Series components made by 3D printers: BMW Group expands use of additive manufacturing processes

10,000 additively-manufactured parts integrated into series production of Rolls-Royce Phantom to date New technologies will shorten production times HP Multi-Jet Fusion technology used for the first time in car manufacturing   Munich. With more than 10,000 additively-manufactured parts built into the Rolls-Royce Phantom, the BMW Group has been using components from 3D printers in series … Read more

BMW Group sales achieve best-ever June result

Munich. Sales at the BMW Group set a new June record with a total of 227,849 vehicles delivered to customers around the world, an increase of 9.1% on the same month last year. This latest record month means that the company has achieved its best ever first half-year sales: year-to-date deliveries are 5.8% up on … Read more

Silk Way Rally 2016 – Al Rajhi places MINI ALL4 Racing in second place overall after Day 3. Four of the five MINI ALL4 Racing family inside leading top ten.

Press release 11 July 2016   Silk Way Rally 2016 – Al Rajhi places MINI ALL4 Racing in second place overall after Day 3. Four of the five MINI ALL4 Racing family inside leading top ten.   Atrocious weather conditions (10-07-2016) forced cancellation of Silk Way Rally Leg 2 Kazan to Ufa. Leg 3 ends … Read more

BMW Motorsport News – Issue 26/16.

Whether in the DTM, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, or countless other championships: week after week BMW teams and drivers around the world do battle for points, victories and titles. Away from the track too, members of the large BMW Motorsport family around the world are also creating headlines. The “BMW Motorsport News” allows us … Read more

MINI ALL4 Racing family perfectly placed after Silk Way Rally’s spectacular opening Super Special Stage.

Press release 09 July 2016   MINI ALL4 Racing family perfectly placed after Silk Way Rally’s spectacular opening Super Special Stage.   Fifteen seconds cover top 12 finishers – four MINI ALL4 Racing inside top eight. Vladimir Vasilyev (RUS) comfortable in second place   Munich. The sixth edition of the Silk Way rally started in … Read more

BMW Group opens innovative new sales, brand and driving experience centre in Japan

Tokyo. BMW Group Japan celebrated the opening of its new Tokyo Bay facility today under the motto “The Next 100 Years”, reflecting the company’s attitude to this, its centenary year. The 27,000m² complex houses spacious BMW and MINI dealer showrooms, unique brand experience areas, three cafés and two virtual reality experience areas. BMW Group Tokyo … Read more