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Difficult challenge for BMW M Motorsport in the rain-affected WEC round at Shanghai

Difficult challenge for BMW M Motorsport in the rain-affected WEC round at Shanghai

BMW Team MTEK started the China round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) from the front row of the grid, but multiple red-flags and wet conditions made the ‘6 Hours of Shanghai’ a challenge, and the team had to settle for sixth and ninth in the LM GTE Pro …

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BMW Group recognises suppliers for outstanding innovations

BMW Group recognises suppliers for outstanding innovations

The BMW Group has honoured suppliers for their outstanding innovations and development work for the fifth time with the BMW Supplier Innovation Award: A total of 15 suppliers were recognised for their achievements and exceptional collaboration on Wednesday evening at BMW Group Plant Landshut. In the categories Productivity, Sustainability, Efficient …

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BMW Group uses virtual reality to design future production workstations

BMW Group uses virtual reality to design future production workstations

Virtual reality is increasingly finding use in BMW Group production. A few months before production of the new BMW 3 Series ramped up in Munich, BMW Group planners have completely laid out individual workstations in a virtual world. This includes cockpit preassembly, for example, where the cockpit is put together …

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The new BMW X5 at full throttle in the bends of BMW Monza, Sahara

The new BMW X5 at full throttle in the bends of BMW Monza, Sahara

For the launch of the new BMW X5 (fuel consumption combined: 11.6 – 6.0 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 264 – 158 g/km; provisional figures), BMW Italy has created an undertaking like no other: bringing the iconic bends of Monza into the secular sand of the Sahara. The historic Monza …

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