BMW Group on the road to success in Austria

BMW Group on the road to success in Austria

In 2019, the BMW Group in Austria continued on its path to growth and success. A number of new record values ​​were achieved again in 2019. With a consolidatedTotal sales of around seven billion euros, oneInvestment volume of 374 million eurosand a net contribution toAustrian trade balance of 1.8 billion eurosThe BMW Group in Austria continues to be one of the most important companies in the country. This means you are once again making a significant positive contribution.

With the restart of production at the world's largest BMW Group engine plant in Steyr on April 27th and the reopening of many trading operations in Austria and the Central and Southeastern Europe region, the BMW Group in Austria will now gradually ramp up production and sales again.

With around 4,500 employees, the BMW Group Plant Steyr is the BMW Group's largest engine plant in the world and one of the drive competence centers in the global production network. In 2019, over 1.2 million engines (of which 57 percent were gasoline engines and 43 percent diesel engines) and 12.9 million drive components were produced. This means that around half of all new BMW and Mini vehicles sold worldwide have a “heart” from Austria. In the past financial year, BMW Motoren GmbH achieved sales of 3.7 billion euros (plus one percent compared to 2018).

In the past financial year, the BMW Group achieved one in Austriahistorical sales success. Despite the declining overall market (-3.4 percent compared to the previous year) and the generally challenging market environment, more BMWs and MINIs were registered last year than ever before. Overall, they increasedRegistrations increased by 5.7 percent compared to the previous year to 22,500 automobiles. The BMW Group is thus establishing its market leadership in the Austrian premium segment for the first timeover 40 percent.