On 15 June the BMW Group will be launching its Innovation Days Asia Tour in Tokyo, Japan. Scheduled to take in three of the continent’s largest metropolises en route, the Tour will see high ranking experts talk to medias, politicians, stakeholders and environmentalists in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul. The focal point of their discussions will be… Read More →
The BMW Group continues its upward trend in sales: The company increased global sales of its three premium automobile brands, BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce, by 10.8% (120,843 / prev. yr. 109,049) in May. Deliveries for the year to the end of May climbed 13.3% to 552,864 vehicles (prev. yr. 487,914). Ian Robertson, member of the Board of… Read More →
The BMW International Open will be staged in line with tradition at the famous GC Munich Eichenried course on the outskirts of the Bavarian capital from 24–27 June 2010. As part of this year’s event – the only professional golf tournament held in Germany – there will also be an opportunity to experience the unique character of… Read More →
From trendsetter to bestseller. Within just eleven years, one million BMW X5 models have been sold. The anniversary edition, a sapphire black metallic BMW X5 xDrive35i featuring cinnamon brown Nevada leather trim, came off the assembly line at the American BMW plant in Spartanburg/South Carolina today and is soon to be delivered to a customer in China…. Read More →
Le Mans. On June 12 at three in the afternoon the legendary the 24 Hours of Le Mans will officially begin. A highlight will surely be the participation of the Jeff Koons’ 17th BMW Art Car which has been presented in Paris just a week before. In April 2010, BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen announced the driver… Read More →
The 6th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, curated by Kathrin Rhomberg, will be held in Berlin from 11th June to 8th August. The project, which is being initiated by KW Institute for Contemporary Art under the directorate of Gabriele Horn, is funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation. Within the framework of this event, BMW will be… Read More →
At the premiere of the 17th BMW Art Car Jeff Koons unveiled and signed his car in front of 300 international VIP guests on June 1 in the Centre Pompidou, one of the world’s most prestigious cultural institutions for modern and contemporary art. It is the same place where Roy Lichtenstein back in 1977 first presented and… Read More →
Landscape Forms Metro40 wins Best of Category for Furniture, and BAVARIA Cruiser 55 yacht takes Honorable Mention. I.D. Magazine has announced the winners of its Annual Design Review 2010 and BMW Group DesignworksUSA has garnered two awards from this prestigious competition. The Landscape Forms Metro40 collection, which includes shelters, seating and lighting for urban transit cores, won… Read More →
Whether heading out for a round of golf, a workout at the gym, or a local tournament, sport enthusiasts simply can’t put down their BMW Golfsport Bags. With the BMW Golfsport Bag and BMW Golfsport Shoe Bag the joy of exercise begins with packing up one’s clothes and equipment. The bags are made of high-quality, robust synthetic… Read More →
With victories in three out of five assessment categories, BMW has assumed a dominating role at the 2010 “Auto Bild Design Awards”. In the Europe-wide voting, the new BMW 5 Series Saloon, the BMW X1 and the concept car BMW Vision EfficientDynamics were able to assert themselves in each of their vehicle categories. This once again confirms… Read More →