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14 Group Management Report
14 A Review of the Financial Year
16 General Economic Environment
20 Review of Operations
42 BMW Stock and Bonds
45 Disclosures pursuant to § 289 (4)
and § 315 (4) HGB
47 Financial Analysis
47 Internal Management System
49 Earnings Performance
51 Financial Position
52 Net Assets Position
55 Subsequent Events Report
55 Value Added Statement
57 Key Performance Figures
58 Comments on BMW AG
62 Risk Management
68 Outlook
foil or protective covers. One year earlier the equivalent
percentage stood at  . In line with the BMW Group’s
policy to eliminate the use of surface protection, it was
possible to shut down the last remaining car body con-
servation facilities.
Environmentally friendly transportation solutions
The BMW Group also managed to reduce the negative
environmental impact caused by transporting goods along
the whole chain from purchasing to delivery. The propor-
tion of goods transported by air freight to international
plants was halved in  by further measures to optimise
the supply chain. Accordingly, air freight accounted for only
.  of all goods transported : . . The percentage
of goods transported by sea freight rose from .  in
 to .  in . The equivalent percentage for rail
fell
slightly from .  in  to .  in , while that for
road was reduced from .  to .  .
In all, .  of all new vehicles left the BMW Group’s plants
by rail, a reduction of . percentage points against the
previous year. This was partly due to a shift in sales to mar-
kets that cannot be supplied by rail. The use of an addi-
tional
harbour in the USA made it possible to reduce the
distances travelled by trucks.
Sustainable mobility as the goal
The BMW Group is aware of its responsibility to protect
the climate and is working with great determination on
solutions that promote sustainable mobility. The strategy
pursued can be subdivided into three phases:
. The BMW Group is continuously improving the fuel
economy of its vehicles with a combination of highly
efficient engines, optimised energy management, inno-
vative lightweight construction and improved aero-
dynamics.
. In the medium term, the Group is additionally increasing
fuel economy by a wide range of measures from electri-
fication of the drive train through to hybrid solutions.
. In the long term, the BMW Group is committed to the
forward-looking use of hydrogen gained from renewable
sources.
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) per vehicle produced
in kg / vehicle
2.75
2.50
2.25
2.00
1.75
1.50
04 05 06 07
* 08
2.26 2.07 2.04 2.36 1.96
* B
asis for data expanded in  from ten to  locations. Until : Munich,
Dingolfing, Landshut, Regensburg, Leipzig, Steyr, Rosslyn, Spartanburg, Hams Hall,
Oxford. Since :
Berlin (brake disc production), Eisenach, Swindon, Goodwood,
Rayong (assembly), Chennai
(assembly) and BMW Brilliance in Shenyang.
Waste for disposal* per vehicle produced
in kg / vehicle
17.5
15.0
12.5
10.0
7.5
5.0
07 08
16.17 14.84
* “Waste for disposal per vehicle produced“ became a performance indicator in 
and has been reported since then.
2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 long-term
BMW Group cuts
fuel consumption in
Germany pursuant to
VDA agreement of
 by  by almost
 .
BMW Hydrogen 
is presented to the
public.
Introduction of
Efficient Dynamics
measures in nu-
merous BMW and
MINI models.
About   of the
BMW Group’s new
vehicles in Europe
emitting a maximum
of  g CO/km.
More than one mil-
lion vehicles equip-
ped with Efficient
Dynamics.
A fleet of approxi-
mately  purely
electrically driven
cars, the MINI E,
put to the test
in everyday traffic
conditions.
BMW Group is pro-
viding vehicles for
sustainable mobility
in densely populated
areas.
First BMW Group
vehicles with
hybrid drive.
Use of regenerative
hydrogen as fuel in
motor traffic.
Roadmap of the BMW Group for sustainable mobility
Adoption
of the Efficient
Dynamics
strategy.