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The first modern mass-produced turbocharged petrol engine was introduced in 2006 (from 1973 to 1975, BMW built 1,672 units of a turbocharged [[BMW M10]] engine for the [[BMW 02 Series]]),<ref>[https://bmw-grouparchiv.de/research/detail/index.xhtml?id=3826800 "BMW 2002 turbo"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425132944/https://bmw-grouparchiv.de/research/detail/index.xhtml?id=3826800 |date=25 April 2023 }}. BMW Group. Retrieved 26 August 2020.</ref> with most engines switching over to turbocharging over the 2010s. The first hybrid BMW was the 2010 [[BMW 7 Series (F01)|BMW ActiveHybrid 7]], and BMW's first mass-production electric car was the [[BMW i3]] city car, which was released in 2013, (from 1968 to 1972, BMW built two battery-electric [[BMW 02 Series|BMW 1602 Elektro]] saloons for the 1972 Olympic Games).<ref>[https://bmw-grouparchiv.de/research/detail/index.xhtml?id=3921907 "BMW 1602 Elektro"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428080131/https://bmw-grouparchiv.de/research/detail/index.xhtml?id=3921907 |date=28 April 2022 }}. BMW. Retrieved 26 August 2020.</ref> After many years of establishing a reputation for sporting rear-wheel drive cars, BMW's first [[front-wheel drive]] car was the 2014 [[BMW 2 Series Active Tourer]] [[Minivan|multi-purpose vehicle (MPV)]].
In March 2018, Daimler and BMW merged their mobility services.<ref>{{Cite
In August 2019, [[Oliver Zipse]] replaced [[Harald Krüger]] as the head of the BMW Group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oliver Zipse appointed new Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG |url=https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0298910EN/oliver-zipse-appointed-new-chairman-of-the-board-of-management-of-bmw-ag?language=en |website=press bmw group}}</ref>
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The key trends of the BMW Group are (as at the financial year ending December 31):<ref>{{Cite web |title=BMW St Fundamentalanalyse {{!}} KGV {{!}} Kennzahlen |url=https://www.boerse.de/fundamental-analyse/BMW-St-Aktie/DE0005190003 |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=boerse.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-14 |title=BMW Fundamentals (2007-2015) |url=http://www.boerse.de/fundamental-analyse/BMW-St-Aktie/DE0005190003 |access-date=2024-08-02
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=== Vehicle importers ===
==== Canada ====
BMW's first dealership in Canada, located in [[Ottawa]], was opened in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Otto's Story|url=http://www.bmwottos.ca/en/ottos_story.php|website=www.bmwottos.ca|access-date=28 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028093821/http://www.bmwottos.ca/en/ottos_story.php |archive-date=28 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1986, BMW established a head office in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=In photos: The evolution and history of BMW as it turns 100 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/in-photos-100-years-of-bmw/article29032892/|access-date=28 October 2017 |website=www.theglobeandmail.com |date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319230610/https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/in-photos-100-years-of-bmw/article29032892/|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
BMW sold 28,149 vehicles in Canada in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of BMW Canada |url=https://www.bmwlondon.ca/history-bmw-canada/|website=www.bmwlondon.ca|access-date=28 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028094453/https://www.bmwlondon.ca/history-bmw-canada/ |archive-date=28 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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