BMW Group South Africa today announced an additional R160 million to be pumped into the Rosslyn manufacturing facility to enhance production linespeed. The enhancement raises the maximum production capacity by almost 10%, from 71 000…
The BMW Group is investing a further €200 million in the future of its plant in Leipzig, eastern Germany. The building work will begin in early 2018 and include an extension of the paint shop…
The new BMW G30 5 Series didn’t just bring along a refreshed look and new engines, but it also delivered new manufacturing processes at BMW’s plants. Its assembly lines have been decked out with the latest…
If President Donald Trump follows through on his promise to increase import taxes on cars, BMW’s plant in Spartanburg might go through a series of changes. Speaking on the sidelines of a symposium in Germany this…
Despite the decline of the Russian auto industry, BMW plans to increase its local portfolio and production by 2019. Initially BMW planned for its plant in Russia, but that plan has been postponed in favor…
Since the launch of the new BMW 7 Series, the production of G11 / G12 models runs in full swing. BMW plant manager Josef Kerscher told Passauer Neue Presse said that around 300 BMW 7…
With the end of the year fast approaching, it is apparent that the BMW Group’s production network will be posting new record highs for the business year 2015. Due to the high customer demand and…
Following the signed power purchasing agreement with energy company Bio2Watt (Pty) Ltd in 2014, BMW South Africa received the first green energy at its Rosslyn plant in Pretoria on 10 October 2015. Through this agreement,…
With the new orders from BMW and Jaguar, the Magna Graz plant will run near full capacity once again. More than 200,000 cars will be produced annually at the Magna plant, said Magna Europe President,…
The BMW Group continuously optimizes production processes at the BMW Group plants, drawing on the opportunities arising from digitalization. Complex processes in production can be made even more efficient by applying new technologies. For the…
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