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Celebrating success in 2023 - December News in Brief from BMW UK
Fri Dec 15 11:01:09 CET 2023 Press Release
BMW UK is pleased to be celebrating another successful year end, collecting a host of awards across the winter period, including accolades from Top Gear, Carwow, Electrifying.com, The Car Expert and GREENFLEET. The newly launched BMW i5 received the first awards since its market launch in October 2023, with three category wins.
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BMW UK is pleased to be celebrating another successful year end,
collecting a host of awards across the winter period, including
accolades from Top Gear, Carwow, Electrifying.com, The Car Expert and
GREENFLEET. The newly launched BMW i5 received the first awards since
its market launch in October 2023, with three category wins.
2023 was another hugely successful year for BMW in the UK, with
the brand achieving more than 50 major independent awards. The BMW i7
continued to impress judges following its launch last year, picking up
nine prizes across the year, whilst the BMW UK was awarded ‘Fleet
Manufacturer of the Year’ by three industry leading outlets.
Frank van Meel collects ‘All The Car You’ll Ever Need’ win at
Top Gear Awards 2023
The Top Gear Awards celebrated
the greatest cars of 2023 amongst a host of industry experts and
leaders in November. Flying to London especially for the awards, BMW M
CEO Frank van Meel took to the stage to accept the award ‘All The Car
You’ll Ever Need’ for the BMW M3 Touring, a car first World Premiered
in the UK at Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2022.
The first-ever BMW M3 Touring blends blistering performance with
everyday practicality with Top Gear Editor-in-Chief Jack Rix adding:
“The M3 Touring hits every base on the bullseye. It’s exquisitely
trimmed and lavishly equipped, yet it’ll moisten your palms, dry your
throat and griddle your backside between home and the tip.”
All-new BMW i5 wins at Carwow ‘Car of the year’ Awards
2024
The Carwow 2024 awards showcased the very best cars
on the market, alongside an array of highly commended alternatives,
whatever a customer’s budget. The content team - who run Carwow’s
YouTube channel with over 8 million subscribers - reviewed hundreds of
vehicles over 2023 and decided on 12 category winners, recognising and
celebrating the cream of the crop.
Launched in the UK in October 2023, the BMW i5 is the eighth
generation 5 Series and the first all-electric iteration of the model.
Fusing advanced technology with elegant and sporty style, the new i5
won the ‘Comfortable Cruiser’ award from Carwow for 2024. Mat Watson,
Carwow Chief Content Officer, said: “The 5 Series is BMW’s legendary
saloon, so updating it always comes with pressure. But the first
electric i5? Nailed it! BMW has built a posh premium electric car
that’s good for the family but also good to drive, has loads of tech,
buckets of performance and is a brilliant long-distance cruiser.”
Alongside the category win for the new all-electric model, BMW
picked up five commendations for a variety of its models. The BMW X7
was Highly Commended in the ‘Family Values’ award category, the BMW M3
Touring was Highly Commended in ‘Desirability’ award category and the
BMW M5 was Highly Commended for ‘2024's Most Anticipated New Car’. The
BMW M2 was Highly Commended in the ‘Pleasure of Driving’ award
category and the BMW i7 rear screens were also Highly Commended in the
‘Tech Trailblazer’ award category.
BMW i5 named Best Premium Electric Car at Electrifying.com
Awards 2024
The Electrifying.com Awards are given to
the brands, fully electric vehicles and innovations that an expert
panel of judges believe represent a significant achievement in the
field. The judging panel consisted of a variety of experienced and
trusted electric car reviewers including; Founder and CEO of
Electrifying.com, Ginny Buckley; Associate Editor at Electrifying.com
and Formula E presenter, Nicki Shields; and experienced automotive
journalist, and EV advocate, Tom Barnard.
The BMW i5 – which Electrifying.com first featured on their
channel in May 2023 – has been awarded Premium Electric Car of the
Year at the 2024 awards. Ginny Buckley said: “Premium cars are all
about making you feel special through their quality, performance,
technology and comfort. Our Electrifying.com Premium Car of the Year -
the BMW i5 - has all of those attributes in spades.”
Three category wins for BMW at The Car Expert Awards
2024
Using the power of their exclusive Expert Rating
Index, The Car Experts tracked new car reviews from 35 of the UK’s
leading motoring websites over the last 12 months and compiled all of
the scores awarded to each new model. These scores are then fed into a
sophisticated algorithm that accounts for the various different
scoring system that the different websites and magazines use, which
then allows the awards to be given for the very best new cars
customers can buy in 2023.
BMW has rounded out 2023 with not one but three category wins at
The Car Expert Awards 2024, with the all-new BMW i5 being awarded Best
Large Car on the night, alongside the BMW M2 receiving Best
Performance Car and finally the BMW i7 being honoured with Best Luxury Car.
Stuart Masson, Editorial Director at The Car Expert, heralded
the importance of the 5 Series model stating: “The arrival of any new
5 Series is a seminal moment for the car industry,” and further went
on to praise the introduction of the new electric derivative “The i5
has moved straight to the top of the premium executive class, with a
sublime mix of comfort, quality and advanced technology.”
For the third year running, BMW has been awarded the performance
car award. Built on its predecessor with an increased performance and
an enhanced specification the M2 takes the trophy for the Performance
Car of the Year, Masson said: “Its performance will scare a few
supercars, both in a straight line and through the trickiest of
corners. A triumph.”
Finishing the year with a ninth accolade, the BMW i7 embodies
luxury and technology, with the latest generation of the flagship
saloon defining the luxury segment with Stuart Masson stating: “The
BMW i7 has received near-universal praise from the UK media since its
arrival, with its spacious and tech-laden cabin being earmarked as a
particular highlight.”
BMW recognised as Fleet Car Manufacturer of the Year at 2023
GREENFLEET Awards
The 2023 GREENFLEET awards continued
to celebrate environmental excellence within the fleet sector, taking
a close look at organisation and individuals that have gone above and
beyond to reduce transport emissions.
The event - which took place at the British Motor Museum and was
attended by the BMW Corporate Sales team - saw BMW take the top spot
as Fleet Car Manufacturer of the Year. Colin Boyton, GREENFLEET Event
Manager, said “This was one of the most hotly-contested categories
this year. A leading name on most UK fleet option lists, BMW is taking
electrification seriously, with electric versions of its staple models
at its core, and electric SUV models complimenting its line-up.”
GREENFLEET is the third major title to name BMW Fleet
Manufacturer of the Year in 2023, following the Fleet News Awards and
the Business Car Awards.
ENDS
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Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading
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In 2022, the BMW Group sold nearly 2.4 million passenger
vehicles and more than 202,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit
before tax in the financial year 2022 was € 23.5 billion on revenues
amounting to € 142.6 billion. As of 31 December 2022, the BMW Group
had a workforce of 149,475 employees.
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thinking and responsible action. The company set the course for the
future at an early stage and consistently makes sustainability and
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the supply chain through production to the end of the use phase of all products.
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