Manufacturer of the Year

BMW Group have been named 'Manufacturer of the Year' for the third year in a row by the BusinessCar magazine in recognition of BMW's diverse product portfolio and class-leading running costs. BMW UK which includes BMW Aberdeen has also scooped six other awards from one of the country's leading fleet publications.
The new BMW 5 Series was awarded the title 'Business Car of the Year' for its combination of superior quality build, driving dynamics and class-leading economy. While the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics was scooped 'Green Car of the Year' award.

Sales Director BMW Group UK, Sean Green, said: "To win the big three from BusinessCar is a huge honour, as there are no other awards which can claim that they truly represent the views of the industry in quite the same way. The corporate customer is very important to BMW and with models such as the award winning 320d EfficientDynamics and new BMW 5 Series, we are dedicated to staying ahead of our rivals and exceeding customer expectations."

After great success in 2010, the BMW X5 was again named 'Large 4x4 of the year', the BMW 3 Series took 'Upper Medium Car of the Year' for the second year in a row and the new BMW 5 Series was named 'Executive Car of the Year'. Fleet user Mini was crowned 'Supermini of the Year' for the ninth year in a row.

Paul Barker, BusinessCar Editor, commented: "BMW's massive achievement in providing cars that are both cost-efficient to run and desirable to staff has led to a well deserved and very impressive seven awards, including all three of the headline car awards. BMW's model range meant it would always be the favourite for Manufacturer of the Year thanks to the stunning emissions and economy figures combined with unmatched badge appeal in the corporate sector."