BMW Announce 2012 London Olympic Games Fleet

After announcing its fleet support to the 2012 London Olympic Games, BMW has handed over its first vehicle to the committee – and it’s a bicycle!

A total of 400 BMW bicycles will be used by London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) in the run-up to and during the Games and will be part of a wide range of vehicles supplied by BMW Group.

So apart from the BMW bikes, what other vehicles can we expect to see at the games? Well, the new BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Saloon will make up at least a third of the fleet, chosen for its exceptional fuel efficiency and low CO2 figures of just 109g/ km.

Following its recent global debut, the new BMW 520d EfficientDynamics Saloon will also feature significantly in the 2012 fleet, as well as a special fleet of electric vehicles including 200 MINI Es and BMW 1 Series Active Es.

Motorcycles will feature significantly on the fleet too and their uses will include operational support of road and mountain biking events. BMW will supply a number of different models– R1200RT, R1200GS and F650GS.

Finally, a fleet of BMW Hybrid cars and an innovative electrically-assisted bicycle called the Pedelec – all of which will make their first appearance on British roads - will be on hand to assist the Olympic and Paralympic teams.

“It is a tremendous honour to extend BMW Group’s long term commitment to the UK to this support for London 2012,” said Ian Robertson Marketing Director for BMW Group.

“The variety of different BMW Group vehicles in the London 2012 fleet shows the depth of our dedication to provide sustainable individual transport to meet a broad swathe of different needs. We will supply almost 4,000 vehicles, in addition to the 400 bicycles, from diesels to electric cars, hybrids to motorcycles, as well as innovative new products like the Pedelec. I am also personally delighted that we are able to adapt a number of our vehicles for disabled drivers so that volunteers of different physical abilities can drive our cars.”

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Donna Kelly

15/08/2011