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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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[Video] Tuned 515hp BMW M550d xDrive 5 Series

[Video] Tuned 515hp BMW M550d xDrive 5 Series

Check out this BMW M550d that’s McChip-tuned and will make choosing between the M5 and this one difficult. In standard form, the BMW M550d has a quad-turbo 3.0 liter inline-six diesel that makes 400 hp and 560 lb-ft of torque. Imagine bumping these already fantastic numbers to 516 hp and …

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BMW Group sales increase in October

BMW Group sales increase in October

The BMW Group has sold more cars in October than ever before in the month, despite the current challenging economic and political situation. The company delivered 200,883 vehicles to customers around the world, an increase of 1.7% on the same month last year. That result brings the company’s year-to-date sales …

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