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BMW Group opens new Additive Manufacturing Campus

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The BMW Group has officially opened its new Additive Manufacturing Campus. The €15-million campus will allow the BMW Group to develop its position as technology leader in the utilization of additive manufacturing in the automotive industry. BMW AG Board Member for Production. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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BMW Group sourcing aluminum produced using solar energy from EGA

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The BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity with immediate effect. That is why the BMW Group plans to source aluminum produced with green power in the long term—enabling it to avoid approximately 2.5 The BMW Group is now taking the next logical step by sourcing aluminum produced with green power.

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BMW i Ventures launches new $300M fund for sustainability, transportation, manufacturing and supply chain investments

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BMW i Ventures created a new $300-million venture capital fund with a strong focus on sustainability. This marks BMW i Ventures’ second dedicated investment fund, which is fully backed by BMW Group. With Fund II we will refocus our investment thesis to even better serve the needs of the ecosystem and the BMW Group as a whole.

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BMW Group introduces Alibaba voice assistant introduced into BMW vehicles in China; Tmall Genie

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BMW will become the first premium carmaker to launch Tmall Genie onto the market in China in selected BMW models. Labs will be fully and seamlessly integrated in BMW vehicles in China by the end of 2019. This latest move by the BMW Group follows integration of BMW Connected into Alibaba’s Chinese ecosystem.

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BMW to invest $1B in Spartanburg, SC plant by 2016 to increase capacity by 50%; new BMW X7

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BMW plans to invest US$ 1 billion in the company’s South Carolina plant, boosting annual production capacity by 50% up to 450,000 vehicles by the end of 2016. Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management, BMW Group. million vehicles for BMW customers around the world. Today’s capacity is around 300,000 vehicles.

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South Africa’s Highest Mileage BMW i3 Has Now Driven 300,000 KM On Its Original Battery!

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Shaun Maidment’s 2016 BMW i3 has just reached 300,000 kilometers on its odometer! Shaun bought his BMW i3 in August of 2016. Shaun’s car has the highest mileage of any i3 in Africa. This 60 Ah i3 has been driven for over 300,000 kilometers in those 5 and a half years on its original battery! […].

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BMW will launch plug-in hybrid version of refreshed 3 Series in 2016: BMW 330e

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As part of its introduction of the lifecycle freshening for all 3 Series Sedans and Sports Wagons, BMW announced that it will launch the BMW 330e plug-in hybrid in 2016. The BMW 330e will be powered by a plug-in hybrid drive system with a combined output of around 250 hp (186 kW) and 310 lb-ft (420 N·m) (preliminary).

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