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Limited to 500 units with a unique equipment profile, available exclusively as the M850i xDrive Gran Coupe. Choice of five iconic colors available on the original E31 8 Series. BMW Individual upholstery, M Sport seats, exclusive wheels, and carbon fiber roof with M stripes. MSRP $130,400 plus $1,175 destination and handling. Production to begin in November 2025. Pebble Beach, CA/Woodcliff Lake, NJ – August 14,2025… ince its North American debut on the misty coast of Monterey, CA, in 2018, the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe has been acclaimed for its graceful styling, strong performance, and advanced technology. Today, BMW returns to Pebble Beach to unveil a very special limited-edition 8 Series: the 2026 M850i Edition M Heritage. The M850i...

Munich. For half a century, BMW Art Cars have provided a creative platform for renowned artists from across the globe to express their vision on an automobile. The BMW Art Cars by American artists Andy Warhol and Julie Mehretu will be exhibited at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The display at the concours marks the beginning of the North America leg of the BMW Art Car World Tour which celebrates the iconic collection in its jubilee year around the globe from Vienna to Hong Kong and Shanghai, from Dubai to Marrakech and Milan. The two BMW Art Cars will travel on to The Bridge and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C. respectively. Andy Warhol's BMW M1 Group 4 (#4, 1979) Andy Warhol (1928–1987) is considered one of the...

Stop-over in Los Angeles and heading to Pebble Beach Automotive Week 2025, the place that has always celebrated the art of the automobile A fascinating outlook on the future top-end model Mercedes-Benz VLS Immersive lounge with retractable 65-inch cinema screen with Dolby Vision®, surround-sound system with 42 speakers and seven projectors for a unique 360-degree personalized digital experience Dolby Vision and Karaoke as new highlights for the next level of entertainment The Vision V – a highly elegant chauffeur-driven limousine with a special focus on the “Private Lounge” and the utmost comfort –is literally Mercedes Benz' vision of combining generous space with maximum exclusivity. Traditionally crafted materials blend with...

+++ Award in the category "Supplier" for outstanding interaction of lean management, digitalization, and innovative power +++ Martin Frensch, Senior Vice President of Body, Exterior Trim and Interior in the purchasing and supplier network at BMW Group: "Lean before Digital is our guiding principle for efficient and forwardlooking production." +++ Landshut/Wackersdorf. The cockpit production at the BMW Group plants in Landshut and Wackersdorf will be awarded with the Automotive Lean Production Award in the category "Supplier". The jury was impressed by the outstanding ensemble of lean management, digitalization, and innovation in the interior components production at the BMW Group. The award will be presented at the 19th Automotive...

+++ Faster, more efficient transition from gas to alternative energy sources possible +++ Pilot project will save around 480 tons of CO2e per year +++ Regensburg. As it transitions from natural gas to renewable energy, the BMW Group is gradually electrifying its paint shops as part of its efforts to decarbonise vehicle production. A recently concluded pilot project at Plant Regensburg demonstrates how this transition can be simplified and accelerated. The key lies in the installation of a thermal oil system. Using thermal oil as a heat transfer medium enables heat generation to be decoupled from the rest of the system’s components. This allows the energy supply to the coating lines to be adapted flexibly at any time. “One advantage of...

Motorists ‘lose’ up to 565 hours of their lives to car-related admin and maintenance planning. A poll of 2,000 drivers, of all vehicle makes and models, revealed that on average, they spend the equivalent of a full day each year thinking about service schedules, MOTs, and potential issues - time that could be better spent elsewhere. Over 6 in 10 (63 per cent) have missed important occasions because they couldn’t get there due to a car-related problem. In fact, drivers reported having to change plans an average of four times a year due to undetected car issues. The research was commissioned by BMW, whose Proactive Care service is designed to give drivers added confidence and convenience, working quietly in the background to help keep...

Woodcliff Lake, NJ/Steyr (Austria) – August 1, 2025… BMW Group Plant Steyr today began series production of the e-motor for the Neue Klasse. “Today, we are laying the foundations for the future of the BMW Group,” explained Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production. “As the first production site for the Gen6 electric motor, Plant Steyr is central to the Neue Klasse and the continued development of our global production network.” The electric motor for the sixth generation of BMW eDrive (Gen6) is the first fully-electric drivetrain to be produced at the Steyr location in Austria. From there, it will be shipped throughout the production network, providing the drivetrain for the Neue Klasse...

