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BMW Breathes New Life into Alpina as a Standalone Brand for Specially Curated Cars

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BMW Alpina looks to take a leaf out of the Mercedes-Maybach book, with BMW's new subbrand devoted to luxury devotees.

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The German car group BMW obtained on 1 January 2026 exclusive rights on the Alpine brand and officially launchs the brand "under the umbrella" BMW Group. Alpina is officially recognized as a car manufacturer and is a partner of BMW...

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As of January 1, 2026, an exclusive, independent BMW Alpina brand will be created within the BMW Group. This is the fulfillment of the plan to transfer the rights to the Alpina trademark. It is no longer held by the family of founder Burkard Bovensiepen, but directly by the BMW automobile manufacturer, with which the tuner was closely associated.

BMW ALPINA is presented as a new brand within the BMW Group alongside the parent company, MINI and Rolls-Royce. After many years in operation, Alpina officially becomes a brand of the BMW Group that will be placed between Bavaria and Rolls-Royce, complicating things to their English rivals.The BMW Group has announced its great novelty by 2026: it has a new brand.We already knew MINI, BMW and Rolls-Royce, of course, but the Germans consider that …

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Car Throttle broke the news in on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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