BMW corporate operations manager Alan Waldie has left the company. BMW (GB) managing director Jim O'Donnell described the departure as amicable and added: “There has been no disagreement, there is no acrimony. He did a good job for BMW - our growth in the corporate sector has been excellent.”
An exclusive contract to supply batteries for the new Mini range has been awarded by BMW to Varta.
BMW and its dealers are entering the final stages of preparation for the launch of the new Mini. Thousands of jobs in the UK and thousands of pounds of investment by the company's network rest on the success of the rebirth of this motoring icon.<br> AM-online spoke to Mini's general manager Trevor Houghton-Berry on the confidence he has in the new car.
Two models in the new second-generation BMW 3-series Compact range are to go on sale in the UK on August 16.
The first fruits of BMW Group's £22 million skills training programme at its Hams Hall, Warwickshire, engine plant have been harvested in the form of a batch of NVQ awards to employees.
BMW's new car sales in May reached record levels, with the company selling more than 80,000 cars worldwide for the first time - an increase of 7.9% compared to last year.
BMW is the most popular manufacturer in three out of the nine classes of car, analysis of Auto Trader searches has revealed. Both the 3 and 5 Series models gained more than twice as many searches as their nearest rivals.
BMW has today announced the insurance groupings for the Mini, which goes on sale son July 7, and a five-year fixed cost servicing package.
BMW is confident the new Mini, on sale next month, will sell its full allocation of 20,000 units in the UK next year, putting the carmaker among the top 10 best sellers.
MG Rover believes the launch of the 75 Tourer signals an important moment in its plan to revive the company, just over one year after it was bought from BMW for a symbolic £10.
Award winning dealer principal Andrew Hulcoop has joined the management team of Damon Hill's Midlands dealership.
BMW has been granted local authority approval to build a new £60 million home for Rolls-Royce close to the old Goodwood motor racing circuit in West Sussex.
##Cooper--left## BMW says the aim of the designers of the new Mini was to “capture the heart and soul” of the original while using the latest technology, firmly placing the car in the 21st century.
MG Rover has confirmed it is to take control of the Powertrain plant in Longbridge from BMW, enabling the company to produce its own engines as well as supply them to other companies.
BMW says it has drawn a line under its financial involvement with Rover, which cost it £2.5 billion and involved losses of £471m.
BMW has reported record profits for the first quarter of 2001.
MG Rover has postponed its announcement on the financial state of the company one year after it gained its independence from BMW.
##Minibadge--left## Volume production of the Mini One and Mini Cooper begins today at BMW Group's Oxford plant on schedule for a UK launch in July and a European launch in September.
BMW has launched of a full range of 5 Series Sport Touring models with specification levels based on the SE equivalent of each model, but with a host of additional equipment.
Two statistics sum-up BMW's ill-fated attempt to make Rover the supporting brand it believed it needed to raise group car sales and become a global automotive force.
