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Woodcliff Lake, NJ - October 8, 2026 - A new nationally representative 2026 BMW Group U.S. survey of consumer attitudes toward electric vehicles finds electric vehicles are becoming part of the mainstream consideration set for American consumers, …

Mountain View, CA – August 12, 2026… BMW i Ventures, the independent venture capital fund of the BMW Group, has invested in CodeRabbit as part of the company’s $143 million Series C financing round. The round was co-led by Atomico and Smash Capital …

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Clemson University has unveiled Deep Orange 17, a solar-integrated, energy-positive electric vehicle prototype designed to generate more energy than it consumes during a typical day of urban commuting. Developed in collaboration …

Woodruff, South Carolina – July 27, 2026… In December, the new BMW Group Plant Woodruff will begin series production of high-voltage batteries for the new fully-electric BMW iX5. As part of the vehicle’s world premiere, the company offered a first …

Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – May 14, 2026… BMW of North America today announced the launch of a preferred pricing program at IONNA charging locations across the U.S., further enhancing the public charging experience for BMW and MINI electric vehicle …

DURHAM, N.C. – April 14, 2026 … IONNA, the charging network founded by eight of the world’s top automakers, including BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and Toyota, announced a landmark strategic partnership with …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 7, 2026…BMW is cooperating with Rimac Technology (Croatia) on the new all-electric BMW i7. The aim of the joint project is to bring the Gen6 technology developed by BMW for an innovative high-voltage storage system for …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 1, 2026…BMW Group Plant Munich is approaching the biggest milestone in the transformation process: series production of the BMW i3, the second model in the Neue Klasse range, begins here in August. This marks the start of …

DURHAM, NC, March 17 - IONNA, the EV Charging joint venture born of eight leading automakers, marks a milestone achievement this quarter as we celebrate our second anniversary. In just 24 months, IONNA has built a charging network fit for a road …

+++ 25 years of successful engine production +++ Drive trains for MINI, BMW and Rolls-Royce +++ More than 7.6 million engines produced +++ 61% reduction in energy use per engine built since the start of full production +++

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – January 5, 2026… The new BMW iX3 is in the spotlight at CES 2026. For the first time, the enhanced, AI-powered BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant with Alexa+ technology will be presented to the public. As the debut model for the …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – January 5, 2026… In 2026, BMW will expand its BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant, built on Amazon’s AI Alexa+ architecture, taking voice interaction between humans and vehicles to a new level.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December 17, 2025… The new BMW iX3 and its trailblazing innovations will be shown at the CES 2026. Having won multiple innovation- and car-of-the-year awards* even before hitting the streets, the first vehicle of BMW’s Neue …

DURHAM, NC — [November 20, 2025] — IONNA, the joint venture and nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network, is celebrating a swell in the California wave, first announced last May. Concluding a week-long kick off tour of Rechargery stations …

Santa Monica, CA – November 11, 2025… In celebration of a half-century of innovation in the U.S., the BMW Group today hosted an exclusive media program at its renowned Designworks studio in Santa Monica. The event, led by Head of BMW Group Design, …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – September 30, 2025 – MINI USA announces the official launch of the MINI ChargeForward program, a smart charging initiative designed to help customers earn financial incentives and reduce carbon emission with the optimizing of …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ/Steyr (Austria) – August 1, 2025…BMW Group Plant Steyr today began series production of the e-motor for the Neue Klasse. “Today, we are laying the foundations for the future of the BMW Group,” explained Milan Nedeljković, member …

Mountain View, CA – July 23, 2025… BMW i Ventures today announced a co-lead investment in Estes Energy Solutions, Inc., a California-based materials and manufacturing innovator. The $11 million seed round was co-led with Fortescue Ventures with …

Hicksville, NY – July 22, 2025… ChargeScape, a joint venture between BMW, Honda, Ford, and Nissan, today announced a partnership with PSEG Long Island to enroll electric vehicles (EVs) in the utility’s Peak Load Reduction program, a first in the …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – June 10, 2025… A new nationally representative survey conducted by Big Village and commissioned by the BMW Group in the U.S. reveals that while barriers like cost and infrastructure persist, expectations around EV performance …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – June 10, 2025… A new nationally representative survey conducted by Big Village and commissioned by the BMW Group in the U.S. reveals that while barriers like cost and infrastructure persist, expectations around EV performance …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – May 20, 2025… The BMW Group is bringing large-format, pure ASSB cells from Solid Power to its test vehicle, a BMW i7, which is being operated in the Munich area. The potential benefits of ASSB technology: higher energy density …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 14, 2025…As it pulls back the curtain on a new era in 2025, fuelled by the all­electric Neue Klasse models, BMW is creating a holistic driving and user experience that breaks genuinely new ground. One of the elements of …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – March 10, 2025…BMW is the first automotive manufacturer to launch a completely newly developed digital nervous system for all drivetrain variants and vehicle segments. It is more intelligent, more powerful and more efficient and …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 20, 2025…BMW is presenting its next leap forward in the field of electric drive technology – and in the process ushering in a new era of all-electric driving. At the Tech Days event in Landshut, the company has provided …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 16, 2025…Showcasing driving pleasure up to the physical limits is BMW’s mission with its new high-performance test vehicle – the BMW Vision Driving Experience. This Vision Vehicle is not destined for production, but is …

Durham, North Carolina, USA - IONNA, the joint venture founded by the world’s leading automakers - BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Stellantis, and Toyota - today announces its transition from public beta to full-scale …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – January 7, 2025… The BMW Group presents the driving and user experience of the future at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas. BMW is providing the first opportunity to experience the close-to-production version …

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December 30, 2024… BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in Phoenix Tailings, a pioneering metals production company dedicated to creating a zero-waste, zero-emission future. The Series B financing, which was led by …

Munich/Cascais. “Global Nomads Group” based in the United States of America is one of the ten grassroots initiatives, which were honored yesterday as recipient of the Intercultural Innovation Hub (IIH), a joint initiative of the United Nations of …