BMW Group begins series production of the BMW i3 electric car in Leipzig

The BMW Group entered a new era in automotive construction with the start of series production of the BMW i3. The world's first premium electric vehicle to be purpose-designed for this form of drive system is the result of an all-encompassing development approach targeted

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Rolls-Royce appoints new Director of Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that Frank Ludwig (42) has joined the company as Director of Manufacturing. In his previous role he was Director, Painted Body for BMW in Leipzig, Germany.

Frank joined BMW in 2002 as General Manager, Manufacturing Body

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100,000th Porsche Panamera leaves the Leipzig Plant

The Porsche plant in Leipzig, Germany, is producing the 100,000th Panamera. Back in 2009, the decision to produce this new Porsche model series and manufacture the first customer vehicle started a success story.

"In over 120 countries, Panamera customers

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BMW Group and Boeing to collaborate on carbon fiber recycling

The BMW Group and Boeing signed a collaboration agreement to participate in joint research for carbon fiber recycling as well as share manufacturing knowledge and explore automation opportunities.

Both the BMW Group and Boeing are pioneering the use of

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Porsche Leipzig plant builds 500,000th vehicle

The 500,000th vehicle rolled-off the production line in Porsche's plant in Saxony. The anniversary sports car is a white Cayenne with a V8 engine and was converted into a command vehicle for the Leipzig fire brigade with the assistance of Porsche's apprentices. In

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New car buyers put the Porsche 911 in first place

In its latest survey, J.D. Power and Associates has issued a solid-gold certificate again to Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG - In its 'Initial Quality Study' on customer satisfaction, the Porsche 911 – the icon of the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer

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Girls’ Day at Porsche in Zuffenhausen, Weissach and Leipzig

Changing brake pads, painting vehicles, assembling engines – can girls make cars? At tomorrow’s nationwide Girls’ Day, secondary (modern) and grammar school girls will have the opportunity to get a taste of occupations that are typically a man’s domain.

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