The success story at the Nürburgring continues. With a time of 7:29.490 minutes, the BMW M3 CS Touring (fuel consumption combined: 10.5 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 238 g/km according to WLTP, CO2 class: G)* is the fastest Touring of all time on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. Following the impressive record set by the BMW M2 CS (fuel consumption combined: 10.0 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 226 g/km according to WLTP, CO2 class G)* which now holds the top spot in the compact category, the BMW M3 CS Touring is now another representative of the fastest production vehicles from BMW M GmbH in the mid-size category. Franciscus van Meel, CEO of BMW M GmbH, commented on this achievement: "From the very beginning, it was clear that the...

Spartanburg, S.C. – Three models assembled at BMW Manufacturing recently earned awards in the prestigious J. D. Power U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS)SM and J.D. Power U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout (APEAL) StudySM. The BMW X6 (Upper Midsize Premium SUV) and BMW X7 (Large Premium SUV) ranked highest in their segments in the J.D. Power U.S. IQS announced in June. Meanwhile, the BMW X4 (Compact Premium SUV) and BMW X6 (Upper Midsize Premium SUV) took top honors in their segments in the J.D. Power U.S. APEAL Study announced on Thursday. In fact, the BMW X6 was the highest-ranking individual model in the J.D. Power U.S. APEAL Study. This is also the third consecutive year that the BMW X4 won its segment. “Assembling...

Working hard since 1995 for tradespeople, services, first responders and more: The Vito has a long-standing reputation as a compact, reliable and flexible van suitable for a wide range of everyday tasks E-mobility pioneer: Electric versions of the Vito have been setting standards for local CO₂‑emission‑free operation in the midsize segment since 2010 Strong support in the portfolio: Commercial midsize vans Vito and eVito account for nearly a quarter of Mercedes‑Benz Vans' sales Namesake: The Vitoria plant has been inseparably linked to the Mercedes‑Benz Vito for 30 years The latest model generation: new levels of connectivity and comfort Three decades, three generations, countless uses: the Mercedes‑Benz Vito is turning 30. Since its...

BMW UK and UK National Parks today celebrate the success of their three-year “Recharge in Nature” partnership, revealing the project’s impact on the electric vehicle (EV) charging network, nature restoration and wellbeing across all fifteen National Parks. Beginning in 2022, the Recharge in Nature partnership has seen BMW UK invest a total of £1 million in biodiversity and community projects, as well as funding the installation of 135 new EV charging sockets across the fifteen National Parks. To date, eight National Parks now have chargers live, with installations in the remaining seven National Parks set to be completed by November. With chargers now installed in many of the National Parks including the Lake District, Peak District...

Uncompromising sports car concept „born in Affalterbach“ to set new record times First teaser images provide an exclusive glimpse into the future of the AMG GT family Mercedes-AMG opens another exciting chapter in its performance history and hints with the CONCEPT AMG GT TRACK SPORT that the GT family is not yet complete. The uncompromising concept vehicle is designed for absolute driving dynamic peak performance to set new standards and record times. With a first teaser of the CONCEPT AMG GT TRACK SPORT, Mercedes‑AMG now offers an exclusive insight into the development workshop in Affalterbach. Here, the camouflaged high-performance project is being finalized before it has to prove itself on the test tracks. With the new concept...

Munich. The BMW Group is now offering customers even broader scope for personalising analysis of their driving stats in the My BMW App and MINI App. The latest update allows drivers to view their personal carbon footprint for the first time. “Our usage research shows: The information in My Trips is one of the most popular features in the app,” says Dirk Wiedmann, Senior Vice President Sales Steering and Strategy, Digitalization. “We are now expanding this successful function with carbon footprint calculation, giving our customers simple and straightforward access to sustainability-related information via a popular and widely used channel.” Emissions from vehicle production and use: two sets of figures make up the driver’s personal...

