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 "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
 "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "cite_as": "Nozzle4, https://nozzle4.com/data/",
 "note": "Compiled by Nozzle4 from the sources linked on each row. The facts belong to their sources; the compilation is licensed CC BY 4.0, so use it with a credit and a link.",
 "slug": "bmw-group",
 "name": "BMW Group",
 "status": "listed",
 "status_label": "Listed",
 "segment": "Automotive, consumer and medical buyers",
 "page": "https://nozzle4.com/companies/bmw-group/",
 "listing": {
  "exchange": "XETR",
  "ticker": "BMW",
  "tradingview_symbol": "XETR:BMW"
 },
 "headquarters": "Munich, Germany",
 "founded": 1916,
 "ownership": "Listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (BMW)",
 "technologies": [
  "MJF",
  "L-PBF",
  "WAAM",
  "binder jet"
 ],
 "description": "Runs one of the largest in-house additive operations of any carmaker, at its Additive Manufacturing Campus near Munich. Metal printing for series parts, in particular wire arc additive, is the stated next step.",
 "last_checked": "2026-10-23",
 "timeline": [
  {
   "date": "2018",
   "title": "Announces over one million parts printed in ten years, the millionth a nylon window guide rail for the i8 Roadster on HP Multi Jet Fusion",
   "detail": null,
   "source": "https://www.voxelmatters.com/bmw-additive-manufacturing/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Jun 2020",
   "title": "Completes the Additive Manufacturing Campus at Oberschleissheim, announced in 2018 at 10 million euros and finished at 15 million",
   "detail": null,
   "source": "https://bimmerlife.com/2020/06/27/bmw-completes-3d-printing-campus/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025",
   "title": "Vehicle testing of wire arc additive components begins",
   "detail": null,
   "source": "https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/news/general/2026/additive-manufacturing.html"
  },
  {
   "date": "Mar 2026",
   "title": "Says 3D printed parts are in series production across BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad",
   "detail": null,
   "source": "https://manufactur3dmag.com/bmw-integrates-3d-printed-car-parts-all-brands/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Jul 2026",
   "title": "The campus has produced over 1.6 million parts since 2020, with about 100,000 more a year printed at vehicle plants",
   "detail": null,
   "source": "https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/news/general/2026/additive-manufacturing.html"
  },
  {
   "date": "Jul 2026",
   "title": "Schedules series production of wire arc additive components for 2027",
   "detail": null,
   "source": "https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/news/general/2026/additive-manufacturing.html"
  }
 ]
}