Progress in the automobile industry occurs on two levels. One is the level of the car as a whole; the other is the narrower level focused on individual parts of the vehicle. Either way, engineers are constantly on the lookout for innovative designs, new production methods and better solutions for the finest details. Yet they are rarely satisfied.

The BMW Group increased its automobile sales once again in May. 133,496 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles were delivered to customers (prev.yr.: 128,434) in the month under review. This represents a gain of 3.9%. For the year to May, sales climbed 6.7% to reach a total of 618,731 vehicles (prev.yr.: 579,745).

The SAM Group presented the 2008 Sustainability Yearbook at the World Economic Forum in Davos. This comprehensive reference book, which assesses exchange-listed companies according to their economic, ecological and societal success, only lists the top 15% from 57 sectors of industry.

The BMW Group continued its successful course last year, reaching its best sales levels for all three automobile brands. Worldwide, 1,500,678 vehicles were delivered to customers (prev.yr.: 1,373,970), which corresponds to a 9.2% growth in sales.

Cooperation between a company and an university is advantageous to both sides. Companies hope that future academics will provide them with new ideas, while students wish to gain valuable experience through working for the companies in question. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the BMW Group, too, have been coorperating closely for decades.

In October, the BMW Group came a large step closer to its sales target for the whole year – an increase in the higher single-digit range. The number of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles delivered rose by 13.2% in comparison with the same month last year (108,897) to reach 123,304 cars.

The BMW Group increased sales volume, revenues and earnings figures for the third quarter 2007 and is therefore well on its way towards achieving its earnings and sales volume targets for the full year.

An article on the new book by Hans-Hermann Braess and Ulrich Seiffert with an interview with Chris Bangle, Director of Design BMW Group.

Almost 1.1 million cars delivered in the year to September
MINI reaches historic monthly record

As part of the company’s strategic realignment, the BMW Group will create two new divisions as of October 1, 2007. The new division Corporate and Brand Development, will be headed by our former director of corporate planning, Dr. Friedrich Eichiner. The move underlines the importance of corporate planning, brand management and strategic implementation at the BMW Group.

The BMW Group has set course for a successful future with its strategic realignment. “We will consistently align the BMW Group to achieve profitability and increase value over the long term,” said Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, on Thursday when he presented the new corporate strategy in Munich.

The BMW Group has set the course for a successful future with its strategic realignment. In their joint meeting on Thursday, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board of BMW AG approved the cornerstones of the corporate strategy through 2020.