A recognized automobile manufacturer since 1983 — not a BMW tuner
Burkard Bovensiepen founded Alpina on January 1, 1965 in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, initially tuning carburetors for BMW road cars. By the late 1970s Alpina had moved from tuning parts to building complete cars on BMW platforms, and in 1983 the German Federal Ministry of Transport formally recognized Alpina as an independent automobile manufacturer — meaning Alpina-built cars are registered and titled as Alpina, not BMW, distinct from ordinary aftermarket tuners. BMW acquired full ownership of Alpina in 2022 and the two companies' traditional arrangement wound down, with the brand folded in as BMW Alpina in 2025 — so cars built under the original independent-manufacturer arrangement now represent a closing chapter that already reads as more collectible than when they were new.
Alpina, model by model
Alpina built across nearly the entire BMW lineup over six decades — ask us about your specific model and generation.
B7 Turbo
1978–2000s (Multiple Generations)
Alpina's turbocharged flagship sedan across multiple BMW 7 Series generations, built under Alpina's own recognized-manufacturer status with distinctive Alpina wheels, striping, and cabin trim not available on any factory BMW.
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B3
1988–Present (Multiple Generations)
Alpina's 3 Series-based sport sedan and touring, offered across E30 through current G20-generation platforms, blending Alpina's own engine and chassis tuning with genuine daily-usability rather than a track-only focus.
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XB7
2020–Present
Alpina's current flagship SUV, based on the BMW X7 and finished in the brand's signature Alpina Blue Metallic, representing the most recent generation of cars built under Alpina's independent-manufacturer status before BMW's 2022 acquisition.
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What published insurance data actually shows
The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) — a nonprofit affiliated with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety — publishes real collision loss statistics by vehicle series, and we cite that data on several of our other marque pages where it exists. It doesn't exist for Alpina specifically. HLDI tracks losses by standard manufacturer VIN series, and while Alpina has carried its own recognized manufacturer status in Germany since 1983, its US-market volume is low enough, and its model range varied enough across decades of BMW platforms, that no meaningful aggregate loss data exists here. We'd rather tell you plainly that the data doesn't exist than cite a number that isn't real. What this means in practice: a genuine Alpina has to be underwritten individually, based on its specific documented build, by a carrier that understands the difference between an Alpina and a standard BMW.
What carriers actually ask before they'll write coverage
Carriers want documentation confirming a car is a genuine, factory-built Alpina — Alpina's own manufacturer registration and VIN, build records, and confirmation of which generation and specification were delivered, since Alpina's lineup has spanned nearly every BMW platform for six decades. Given how much of Alpina's value proposition rests on its distinct manufacturer status, insurers need paperwork reflecting the actual Alpina build, not a generic BMW valuation.
Some Alpina owners showcase their car. Others keep it entirely private. Both are covered correctly.
Many Alpina owners use their cars as genuine daily drivers, since Alpina models are engineered around real-world comfort and usability rather than track-only performance. Owners of rarer, discontinued models — particularly cars built under Alpina's now-closed independent-manufacturer era — increasingly favor more careful, preservation-minded use given the brand's 2022–2025 transition. Both are legitimate ownership styles, and both change what the policy needs to account for.
An independent brokerage, not a single carrier
We're not captive to one insurance company, and we're not a dealership finance office. That independence is the point: our only job is finding you the right coverage at the right price, then advocating for you if you ever need to use it.
Access to multiple carriers
We shop coverage across a range of specialty and standard carriers instead of pricing everything through one company's rate table, so you see real options instead of a single take-it-or-leave-it quote.
Bundle for a better rate
Combine your Alpina with your home, everyday autos, umbrella liability, other collector vehicles, and — where it applies — your business insurance. Carriers price account relationships, and that often means meaningfully better terms across the board.
Four things a standard policy misses
Agreed value reflecting the Alpina build, not the base BMW
The payout is set based on the actual documented Alpina specification — not a generic BMW valuation guide that has no way to price Alpina's own engine, chassis, and trim work.
Genuine Alpina manufacturer documentation
Coverage built around verifying real Alpina registration and VIN records — essential given Alpina's distinct legal manufacturer status in Germany since 1983.
Closing-era production considerations
For cars built before BMW's 2022 acquisition and the 2025 BMW Alpina transition, documentation of the vehicle's place in that now-closed independent era can matter for value.
Multi-vehicle & collection discounts
Households with more than one Alpina, or an Alpina alongside other collector or performance vehicles, are often eligible for meaningfully better account-level pricing.
Get your Alpina covered correctly
Tell us about your car — model, build, how you use it, and anything else worth knowing — and we'll put together agreed-value coverage shopped across multiple carriers.