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BMW starts making 2 Series Gran Coupé at Leipzig plant
04 November 2024
LEIPZIG: BMW has begun production of the second-generation 2 Series Gran Coupé at its Leipzig plant, marking a significant addition to the facility’s output. The plant now produ...
BMW recalls almost 700,000 cars in China on fire safety risk
20 October 2024
MUNICH: BMW AG is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles in China due to coolant pump defects, a fresh setback for the German carmaker that’s reeling from other vehicle faults. BMW w...
2025 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé: 7-speed Steptronic dual-clutch...
16 October 2024
MUNICH: The new BMW 2 Series Coupé will be produced at the BMW Group’s plant in Leipzig, with the market launch starting in March 2025. The Gran Coupé's drive portfolio include...
BMW Group remote software upgrades hit 10 million
15 October 2024
MUNICH: The number of BMW Remote Software Upgrades successfully installed by the BMW Group passed the 10 million mark at the end of September. These upgrades are transmitted ove...
Europe must cancel petrol engine ban to reduce reliance on C...
15 October 2024
PARIS: Europe must cancel its plan to ban new fossil fuel-emitting cars from 2035 to reduce reliance on China's battery supply chain and play to its technological strengths, BMW's ...
BMW Malaysia debuts ENvision.NEXT platform to promote local ...
15 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Group Malaysia has launched ENvision.NEXT, an initiative focusing on art, innovation, sustainability, and responsibility by inviting local artists to design creat...
BMW announces limited-edition Skytop roadster production
14 October 2024
MUNICH: BMW has unveiled plans to produce the BMW Skytop, a limited-run roadster following the success of the 3.0 CSL, introduced in 2022 to mark BMW M GmbH’s 50th anniversary. ...
BMW M mixed reality: New features enhance digital driving ex...
03 October 2024
MUNICH: The BMW Group is expanding its revolutionary driving experience with BMW M Mixed Reality, which breaks down the boundaries between the physical and virtual worlds through s...
2025 BMW M135 xDrive: M Technology package
03 October 2024
MUNICH: An M Technology Package will be available exclusively for the new BMW M135 xDrive from November 2024. It will bring additional bracing elements and lightweight construc...
2025 BMW 116: New entry-level model, 2nd variant with BMW xD...
03 October 2024
MUNICH: From November 2024, the new BMW 116 will provide an even more economical entry point to driving pleasure in the premium segment of the compact class. This new variant ad...
BMW's new X3 is bigger and badder than ever — but no electri...
29 September 2024
BERLIN: BMW has been fettling the fourth-generation of its X3 off-roader in a bid to ensure the model remains one of the company's best money-spinners. Prices at home in Germany...
BMW 520i M Sport and i5 eDrive40 M Sport showcased at Sky5pa...
25 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Group Malaysia showcased its latest 5 Series sedans in the form of the 520i M Sport and all-electric i5 eDrive40 M Sport sedans at the exclusive Sky5pace event in...
BMW Group trials wind energy innovation in UK first
23 September 2024
MUNICH: BMW Group has installed UK’s first “motionless” wind energy system at the MINI manufacturing plant in Oxford. Utilising Aeromine Technologies’ innovative, low-impact te...
BMW design team revamped, ex-Polestar designer hired
20 September 2024
Same people, new roles except for Missoni (seated, second from left) who was brought in from Polestar. MUNICH: The BMW Group is revamping its design division, with a goal to creat...
BMW V2G joint venture ChargeScape starts operations
19 September 2024
NEW YORK: BMW, Ford and Honda have begun operations of the new joint venture that they announced last year and have appointed the first CEO and CTO. ChargeScape is a software pl...
EV growth in Malaysia on strong footing, says BMW
18 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) adoption and charging infrastructure expansion are showing positive momentum in shaping the innovation transition in the mobility sec...
BMW took two years to find extent of braking defect behind r...
16 September 2024
FRANKFURT: It took BMW AG more than two years to discover the extent of a braking system fault that is expected to cost the carmaker nearly €1 billion (RM4.8bil) to fix. Custome...
BMW brake recall and VW job threat deepen German industry cr...
11 September 2024
FRANKFURT: German carmakers are sinking deeper into a crisis undermining the future of the country’s most important industry, with BMW AG warning that profits will get hit by a cos...
BMW eyes hydrogen-powered rollout in 2028, with Toyota help
08 September 2024
MUNICH: BMW says it aimed to mass produce its first hydrogen-powered car in 2028, using fuel cell technology jointly developed with Toyota. Hydrogen has long been touted as an a...
BMW Group Malaysia and TOC celebrate first graduates
04 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Group Malaysia, in partnership with TOC Automotive College, announced the first batch of five graduates from the BMW Technical Trainee Programme (BTTP). Setti...