From left to right

1. Mr. Björn Antonsson, Chief Executive Officer, BMW Financial Services Thailand
2. Mr. Kumpol Pipatanantakurn, Chairman, Europa Motor Group
3. Mr. Stefan Teuchert, President, BMW Group Thailand
4. Mr. Pracha Chivapornthip, Vice Chairman, Vita Co.,Ltd.
5. Mr. Phumchai Kambhato, Chief Country Officer, Deutsche Bank Thailand
6. Mr. Chalatchai Paphatphong, Vice-President, Inter-Media Consultant Co., Ltd.
7. Mr. Wichien Harnpraween, Managing Partner, Wissen & Co., Ltd.

Bangkok. BMW Thailand – led by Mr. Stefan Teuchert (3rd from left), President – recently held the qualifying round of the BMW Golf Cup International 2017 tournament at Nikanti Golf Club, Nakhon Pathom province. This qualification round will see 120 amateur golfers out of 2,400 participants nationwide progress to the national finals, which will conclude with the selection of three winning players to represent Thailand at the World Final round.

BMW Golf Cup International is the world’s largest international tournament series for amateur golfers. The tournament saw the historical victory of Team Thailand as they conquered BMW Golf Cup International World Final 2016 in the National Team Category for the first time ever. This year, BMW Thailand has invited participating golfers to take part in the “Good Deeds for the King” initiative by donating 2,000 baht to Chaipattana Foundation in support of His Majesty the late King Bhumibhol Adulyadej’s sustainable development projects.

The BMW Group

With its three brands BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and 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. As of 31 December 2015, the BMW Group had a workforce of 122,244 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.

BMW Group Thailand

BMW Group Thailand, a subsidiary of BMW AG, Germany, was established on the 3rd October 1998. The three entities of BMW Group Thailand include BMW (Thailand) Co., Ltd. with responsibility for wholesales & marketing of BMW Group products, BMW Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. with responsibility for BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad local production, and BMW Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. with responsibility for financial services offerings to both wholesale and retail customers.

In 2016, BMW Group Thailand delivered 7,923 BMW and MINI vehicles to the customers.

For BMW Motorrad Thailand, new record has been set in 2016 with 1,819 motorcycle deliveries.

In 2017, BMW Group Thailand has begun the new year with the best-ever start to the year with 745 BMW and MINI car deliveries, achieving an impressive +22% growth year-on-year. For BMW Motorrad Thailand, the growth of +22% in January 2017 compared to the same month last year set a new record high after its achievement as the third fastest growing market for BMW Motorrad worldwide in 2016.

On the production side, the BMW Group Manufacturing Thailand plant was founded on BMW Group’s strong belief in the growth potential of Asian markets and Thailand in particular, with its unique location, strong manufacturing base, and ready supply of skilled automotive labor, being an automotive hub for ASEAN.

An investment of over 4.6 billion Baht year-to-date 2016 has been invested into expansion of plant Rayong in terms of assembling processes, aiming to meet growing customer demand. In addition, with approximately 4 billion Thai Baht representing the amount of annual purchasing in Thailand, the BMW Global Purchasing office has been established in Thailand. This is to source various components from local suppliers in Thailand and the broader ASEAN region, in order to supply the entire BMW production network of 31 production and assembly facilities, located in 14 countries worldwide.

As of 2016, BMW Group Manufacturing Thailand produces the following 19 models: BMW 1 Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW X1, BMW X3, BMW X4, BMW X5, and MINI Countryman. For BMW Motorrad the BMW F 800 R, BMW F 800 GS, BMW F 700 GS, BMW R 1200 GS, BMW R 1200 GS Adventure, BMW F 800 GT, BMW S 1000 R, BMW S 1000 RR and BMW S 1000 XR are also locally assembled at the plant. In addition, BMW Group Manufacturing Thailand now assembles two BMW plug-in hybrid models; BMW 330e and BMW X5 xDrive40e.

Starting from May 2016, BMW Group Manufacturing Thailand’s assembly line capability has been expanded for the purpose of exporting the BMW X3 and BMW X5 to China as well.

For further information, please contact:
BMW Group Thailand

1-800-269-269

www.bmw.co.th
www.mini.co.th
www.bmw-motorrad.co.th

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