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BMW stopped producing ICE in Germany

It is official! On November 10, BMW stopped producing the ICE in its factories in Germany. This does not mean a complete cessation of these engines as production will continue in other BMW plants (Austria and Great Britain).

According to BR24, the last engine produced was the V8, and the 1,200 employees at the Munich plant will start producing electric cars. The new BMW Neue Klasse series will be produced in this factory, and the first model in this series should reach the market in 2025.

This is not a surprise considering that all car manufacturers have already announced that they will switch to the production of fully electric cars by 2035. However, two years ago the Bavarian company confirmed that it will have its in-line 6-cylinder turbo petrol engine, along with a larger and more powerful V8 option. Former BMW M department head, Markus Flasch said in a statement to German media that the company has a technical solution for its turbocharged petrol engines. These engines are already installed in BMW M models, so by fitting with the new Euro 7 standard, the engines will still be on offer. At least until 2030.

Source: BR24

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BMW sales results in nine months of 2023

After most of the world’s car manufacturers announced their sales results for the first nine months of 2023, many of them recorded sales growth, including BMW. This Bavarian giant has sold 1.62 million cars worldwide, surpassing its competitors Mercedes and Audi.

According to the BMW Group report, in the third quarter of this year, BMW sold 621,699 vehicles worldwide, an increase of 5.7 percent compared to the same period in 2022. The closest competitor was Mercedes, which delivered 1.52 million cars since the beginning of the year, with sales growth of 2 percent. Although Audi recorded a sales growth of 16.2% compared to 2022, it was not enough to threaten the position of these two companies. In nine months of this year, Audi sold 1.38 million cars worldwide.

BMW sold 217,138 battery cars on the global market, of which 83,211 were BEVs. Mercedes-Benz delivered 174,471 electric cars, while Audi sold 123,000 vehicles in the same period.

When it comes to the BMW Group (BMW and Mini BEV and PHEV cars), in 3Q BMW delivered a total of 139,943 units, which is a growth of 42%, with a 22.5% market share. The highest demand was for BEV cars (93,931) which recorded an increase of 80 percent, while 46,012 PHEV cars were delivered, a decrease of 1 percent. Since January, the Bavarian company has delivered a total of 385,411 cars (up 36%), of which BEVs 246,867 units (up 93%) and PHEVs 138,544 units (down 11%).

Source: BMW

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BMW ZBF 7er

A video of the BMW ZBF 7er was published on the BMW Group Classic YouTube channel. It’s a concept that few knew about, with an aluminum body, developed in the 90s by a team led by the designer of the BMW 3 Series E36 or Z3 Roadster, Joji Nagashima. Also, it was a futuristic concept at the time that inspired the design of the current models.

The car had a vertical front grille, door handles that retracted into the body, a video camera instead of exterior mirrors (on the right side) and an early version of BMW’s iDrive system. It was 25 years before the first cars were equipped with this type of equipment. It also had specially designed 20″ wheels which was new, as the largest wheel size up to that time was 19″.

The interior of the car was also futuristic. Passengers on the rear bench could use laptops that were integrated into the back of the front seats.

BMW ZBF 7er is exhibited in the space, where a large number of models produced by this Bavarian company are exhibited.

Source: BMW Group Classic via YouTube