Technology expertise for strong industrial partnerships.

The BMW Group first launched its third-party business in 1980. Since then, it has successfully transferred selected cutting-edge technologies to applications beyond its own model series[MG5.1]. Today, BMW Group Technology Solutions brings the company’s extensive experience to enduring partnerships, underpinned by a shared understanding of quality and the ability to unite technology, integration and industrial implementation for maximum impact.

These long-term collaborative partnerships demonstrate how BMW Group technologies can be successfully transferred to real-world industry applications. The process is supported end-to-end by BMW Group Technology Solutions and extends from the adaptation and integration of technologies through to quality management, change management, plant integration, facility development, logistics and aftersales.

Collaborative projects are governed by a clear principle: BMW Group Technology Solutions gives third-party industrial partners access to its state-of-the-art, production-proven technologies as well as its expertise in integration, industrial scaling and rollout. The benefits for partners are tangible: reduced development effort, more predictable scaling, shorter time-to-market and targeted support for access to diverse markets. Technical, quality and regulatory requirements are also addressed throughout the collaboration.

The true potential of an innovation only becomes clear in its real-world application. BMW Group Technology Solutions supports partners in bringing BMW Group technologies into use in their business, from individual components and integrated systems to complete vehicles. Success depends on ensuring close alignment from the outset between the technology, project requirements and considerations around vehicles and manufacturing.

The depth of collaboration depends on the project scope and can extend to partner and supplier networks, production engineering expertise and manufacturing capacity within BMW Group plants. BMW Group Technology Solutions combines these capabilities to create reliable pathways for scaling innovations for industrial application.