Three years ago, BMW inked a deal to purchase Alpina, a German company known for building fast but comfortable BMW models. BMW previously pre-assembled a vehicle, then sent it off to Alpina for final tuning; it was a complicated, expensive process. That arrangement is set to expire at the end of 2025, meaning BMW can likely start building Alpina models like the XB7 fully in-house starting in 2026. This might explain why the Bavarian automaker was recently caught filing a patent for a new Alpina logo.
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