BMW Moved 1 Million Cars Inside Plants Without Drivers Automated Driving In-Plant now runs at four BMW Group factories, logging about 3,500 driverless vehicle moves every day inside production areas. Motor1 · Oct 28
BMW’s EV Sales Are Growing Again. Europe Is Doing The Heavy Lifting A strong third quarter in Europe lifted BMW’s global electric deliveries, but plug-in hybrids lost ground. InsideEVs · Oct 14
BMW Is Cutting 20 Percent Of Management As AI Remakes The Company BMW ties expanded artificial intelligence use to a 20 percent management cut, dropping The 2 Series Active Tourer, and a separate voluntary program in Germany. Motor1 · Oct 5
From Bicycle Tires to BMW EVs: Giti Tire’s 75-Year Journey Giti Tire’s latest BMW milestone brings a long manufacturing history into the electric vehicle era. In June 2026, the company announced original equipment nominations for the all-electric BMW iX1 and iX2, identifying the GitiSynergy H3 in size 245/40 R20 99Y XL as the approved fitment. inkl · Sep 15
Who owns who? Every major manufacturer and its parent company Here’s a look into every major manufacturer and its parent company Autosport · Aug 4
Who Owns Who? Every Major Car Brand And Its Parent Company From Toyota to Ferrari, here's how the global auto industry is really organized. Motor1 · Aug 3
BMW's Motorcycle Division Profits Are Up While Its Automotive Side Readjusts BMW Group released its 2026 half-yearly report, and while motorcycle unit sales are down slightly year-on-year, profits there are modestly up, unlike the automotive side. RideApart · Aug 3
Giti Tire launches GitiSynergy H3 on BMW iX1 and iX2 OE nominations SINGAPORE, June 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Giti Tire's new GitiSynergy H3 has been launched with OE nominations on the all-electric BMW iX1 and BMW iX2. This dedicated OE pattern will be supplied in size 245/40 R20 99Y XL and has been specifically engineered to meet a range of key performance… AAP · Jun 22
Is BMW Making A New Alpina Flagship Sedan? Here's Everything We Know BMW Alpina's first car will debut sometime next year, and it should be based on the 7 Series. Motor1 · Jun 17
BMW rolls out MINI Countryman C locally with introductory price of Rs 47.5 lakh BMW Group India has launched the locally assembled petrol-powered MINI Countryman C at an introductory price of Rs 47.50 lakh. This move to local manufacturing makes the premium crossover more competitive. The new variant features a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine and is built on the UKL2 platform. The Economic Times · Jun 17
BMW Group’s Global EV Sales Crater 20% As U.S. Market Cools Off The new iX3 is hugely successful in Europe, but it wasn’t enough to offset the big declines recorded in China and the U.S. InsideEVs · Apr 15
'If You Go Too Digital, You Lose The Connection:' Mini Won't Get Rid Of Buttons Touchscreens are still a hot topic. Shortly after the rise of the iPhone, automakers went all in on screen technology, adding massive, all-encompassing displays to the center of their vehicles. It was all in an effort to appeal to the next-generation of buyers. Motor1 · Feb 11
Alpina Is Now BMW Alpina. Here's What That Means As of January 1, 2026, Alpina is officially part of the BMW Group. With the acquisition announced back in 2022 now complete, BMW has given its newly absorbed luxury marque a unique name: BMW Alpina. Motor1 · Jan 2
BMW Debuts Snapdragon Ride Pilot Powered By Qualcomm In New iX3 Qualcomm Technologies (NASDAQ:QCOM) and BMW Group have introduced Snapdragon Ride Pilot on Friday, a new automated driving platform aimed at advancing safety and driver assistance. Benzinga · Sep 5, 2025
Motor1 · Aug 11, 2025 BMW Once Considered Selling Range Rovers Directly—Yes, Really It’s hard to imagine a time when BMW’s portfolio wasn’t chock-full of SUVs. The current lineup starts with the X1 and tops out with the X7, alongside the unconventionally styled iX and XM models. Elsewhere in the BMW Group family, there's the Mini Aceman and Countryman, the Alpina XB7, and…
InsideEVs · Jul 11, 2025 BMW Gambled On EVs And People Were Mad. But The Gamble Worked Haters said the German group was doomed for investing in EVs. The sales numbers say otherwise.
Euronews · May 7, 2025 BMW Group profits plunge but outlook maintained despite tariff pressures The German carmaker reported earnings below the previous year’s level but confirmed its financial targets for this year, and said it expects some of the US trade tariff increases to be temporary.
Motor1 · Apr 17, 2025 Mini Changes Course, Won't Abandon Gas Engines It feels like I’ve written this headline a dozen times, but with the names of other automakers instead. One by one, lofty EV goals are toppling like dominoes. We’ve seen brands get swept up in the zero-emissions hype, boldly declaring deadlines to phase out combustion engines, only to quietly walk…
Fortune · Mar 15, 2025 BMW puts faith for the future in its Neue Klasse as profits fall Although 2024 was a challenging year for BMW, and the turbulent tariff-led start to 2025 has sent shocks through automotive supply chains, the company is still looking towards a positive future with its Neue Klasse.
Motor1 · Mar 14, 2025 BMW's First Neue Klasse Model Is the iX3. It Debuts Later This Year BMW is making moves. We know the Neue Klasse vehicles are coming, but that's a relatively small portion of the company's near-term plan to revamp its lineup. At its 2025 Annual Conference, BMW Group CEO Oliver Zipse announced plans to launch over 40 new or updated models in the next…
T3 · Feb 16, 2025 Forget Tesla, this is the most powerful EV I’ve tried by miles The BMW Vision Driving experience shows just how powerful EVs of the future could be
Motor1 · Jan 16, 2025 The B8 GT Is Alpina's Most Powerful Car Ever Alpina joined the BMW Group in early 2022 and is working on a completely new lineup scheduled for the second half of the decade. The preexisting agreement between the two brands will expire at the end of this year, so there's still time for one more special car from the…
InsideEVs · Jan 13, 2025 Nobody’s Talking About BMW’s U.S. EV Sales Record The BMW Group is facing the wrath of fierce competition from burgeoning Chinese automakers, but its electric vehicle business continues to be a bright spot, especially in North America.
T3 · Jan 7, 2025 BMW unveils the next-generation iDrive, and it’s wild BMW’s brand new operating system the iDrive OS X will feature in the upcoming Neue Klasse models and is its biggest change in 25 years
InsideEVs · Nov 27, 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre: How Electricity Makes It Even Better The exit road at the BMW Performance Center parking lot in Spartanburg, South Carolina, was narrow and dotted with tightly spaced orange cones. I carefully guided the 5.5-metre (215.5 inches) long Rolls-Royce Spectre out of this lot before turning onto the highway entry ramp. I sat near the rear axle,…