BMW Group

Recognizing potential, shaping growth. Knowing what you stand for. Knowing and using your own strengths - and acting on the basis of a clear strategy. What we have just achieved, however perfect it may be, is always just the starting point for something better. This conviction moves every individual in the BMW Group, it shapes the corporate culture and determines the processes in the company.

Electrification and lightweight construction offer new application potential for high-tech materials

Innovative materials and process technologies ensure sustainable competitiveness in automotive engineering. Current development trends such as electrification and lightweight construction offer new potential applications for high-tech materials. Forward-looking development collaborations between basic research at universities, the supplier industry and automotive manufacturers are important enablers for future product developments. Networking with the corrosion protection function ensures long-term premium quality in customer hands through appropriate coating, process and design expertise.

• Automobiles
• Motorcycle

• Drivetrain electrification
• Lightweight construction
• Corrosion protection
• Innovative interior materials

 Innovations

• High-tech metals in automotive construction
• Fiber-reinforced composites in interiors and exteriors
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• CFRP development for series production
• New materials for e-machines and storage technology
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• Use of high-performance materials in engine development
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• Plastic applications in the exterior/interior
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