2004
SECURING THE SITE’S FUTURE.
On 2-3 July, the BMW engine plant celebrated both its 25th anniversary and commissioning of its seventh phase of expansion, which was completed after roughly two years’ construction with a total investment of around 500 million euros. The total area of the BMW Steyr site now covers approx. 310,000 m². An innovative new six-cylinder petrol-engine generation also ramped up in July and BMW became the first manufacturer worldwide to use high-performance engines with aluminium-magnesium alloy crankshafts in its cars.
2007
ENGINE MILESTONE.
On 13 June 2007, the plant produced its 10-millionth engine.
2008
TWO-DAY ENGINE.
The two-day engine was a logistical masterpiece, with a lead time, between mounting the basic engine and installation of the finished engine at one of the BMW vehicle plants in Germany, of just two working days. In 2009, BMW Group Plant Steyr won the Austrian Logistics Award and, in 2010, Fraunhofer Austria’s "Fabrik2010" Award.