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BMW UK March News in Brief
Fri Mar 01 10:29:47 CET 2024 Press Release
• BMW i5 named Best Executive Car at UKCOTY • Matt Collins named 35th Most Influential Person by GREENFLEET • First Winter edition YOXMAN, powered by BMW, offered 100 guests test drives in top luxury BMW models
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- BMW i5 named Best Executive Car at UKCOTY
- Matt Collins named 35th Most Influential Person by GREENFLEET
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First Winter edition YOXMAN, powered by BMW, offered 100
guests test drives in top luxury BMW models
BMW i5 clinches Best Executive Car at UK Car of the
Year
The UK Car of the Year Awards (UKCOTY) is a wholly
independent set of awards, designed to highlight and advise on the
best new cars on the market specifically for UK customers. To qualify
for the award, the car needs to have been launched on or after 1
January 2023, or be on sale by 31 December 2023.
The eighth generation BMW 5 Series launched in May 2023 and
offers an all-electric drivetrain for the first-time with the BMW i5.
Fusing advanced technology with elegant and sporting saloon style, the
all-new BMW i5 Saloon has impressed from the offset and has now added
a ninth award to its tally, picking up Best Executive Car at the
UKCOTY Awards 2024.
The top model of each category, seven in total, is then put
forward for the overall UK Car of the Year award, which is decided by
30-strong panel of judges consisting of the most knowledgeable and
influential automotive journalists in the UK.
John Challen, Editor and Managing Director, UK Car of the Year
Awards said: “Impressive inside and out, the i5 exudes quality,
performance and class. Just a wonderful place to spend time in – no
excuse is needed to go for a drive!”.
Matt Collins named in GREENFLEET magazine’s Top 100 Most
Influential People
BMW was awarded GREENFLEET’s
accolade of Fleet Car Manufacturer of the Year for 2023, with the
magazine highlighting the broad range of models that are successful in
the fleet market as a key reason for the win. Now, BMW Group UK
Corporate Sales General Manager, Matt Collins, has been named the
35th most standout figure in fleet by GREENFLEET magazine
for 2024. Green Fleet Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential people list
is designed to demonstrate the individuals that have made a
significant contribution to fleet decarbonisation over the year.
A new entry to the list in 2024, Matt has worked for BMW since
2006 and has gained experience across the Group, including time
working in Western USA, where he gained useful insights into the
rapidly evolving EV market in California. Utilising this knowledge of
electric mobility on his return to BMW UK has allowed Matt to further
EVs within corporate fleets.
YOXMAN at Wilderness Reserve, powered by BMW
Following the announcement of BMW’s partnership with Wilderness
Reserve, a collection of restored properties in rural Suffolk, in July
2023, the collaboration has continued into 2024 with the first Winter
Edition of YOXMAN in January. The one-of-a-kind Michelin Star dining
experience, which took place on the stunning 8,000-acre estate,
showcased exceptional food and entertainment from some of the UK’s
leading chefs - Tom Aikens, Raymond Blanc and Alex Dilling.
Year round, BMW UK provides complimentary transport around the
estate to all Wilderness Reserve guests in either an all-electric BMW
iX or i4. As a headline partner of YOXMAN, BMW also offered the 100
guests in attendance a test drive in BMW’s most luxurious models: the
BMW i7, XM, X7 and M8.
ENDS
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