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BMW to take majority control in China joint venture
BMW will be taking majority control of its joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings for €3.6 billion. This is the first such move by a global automaker as Beijing starts to relax ownership rules for the Chinese auto market, and also co Read more
BMW Motorrad presents first autonomous bike
BMW Motorrad's first autonomous motorbike has been developed by engineer Stefan Hans and his team to independently drive off, accelerate, circle a winding test track and independently slow down to a stop at the BMW Group testing ground. Read more
BMW enters revolutionary era with new digital companion
From March 2019, BMW drivers and passengers will be joined by an intelligent, digital character on their journeys which will enable drivers to operate and access information from their cars by simply speaking. Read more
BMW Group to build Driving Simulation Centre in Munich
Last month, BMW began constructing the world’s most advanced facility for the simulation of real-world driving situations at the FIZ Research and Innovation Centre in the north of Munich. Read more
BMW recalls 324,000 diesel vehicles in Europe
Luxury carmaker BMW is recalling around 324,000 diesel vehicles in Europe in order to fix a technical fault that has caused engine fires in South Korea. Read more
BMW building car factory in Hungary
BMW has announced it will be investing €1 billion in a new car factory in eastern Hungary – a move that could position the country as a focal point for high-end car manufacturing in the region. Read more
A revolutionised classic: Mini enters the electric market
BMW has signed a deal with Great Wall Motor to open a new factory in China to produce the electric mini. Read more
BMW signs major deal with China's CATL
BMW has signed a contract worth over a billion euros with China's biggest lithium battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) to build a factory to produce cells for electric cars in Europe. Read more
BMW approved to test automated vehicles in China
As the first international automaker to take autonomous vehicles to China, BMW has been granted two licenses from Shanghai to test their vehicles in the suburban district of Jiading. Read more
BMW drive forward with new autonomous driving campus
BMW Group celebrate the launch of their autonomous driving campus in Unterschleißheim near Munich. Read more
A unique subscription to BMW and MINI has been launched
Drover, a car subscription company partners with BMW Group UK to enable a flexible, monthly subscription to BMW and MINI vehicles. Read more
BMW and Daimler AG to create sustainable urban mobility
The BMW Group and Daimler AG are joining forces to offer customers a single source for sustainable urban mobility services. Read more
BMW introduces i4 electric car
BMW will expand its i family of electrified cars with the i4 full-electric sedan. Read more
BMW will produce the electric Mini in China
Research and development of the new electric Mini will take place in China, BMW board member Peter Schwarzenbauer said, as the British brand awaits a new alliance with China's Great Wall Motor. Read more
Blockchain tech can help BMW source ethical cobalt
BMW is working with a London-based start-up to use transaction-recording technology blockchain to prove batteries for its electric vehicles will contain only clean cobalt, the start-up’s CEO said. Read more
BMW reduces CO2 emissions in Europe
The BMW Group has reduced CO2 emissions from its new car fleet in Europe (EU 28) to 122 grams/kilometre. Read more
BMW to sign 10-year lithium supply deal
BMW is close to signing a 10-year supply deal for lithium and cobalt, key elements used in electric car batteries. Read more
