With its four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services. As a global company, the BMW Group operates 31 production and assembly facilities in 14 countries and has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2016, the BMW Group sold approximately 2.367 million cars and 145,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax was approximately € 9.67 billion on revenues amounting to € 94.16 billion. As of 31 December 2016, the BMW Group had a workforce of 124,729 employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term thinking and responsible action. The company has therefore established ecological and social sustainability throughout the value chain, comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to conserving resources as an integral part of its strategy.
The BMW Group has the vision to be the most successful and sustainable premium provider of individual mobility. Therefore, the company has set itself ten strategic sustainability goals running through to 2020. The goals focus on three areas “Products and services”, “Production and value creation” and “Employees and society”.
The BMW Group is addressing the challenge of reducing CO2 and pollutant emissions in order to protect the climate and air quality. Our portfolio’s move towards lower-emission, more fuel-efficient vehicles is in line with the wishes of many of our customers. Since 2007, our BMW i project has been developing electric vehicles, and has resulted in completely new concepts for individual mobility.
The sustainability performance of the BMW Group has received positive ratings from renowned rating agencies. In 2016, the BMW Group again ranked high in several sustainability indices and received a number of awards.
