Rumors
German business newspaper Handelsblatt has it on good authority that Oliver Zipse will have his contract as BMW CEO extended as early as next week during a supervisory board meeting. When contacted by the reputable…
Adrian Padeanu / September 20, 2023
News
Back in May, the BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) joint venture in China celebrated its 20th anniversary by announcing plans to commence local production of Neue Klasse-based EVs in 2026. To make it happen, an investment…
Adrian Padeanu / September 18, 2023
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In an interview with Automotive News, CEO Oliver Zipse has confirmed that BMW is committed to tailoring its automotive offerings to the Chinese market by crafting vehicles using the Neue Klasse electric platform. While not…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 16, 2023
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BMW has been quite vocal about how rushing the sales ban on new cars with combustion engines in the European Union by 2035 could backfire. CEO Oliver Zipse has gone on record several times saying…
Adrian Padeanu / September 4, 2023
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BMW: Neue Klasse Models At Least As Profitable As Current EVs
by Adrian Padeanu / Date: September 4, 2023
BMW X1
Tesla has been slashing prices left and right in China for a few months in a bid to drive up sales at the expense of profit margins. BMW sees things differently as CEO Oliver Zipse…
Adrian Padeanu / May 8, 2023
Interesting
When it comes to electrification, carbon neutrality, and the future of mobility, BMW certainly stands out among the crowd. That’s not to say that BMW is making better EVs than everyone else. Instead, it means…
Nico DeMattia / April 5, 2023
5 Series
In 2023, the BMW Group wants electric vehicles to account for 15% of all sales, with the percentage estimated to increase to 20% a year later. For 2025, the automotive conglomerate expects EVs to account…
Adrian Padeanu / March 15, 2023
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BMW has been licensing its combustion engines to other automakers for decades and it’s still doing it to this day. We’re not talking about the obvious cases of MINI and Rolls-Royce as Land Rover borrows…
Adrian Padeanu / March 1, 2023
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“When we started our first battery electric vehicles, people ask us ‘what is the joy in driving?’ and of course, now there’s even more joy in driving than with the normal combustion engine, and the…
Steven Paul / February 28, 2023
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BMW has been eager to talk about the Neue Klasse even though the first models to ride on the dedicated electric car platform won’t arrive until 2025. At the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in Las…
Adrian Padeanu / January 13, 2023