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18 COMBINED MANAGEMENT REPORT
18 General Information on the BMW Group
23 Report on Economic Position
23 General and Sector-specific
Environment
27 Overall Assessment by Management
27 Financial and Non-financial
Performance Indicators
29 Review of Operations
29 Automotive Segment
35 Motorcycles Segment
36 Financial Services Segment
38 Research and Development
41 Purchasing
42 Sales and Marketing
44 Workforce
45 Sustainability
49 Results of Operations, Financial
Position and Net Assets
59 Comments on Financial Statements
of BMW AG
62 Events after the End of the
Reporting Period
63 Report on Outlook, Risks and
Opportunities
81 Internal Control System and Risk
Management System Relevant for the
Financial Reporting Process
83
Disclosures Relevant for Takeovers
and Explanatory Comments
87 BMW Stock and Capital Markets
Workforce numbers higher
At 31 December 2015, the BMW Group employed a work-
force
of 122,244 people worldwide, 5.1 % more than one
year earlier (2014: 116,324 employees). The enlargement
mainly reflects the ongoing expansion of the Group’s
international production network in addition to the tar-
geted recruitment of the engineers, IT specialists and
skilled workers it needs to forge ahead with continually
developing new technologies.
Dual vocational training expanded worldwide
The BMW Group expanded its international training
activities in 2015 with the addition of new vocational
training centres in Brazil, Mexico and Thailand. The
number of new entrants at German sites offering voca-
tional training remained constant at 1,200 apprentices.
All told, some 1,500 apprentices commenced training
with the BMW Group in the course of 2015. At the end
of the reporting period, 4,700 young people were in
vocational training and training programmes for promis-
ing talent (2014: 4,595 apprentices; + 2.3 %).
High level of investment to promote employee skill sets
At € 352 million, expenditure on basic and further
training was 5.1 % higher than one year earlier (2014:
€ 335 million). Further training mainly focused on-
advanced production techniques and new vehicle de-
velopment technologies.
Further progress made as attractive employer
The BMW Group retained its status as one of world’s
most attractive employers in 2015. In the latest “World’s
Most Attractive Employers” rankings published by the
agency Universum, the BMW Group was once again
named best German employer across all sectors and
the most attractive automotive company in the world.
The BMW Group again improved its ranking according
to the Trendence agency’s “European Graduate Barome-
WORKFORCE
ter”. In Trendence’s “Young Professional Barometer
Germany”, the BMW Group occupied first place for the
fourth year in a row. In Universum’s “Young Profes-
sionals Study Germany”,
the BMW Group achieved its
best results since 2007, taking first place in the “Engi-
neering” and “Business”
categories and coming third in
the “IT” category.
Diversity as a competitive factor
Diversity constitutes a key factor in ensuring the BMW
Group’s continued competitiveness going forward,
focusing on the three aspects of gender, origin / cultural
background, and age / experience. Equal opportunities
for all employees must be ensured, and diversity in
the
workforce encouraged and put to good use. In 2015,
various measures were implemented with the aim of
promoting diversity within the Group.
The proportion of women in the workforce as a whole,
both in management functions and in training pro-
grammes for young employees and interns, continued
to increase. The figure for women as a percentage of
the total BMW Group workforce improved to 18.1 %
(BMW AG: 15.3 %), ahead of the internal target range
BMW Group employees
31.12. 2015 31.12. 2014 Change
in %
Automotive 111,410 106,064 5.0
Motorcycles 3,021 2,894 4.4
Financial Services 7,697 7,245 6.2
Other 116 121 – 4.1
BMW Group 122,244 116,324 5.1
BMW Group apprentices at 31 December
4,500
3,750
3,000
2,250
1,500
7 5 0
11 12 13 14 15
3,899 4,266 4,445 4,595 4,700