BMW Cancels Russian Production and Exports, Condemns the "Actions Against Ukraine"
1 Mar 2022, 20:38 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / German carmaker BMW confirmed Tuesday it will stop production in Russia. The decision comes almost at the same time with Aston Martin’s one
BMW Group Shows Off Fancy Robots In Its Factories, Humans Will Still Have Jobs
3 Mar 2017, 14:45 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / BMW has showcased a few robots and robotized tools it has implemented in multiple factories. These will not replace humans, but reduce injury risk and effort
Dark Clouds Gathering Over China for BMW as the Germans Cut Production and Lower Prices
21 Apr 2015, 09:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW is having to cut down its Chinese production rates as well as the price tags for its cars as demand is slowing down
BMW’s US Exports Rose to the Number One Spot in the Auto Industry Last Year
19 Feb 2015, 08:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW Exports accounted for $9.2 billion last year, sending the German company to the number one spot in terms of exports
Spartanburg Plant to Soon Become BMW's Largest Worldwide, 2014 Production Figures Show
11 Feb 2015, 16:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW is going to make the USA-based Spartanburg plant the biggest of its kind in the world but will that translate into a drop in the quality of the end product?
BMW to Increase Production of the i8 at the Expense of the i3 to Reduce Waiting Lists
18 Jan 2015, 12:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s a known fact that the i8 has a very, very long waiting list. That’s only understandable as BMW said from the beginning that they will build few cars to keep the car’s de...
BMW’s Chinese Factory Celebrates One Million Cars Assembled
8 Jan 2015, 10:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was 2003 when BMW first started production in Shenyang, China, recognizing the growing importance of the country in the global scale of things. Today, the Asian country is the biggest car market ...
BMW Uses Its Plants at 120 Percent Capacity
11 Jun 2014, 10:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Three worldwide manufacturers were praised by research company Inovev for their excellent usage of their production facilities, according to Automotive News. In Europe, BMW, Tata Motors’ Jagua...
BMW Increases i3 Production to Cope with US Demand
16 Apr 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Up until just a few hours ago, the BMW Leipzig plant used to make 70 i3 cars a day, a number that proved to be too little to cope with the ever increasing orders for the electric vehicle. In order t...
The Last BMW E8x 1 Series to Roll Off the Assembly Lines
5 Nov 2013, 08:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / On October 9, 2013, the last BMW E8x generation BMW 1 Series went out of the Leipzig factory, thus putting an end to the predecessor of the 2 Series. The last car built was a Le Mans Blue E88 1 Seri...
BMW i3 Production Starts in Leipzig
18 Sep 2013, 11:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW Group announced today production of the i3 electric car has started in Leipzig, the first industrial scale car made largely from carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The i3 has been a long time i...
BMW Production Stalled by Strike in South Africa
15 Aug 2013, 14:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / At the moment, BMW has production plants in South Africa, United States, India, China, Japan, Canada and Egypt. The first one is actually one of the oldest, being founded in 1968. Located in Ross...
BMW Production Capacity to Be Used Over 110% This Year
10 Oct 2011, 14:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW is planning to use its plants above their normal capacity for the current year, as Automotive News Europe writes. The company’s production chief, Frank-Peter Arndt told the aforementioned ...