A first-of-its-kind training program for veterans celebrates its opening on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The BMW MSTEP (Military Service Technician Education Program) will provide new career opportunities for service members transitioning from military service to civilian life. Created by BMW of North America, LLC, in partnership with Universal Technical Institute, this is the first time a premium automotive brand has opened a workshop and training program for military service members directly on a U.S. military base.
 

• Both newly developed BMW M8 GTE cars make it to the finish at the IMSA season opener in Daytona.
• Positions seven and nine for BMW Team RLL at the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
• BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt: “Our BMW M8 GTE successfully completed its baptism of fire here in Daytona.”

Production of the first pre-production models of the new BMW X7 Sports Activity Vehicle has commenced at the BMW Group Spartanburg plant, USA. So the countdown has started for the final twelve months leading up to the presentation of the production car at the end of 2018. Prior to this, the vehicle will undergo various tests under partially extreme conditions.

The pre-production model is fitted with its camouflage wrap while still at the plant. The conspicuous striped patterns are designed to help conceal the new SAV’s final look as far as possible.

Today, the allure of sustainable driving is poised to enter another new dimension as BMW introduced the first-ever BMW i8 Roadster matching BMW eDrive technology with the Ultimate Driving Machine. The first-ever BMW i8 Roadster takes the BMW i8’s combination of locally emission-free mobility, high-caliber performance and adds the top-down driving experience. The Roadster offers a whole new sensation of freedom, opening the door to virtually silent driving with zero CO2 emissions and bringing an extra edge of purity to open-air driving. 
 

The M Performance Parts for the all-new BMW M5 will make its world debut alongside the one of a kind (1/1) 2018 BMW M3 30 Years American Edition at the 2017 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday October 31 st, 2017. BMW Group experts will be available for interviews during the show at the BMW stand outside the South Hall (Booth 68000) in the Performance Pavilion area. In addition, featured BMW vehicles with fully Acccessorized M Performance Parts Include: the BMW 740e xDrive iPerformance, BMW 440i and BMW X3 xDrive30i, as well as the Moto GP BMW…

BMW i Ventures has announced a strategic investment in DSP Concepts, Inc., a startup company, developing embedded digital signal processing audio solutions and a specialist in voice user interface technologies. Christian Noske, a partner at BMW i Ventures, has joined the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

 

• Enhanced exterior design giving the BMW i3 a wider and sportier look.
• First-ever BMW i3s featuring a sportier chassis, wider track and
• higher performance output.
• Featuring state-of the-art connectivity with the latest iDrive 6 interface.
• Now featuring standard Full LED headlights.
• New color offerings now include Melbourne Red Metallic and Imperial Blue Metallic.
• Exclusive new cloth-leather trim combination ‘Giga Brown Natural Leather & Carum Spice Grey Cloth’ now available.

The BMW Group has been a committed “local player” in the US market for a quarter-century: On 23 June 1992, the BMW Group announced its decision to build its US plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Continuous expansion of the plant with extensive additions and the decision to build the successful BMW X models in Spartanburg have made the plant the largest manufacturing facility in the BMW Group production network within the space of 25 years.
 

As a design consultancy and BMW Group subsidiary, Designworks is deeply involved in shaping the future of mobility and the way we experience it. After presenting a vision of an automotive interior predominantly designed for a fully automated driving experience together with BMW at CES 2017, Designworks helped introduce another pioneering look into the future of mobility in Las Vegas: A backhoe vision of the future, developed in collaboration with John Deere, is being presented for the first time at CONEXPO-CON/AGG