BMW has introduced new technologies and strategies to use raw materials, energy, air and water more economically and efficiently. New ways of working can reduce congestion and protect the environment.
Water is reused, in some plants up to six times.
It requires only two cubic metres of water to produce a BMW car. As far as possible, BMW transports the finished product by rail. Efforts are made to ensure that deliveries are co-ordinated in order to minimise the use of empty rail freight cars. During paint spraying, particles of paint that fail to adhere to the car may escape into the atmosphere and are filtered out using complex systems. Office waste is recycled.