The BMW Group is further expanding its Germany-based production capacities for electric drives. From 2021, battery cells for high-voltage batteries will be coated at BMW Group Plant Regensburg and complete high-voltage batteries will be produced from …
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BMW recalls 26,900 plug-in hybrids worldwide for fire risk
BMW is recalling as many as 26,900 plug-in hybrids globally as a preventative measure to check the high-voltage battery after a potential problem with their sealed battery units emerged. Internal BMW analysis has shown that in very rare cases particles…
BMW produced its 200,000th i3 model
The BMW i3 is sustainably on course for success – in both senses of the word. Almost seven years after its market launch, the purely electrically powered and thus locally emission-free compact model is still in continuous high demand. At the BMW …
BMW Charging and MINI Charging: expanded charging options for Gen5 market launch
BMW Charging and MINI Charging are extending and supplementing their customer offering to coincide with the market launch of BMW’s fifth-generation electrification kit. Innovative charging solutions and digital services for easy and convenient home, wo…
BMW Group plug-in sales up 20 percent in first nine months of the year
The BMW Group delivered a total of 116,381 (+20.0%) BMW and MINI electrified vehicles to customers in the first nine months of the year. With 54,719 units delivered in the third quarter, the company sold 46.6 percent more electrified vehicles than in t…
BMW Group UK to recycle EV batteries in partnership with Off Grid Energy
BMW Group UK announced a new partnership with Off Grid Energy to create a sustainable, second-life solution for BMW and MINI EV batteries. BMW Group UK will supply Off Grid Energy, market leaders in energy storage, with battery modules for them to adap…
BMW recalls multiple PHEV models
BMW again has a problem with the high-voltage batteries in plug-in hybrid vehicles. Due to possible impurities in the production process of the battery cells, there is an increased risk of fire in several series. The total number of plug-in vehicles involved is 26,700 worldwide. One-third of these units are in customers’ hands; the rest […]
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Electric vehicle sales in Europe expected to triple, but UK faces supply issues
Electric vehicles tipped to triple in Europe in 2021, but the UK risks supply issues unless it shapes better laws.
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Four manufacturers already met EU CO2 targets by Q3
Based on their sales figures for the first half of 2020, the PSA Group, Volvo, FCA and the BMW Group already meet the EU targets for average CO2 emissions from new cars, as shown by an analysis by Transport & Environment. Renault, Nissan, the Toyota Mazda fleet and Ford only have to catch up with […]
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First BMW iX3 comes off production line at BMW Brilliance Automotive plant in China
The first fully-electric BMW iX3 has left the production line at the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) in Shenyang, China. The workforce at the BBA Plant Dadong in Shenyang already celebrated the successful start of production on 29 Septemb…
