Official Announcement: BMW Group Design team implements new organisational structure

[BIGW0RM]

Originally Posted by Bimmerfun82

I did too (bought 2). Still hate the grille and think it’s a travesty to the brand.

Same here.

[Erie Von Otto]

Originally Posted by hufington

From this announcement it is clear that they will increase cost-cutting ("cross-brand"), focus more on EV ("Designing digital experiences and sound"), cheapen the used materials while trying to market it as modern and thoughtful ("sustainable and recycled materials"), and the interiors of the various cars of the same brand will look even more alike and basic ("holistic and harmonious integration of the various elements").

I am not sure that they listen to the "customer preferences" as they claim.

This is the breakdown I was thinking about and you articulated clearly.

[Mike_H_]

Originally Posted by bavarianboar

I have co-written research grants and I know about these mechanics, you have PhD students to fund and a lab to run. Who will give you money, the industry, so you ride the wave. It’s an ecosystem of 5 disparate publication sources that co-exist and support each others claim to make it believable and way more compelling. That’s our world today.

It's worth noting that 2023 was the first year that over 10,000 published, peer reviewed papers had to be retracted. Prior years weren't far behind, but 2023 was the first time 10k was broken.

"The number of retractions issued for research articles in 2023 has passed 10,000 — smashing annual records — as publishers struggle to clean up a slew of sham papers and peer-review fraud."