BMW mentioned due to the transformation to electromobility and rising authorized necessities, the dangers for small-series producers are rising.
Buying Alpina will enable BMW to form the long-term course of the model because the business goes via a far-reaching transformation towards sustainable mobility, BMW gross sales chief Pieter Nota mentioned in a statement.
Below the deal, BMW will handle the Alpina model and refine automobiles. Alpina will proceed to function the upkeep and spare components enterprise for present and historic BMW Alpina automobiles.
Alpina automobiles are pre-assembled on BMW manufacturing traces and ultimate meeting takes place in workshops in Buchloe. Alpina’s intensive modifications embody tuning engines and transmissions, in addition to tweaking the chassis, aerodynamics, and particular person interiors to buyer specs.
BMW mentioned there can be no adjustments to present aftersales operations, and there shall be an enlargement of present improvement providers for BMW out of Buchloe.
“We acknowledged the challenges going through the automotive business early on and at the moment are setting the appropriate course for Alpina and for our household agency, Bovensiepen,” mentioned Andreas Bovensiepen, co-managing director of Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen.
“We made a aware choice to not promote Alpina to only any producer, as a result of BMW and Alpina have labored collectively and trusted each other for many years,” Bovensiepen mentioned.
Alpina mentioned the deal can have “implications” for workers on the Buchloe web site.
By the top of 2025, BMW intends to supply some Alpina staff new jobs at BMW or assist prepare new employment with associate or provider corporations.
Alpina has been lively in BMW tuning and motorsports from the 1960s onwards and commenced manufacturing passenger automobiles based mostly on BMW merchandise beginning in 1978.