It’s hard to imagine in today’s connected environment, but the internet wasn’t always the go-to medium when a carmaker wanted to reach a new audience. In the 20th century, ad campaigns premiered via the long-established triumvirate of radio, print, and television, which had guaranteed audiences and familiar formats. As the 20th century gave way to the 21st, however, the new medium of the internet began to offer enticing possibilities…if marketers were daring enough to try it. In Jim McDowell, BMW of North America had a Vice-President of Marketing and Product Strategy who was nothing if not daring. McDowell had followed a degree in behavioral psychology with a master’s in public policy at Harvard, then went to work conducting social...

The life cycle of an automobile has three distinct phases. First, it’s new, exciting, and perhaps expensive. A decade later, it’s out of date, with little value or allure unless it survives to the third phase. At this point, the automobile becomes ‘vintage’, and values rise once again as it becomes a treasured survivor. This is true of many BMW models, and it is especially true of race cars, which lose most of their value the moment they’re no longer competitive. Racing has always been essential to BMW of North America’s marketing program, and its factory team had a race-winning history in IMSA going back to 1975 and the 3.0 CSL. Its CSLs were turned over to Peter Gregg for the following season, and the subsequent 320i Turbo, M1 IMSA...

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – July 3, 2025… The new BMW M2 CS sets a new benchmark on the legendary Nordschleife racetrack of the Nürburgring on 11 April 2025. Driven by BMW M development engineer Jörg Weidinger, it completed the 12.9-mile Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit in 7:25.5, beating the previous best time for compact cars by eight seconds. This record-setting BMW M2 CS not only raises the bar in the compact car class, but also further solidifies BMW M's reputation as a manufacturer of high-performance vehicles that excel both on the road and on the racetrack. "The BMW M2 CS has achieved a significant milestone with its lap time of 7:25.5 on the Nordschleife, showcasing the potential for combining performance, technology, and exceptional...

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – July 1, 2025… BMW of North America today reported Q2 2025 sales results for the BMW and MINI brands in the U.S. BMW. BMW sales for the first six months of 2025 are up 1.6% on total sales of 178,499 vehicles. In the second quarter of 2025, BMW sales remained on par with 2024 results. The 90,884 vehicles sold in the second quarter represent a 0.4% decline from the 91,237 vehicles sold in the same time period last year. “Our sales performance over the first half of the year is a clear indication that we have the right strategy, products, and dealer network to succeed,” said Sebastian Mackensen, President and CEO, BMW of North America. “We’re confident in our business and look forward to building on this progress in...

For more than a century, the Santa Clara Valley was known as “The Valley of Heart’s Delight” for the abundant fruit orchards that filled this alluvial plain at the southern end of San Francisco Bay. By the 1980s, nearly all of the fruit trees were gone, replaced by the corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities of the semiconductor industry that had given the area a new nickname: Silicon Valley. It’s where our digital world was first envisioned, where computers and networks evolved from highly specialized US Department of Defense projects into everyday tools for communication and entertainment. As digital devices became ever more entwined with our lives—containing our calendars, our telephone and address books, and our music...

Please find enclosed press materials for the BMW M Track Days event. Thank you for attending the BMW M Track Days event, featuring first drive opportunities on track for the BMW M3 CS Touring. Please see below for links to the press materials for each model. BMW M3 CS Touring BMW M4 CS BMW M3 Touring BMW M2 BMW M135 xDrive BMW M5 Touring BMW M8 Competition Coupé Historic models: BMW M3 CSL (E46), BMW M3 (E30), BMW 1M Coupé Spec sheets for all vehicles can be downloaded below. BMW Group PressClub UK

Please find attached on location pictures from BMW UK at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025. For more information on BMW at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025, click here. BMW Group PressClub UK

Munich. The BMW Group reported higher sales year-on-year in the second quarter: Between April and June, deliveries of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles increased by +0.4% to 621,271 units. In the first half of the year, the company delivered a total of 1,207,388 vehicles (-0.5%). Electrified vehicles saw significant sales growth compared to the previous year. With 318,949 fully-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles delivered to customers, the BMW Group grew its sales by +18.5% in the first half of 2025. New orders across all drive technologies developed positively in the first six months, showing significant year-on-year growth. “Thanks to our attractive product line-up, we were able to close the second quarter successfully. Between...