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2026
March
02,
2026
| 21:00 PM Europe/Amsterdam
Fernandina Beach, FL – March 2, 2026…At The 31st Amelia Concours d'Elegance, held March 6–8, 2026, at the Golf Club of Amelia Island and The Ritz-Carlton Resort, BMW will mark three milestones in its performance heritage — 40 years of the BMW M3, 50 …
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2019
August
26,
2019
| 00:01 AM Europe/Amsterdam
Woodcliff Lake, N.J., August 26, 2019. Sixty years ago, driving changed forever. The year was 1959. The first Barbie Doll was introduced, The Twilight Zone premiered on television, the first American astronauts were publicly announced by NASA as …
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2016
September
27,
2016
| 18:18 PM Europe/Amsterdam
2016 marks the 30th anniversary of a motoring icon, one which revolutionised the mid-size sports car segment when its production started in 1986.
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2015
August
17,
2015
| 18:10 PM Europe/Amsterdam
Woodcliff Lake, N.J., August 17, 2015 — The full, rich heritage of the Ultimate Driving Machine® will be celebrated when Bavarian Motor Works is honored on the occasion of its 100th anniversary at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The …
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May
22,
2015
| 20:00 PM Europe/Amsterdam
Munich/Cernobbio. Amid the audacious design studies and automotive beauties from a bygone era gathered at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the BMW Group presents its new BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage – and in the process makes a pretty formidable …
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May
13,
2015
| 00:01 AM Europe/Amsterdam
Munich/Cernobbio. On 22 May 2015, the BMW Group will unveil the new BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage to the global public for the first time at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. This model is the BMW Design Team’s tribute to the BMW 3.0 CSL, a timeless …
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2014
March
11,
2014
| 20:10 PM Europe/Amsterdam
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – March 11, 2014 . . . The BMW 3.0 CSL Group 4 race car that won the 1975 12 Hours of Sebring wins Best-in-Class at the 2014 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The BMW 3.0 CSL Group 2 race car that won the 1973 European Sedan …
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March
07,
2014
| 21:06 PM Europe/Amsterdam
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – March 7, 2014 . . . The very first BMW Art Car, a BMW 3.0 CSL, designed by American artist Alexander Calder, will be a key highlight of a class of BMW 3.0 CSLs at the 2014 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The class will …
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2013
September
03,
2013
| 15:00 PM Europe/Amsterdam
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – September, 3, 2013 . . . BMW of North America is pleased to feature its M1 Art Car by Andy Warhol at Boston’s biennial ARTcetera fundraising event to support the AIDS Action Committee. Originally raced in Le Mans, Warhol’s …
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2012
December
10,
2012
| 12:00 PM Europe/Amsterdam
When the first production version of the BMW i3 rolls off the assembly line in Leipzig in late 2013, it will mark the provisional culmination of 40 years of development work at BMW. It all began at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where the BMW …
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August
14,
2012
| 13:30 PM Europe/Amsterdam
2012 is a special year for all BMW M fans with BMW M GmbH – formerly known as BMW Motorsport GmbH – marking its 40th birthday. BMW Classic is celebrating the anniversary with an array of highlights at this year’s edition of Germany’s largest classic …
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May
16,
2012
| 14:30 PM Europe/Amsterdam
“A company is like a human being. As long as it goes in for sports, it is fit, well-trained, full of enthusiasm and performance.” These were the words of Robert A. Lutz, BMW AG Board Member Sales, back in 1972. They were the words christening the …
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April
27,
2012
| 11:03 AM Europe/Amsterdam
Munich. In August 1985, a rumour surfaced in motor magazine Auto-Deutschland which emanated from a new sports car. An A Group Car from BMW that was a thoroughbred racing car according to the rules but was also to be produced in a version licensed to …
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2011
August
19,
2011
| 20:29 PM Europe/Amsterdam
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – August 18, 2011... The celebration of the 75th anniversary of the BMW 328 continues with the North American debut of the BMW 328 Hommage Concept at the 2011 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and the Pebble Beach Concours. The …
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2010
July
09,
2010
| 00:05 AM Europe/Amsterdam
The anticipation began in August 1985. That summer Germany’s automobile magazines built up their readers’ expectations for the fastest 3 Series BMW of all times. The key data revealed a sports car that would punch way above its class: 200 hp, top …
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April
08,
2010
| 15:00 PM Europe/Amsterdam
Munich. BMW Group Classic is expanding its mission: from the beginning of this year the newly established Motorsport division is offering assistance in everything to do with classic competition vehicles that carry the BMW and Mini badges. The …
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2008
March
27,
2008
| 17:00 PM Europe/Amsterdam
Munich. The star came in pure white: When the 64th Paris Motor Show opened its gates in autumn 1978, sports car fans and lovers had only one destination - the stand of BMW Motorsport GmbH. There they were able to admire a super-low, dynamic new …
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2007
July
10,
2007
| 15:30 PM Europe/Amsterdam
It is one of the most successful chapters in the history of the automobile and in international motorsport alike: the story of the BMW M3 - and to this day, the end of this unique success story is not even in sight.
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