMW set out on a path to rethink a wide range of elements in the area of future urban mobility. From this ground-breaking work, the new BMW i brand and the first two vehicles developed under this banner - the BMW i3 and i8 - have emerged for introduction in 2013 and 2014 respectively. In April of this year, the company announced the creation of BMW i Ventures, a $100 million venture capital company located in New York to make investments in new and creative businesses dedicated to personal urban mobility.
The Green Parking Council
The Green Parking Council (GPC) is a nonprofit organization
providing leadership and oversight for the green conversion of parking
facilities to sustainable, environmentally responsible assets.
GPC is dedicated to expanding green parking practices and
environmental services through its Certified Green Garage rating
system. GPC encourages new, alternative parking practices and
exceptional industry transformation through creative thought and
ingenuity. By challenging garage owners and managers to
collaborate and create open-sourced, sustainable best practices, the
parking industry can positively impact the environment.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, a strategic design consultancy in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group’s global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all X5 and X3 Sports Activity Vehicles and X6 Sports Activity Coupes. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 339 BMW passenger car and BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 138 BMW motorcycle retailers, 110 MINI passenger car dealers, and 36 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet at: www.bmwgroupna.com
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Tom Kowaleski
Corprorate Communications
BMW of North America, LLC
(201) 307-3701 / (201) 962-5426
Tom.Kowaleski@bmwna.com
Kenn Sparks
Business Communications Manager
BMW of North America, LLC
(201) 307-4467
Kenn.Sparks@bmwna.com