On March 25, BMW Brazil announced the adoption of a new sustainable technology at its Araquari plant in Santa Catarina.
The facility has replaced natural gas with a heat pump system to heat water used in one of the car body painting processes. This change uses electricity instead of fossil fuels, cutting CO2 emission

On March 12, BMW confirmed that it has notified its dealers in the U.S. that the company will absorb the added cost of new tariffs on its imports from Mexico, at least for the next several weeks.
BMW said it would "price protect" certain Mexican-built models that would be subject to tariffs, including the 3 Series se

On January 7, BMW Group India announced that from January-December 2024, it sold 15,721 cars and 8,301 motorcycles, reflecting 11% growth. BMW delivered 15,012 cars, and MINI accounted for 709 units. BMW’s Q4 saw 4,958 units sold, marking the highest quarter, while December recorded 2,244 sales, a 17% increase.
Its l

On November 13, Schaltbau announced that it will launch its C303 DC contactor under the Eddicy brand at the upcoming EVCharge Show in Istanbul, targeting the Turkish energy and e-mobility markets.
Engineered for bidirectional DC applications, the C303 series offers unmatched performance. With ultra-low contact resist

On October 10, BMW Group India announced a 10% year-to-date (YTD) growth in car sales from January to September 2024, delivering 10,556 cars (BMW and MINI) and 5,638 motorcycles (BMW Motorrad). BMW sold 10,056 units, while MINI delivered 500 units. The newly launched BMW 5 Series recorded over 300 sales with an order

On September 13, the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) Awards organization announced the twenty-five vehicles have been named the “Best of 2025” and will move on to the second round of judging. The semifinalist vehicles were revealed at “Cars at the Station” event in partnership with

On September 5, BMW India launched the BMW 3 Series Gran Limousine M Sport Pro edition in a diesel variant for a starting price of INR 6.5 million. It is locally produced at its Chennai plant. It has a two-litre four-cylinder diesel engine that produces 190 hp and a maximum torque of 400 nm at 1,750-2,500 rpm. It is

Valeo Group (Valeo) revealed that it supplies the first front RGB Appliqué and headlamp equipped with its Thinbilite LED module technology for the Lynk & Co Z10 electric sedan. For the BMW 3 series, the company provides its innovative multiple lens ground projection module. The Renault R5 E-Tech electric features hea

On July 10, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that BMW of North America is recalling 394,029 vehicles in the U.S. because they are equipped with airbag inflators that can explode, resulting in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants leading to a potentially

On July 10, BMW Group announced that during the first half of 2024, BMW brand delivered 179,557 fully-electric vehicles i.e., an increase of 34.1% YoY. Overall, the BMW brand grew by +2.3% compared to the previous year's period with 1,096,486 units sold in the first half of the year.
Overall, BMW Group delivered 1,21

On July 2, BMW Group India announced that it delivered 7,098 cars (BMW and MINI) and 3,614 motorcycles (BMW Motorrad) in the first half of 2024 (January – June), displaying a 21% increase in car sales (BMW + MINI) in the first half. BMW sold 6,734 units and MINI 364 units.
In BMW Group India electric vehicles, over

On June 6, Tatra Trucks unveiled the newest generation of the Tatra Phoenix model line. The company will start the serial production of the vehicle in the summer of 2024, with first deliveries expected in the fall of 2024.
The new Tatra Phoenix trucks are equipped with Paccar engines of the MX-11 and MX-13 series. Th

On May 29, BMW Group unveiled the seventh-gen BMW 3 Series and sixth generation of BMW M3 models. The vehicles will launch worldwide, with production starting in July 2024 at BMW Plant Munich and in San Luis Potosí plant, Mexico for the Sedan. The Chinese market's Sedan will be produced at the Tiexi plant in Shenyang

On May 9, BMW launched the 3 Series Gran Limousine M Sport Pro Edition for INR 6.62 million. It comes with a two-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine of the 330Li M Sport Pro Edition which is mated with an eight-speed Steptronic sport automatic transmission and produces an output of 258 hp and maximum torque of 400 Nm

On May 8, BMW Group announced that in Q1 2024, group revenues decreased 0.6% y/y to EUR 36.6 billion, EBIT was down 24.6% to EUR 4.05 billion and net profit decreased 19.4% to EUR 2.95 billion.
The automotive EBIT totaled EUR 2.7 billion for the Q1, down 28.2% y/y with a 8.8% margin. EBIT was impacted by higher manuf

On April 11, Yangzhou Yaxing Motor Coach Co., Ltd. (Yaxing Coach) announced the recent holding of a delivery ceremony in Yangzhou, Jiangsu for 1,200 buses for export to Saudi Arabia in 2024.
These buses include the YBL6128H highway passenger vehicle of the X9-3 series and the JS6128GH bus of the X9-C series. So far,

On April 8, BMW India announced that during Q1 2024 (January – March) it delivered 3,680 cars (BMW and MINI) and 1,810 motorcycles (BMW Motorrad). BMW sold 3,510 units and MINI 170 units during the period. It recorded a +51% growth in its car sales in Q1 (BMW + MINI), with high demand for its sports activity vehicles

On March 11, Audi unveiled the latest A3 Sportback and Sedan models, drawing inspiration from the RS models for a progressive design, especially effective with the S line exterior. 
The new A3 allstreet is also revealed which is a crossover of the A3 family, offers an SUV-like experience with higher ground clearance

Reported on January 19, 2024, BMW Group, which marked its 20th anniversary in Malaysia in 2023, announced that sales grew 3.8% in 2023 to reach 15,012 units.
For the BMW brand alone, sales in Malaysia in 2023 reached 11,699 cars (down 1.3% YoY). Sales of MINI improved 41.9% YoY to reach 1,750 cars, while BMW Motorrad