BMW News

Munich. BMW Group sales rose by 7.0% in May compared with the same month last year reaching 128,408 automobiles (prev.yr.: 119,996). For the year to the end of May, the number of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles delivered to customers rose by 2.1% to 580,043 (prev.yr.: 567,940). The sale of ...    Read more

Those who dream of owning a MG roadster will soon have said dreams become a reality. The Agence France-Pressee (via the Globe and Mail ) reports that new MG-owner Nanjing Automobile Corp. re-opened the bankrupt British brand's plant at its Longbridge, England, home. Said Yu Jian Wei, CEO of ...    Read more

30.05.2007 -- The largest gathering of Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts ever, took place on Saturday at the Rolls Royce head office and manufacturing plant at Goodwood, West Sussex.More than 60 of the historic motor cars, built between 1907 and 1926, were displayed before they embarked on a 17-day, 2000-mile tour. The ...    Read more

BMW currently has no plans to utilize full-hybrid powertrains in its upcoming vehicles, according to a report on Headline Auto (via Auto Industry ). However, BMW will utilize technologies from the hybrid-drive system in its vehicles in a package it calls "EfficientDynamics." These technologies include regenerative brakes, which trap ...    Read more

With DaimlerChrysler's sale of Chrysler, Ford's sale of Aston Martin, and a Chinese company's buying the rights to British MG, it shouldn't be surprising to learn that BMW had shown an interest to buy Volvo. According to Autocar , BMW apparently looked into purchasing the Swedish automaker from its ...    Read more

It seems that Europe is not that keen on ethanol as the United States is. Spiegel reports Europe is turning more to biofuels including biodiesel, biomass, hydrogen, and compressed natural gas. Interest in biodiesel is especially hot because about 50 percent of cars sold in Europe are diesels. ...    Read more

Introducing the BMW Concept CS, Germany's leading manufacturer of premium automobiles is presenting the vision of a unique four-door car which combines the exclusivity of a genuine luxury Gran Turismo with the fascinating thrill of a high-performance sports car.This unique combination never seen before offers the perspective to enjoy sheer ...    Read more

A 'world exclusive'? In the land of auto journalism, take that with a grain of road salt, please How many times have you spied a car magazine at the newsstand, or opened up one fresh from your mailbox, to see the words "World Exclusive!" blaring from its cover? Too many, ...    Read more

04/11/2007 -- Munich. The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este is not simply famous because of the participation of unusual classic vehicles. The competition for the latest concept cars and prototypes also turns the weekend at the Grand Hotel Villa d'Este on Lake Como into an outstanding event. In contrast to an ...    Read more

Look for a lot new from BMW during the next three years. According to 4Car News, the German automaker has announced that it plans to release 30 new models worldwide between now and 2010. That actually means, says Tom Purves, CEO of BMW USA, either variations of current ...    Read more

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 4, 2007…The new BMW 5 Series made its North American debut at the New York International Auto Show today. A carefully refined exterior is combined with a striking enhancement of style and sophistication in the interior that underscores the sporting yet elegant and refined character ...    Read more

One would think that being the CEO of a major automobile manufacturer would cause enough worry, but Norbert Reithofer, CEO of BMW, has found one more issue to worry about. That issue is Europe’s CO2 policy. According to Forbes, Reithofer is concerned that the EU's push for more ...    Read more

The BMW brand is celebrating its 90th birthday at the Techno Classica 2007. Munich. The BMW brand is celebrating its 90th birthday at the Techno Classica 2007 show. Together with the MINI Clubs and BMW Clubs, the BMW Group is once again presenting its three brands in Hall 12 at ...    Read more

Munich. The publication "Bracing Breeze Worldwide. BMW 3 Series Convertibles." takes the reader on a guided tour of the six models, from the first BMW Baur Topcabriolet of 1978 right up to the new 2007 3 Series Convertible. New photos show the cars in some of the world's most ...    Read more

The engineers at BMW, apparently, hate traffic as much as you do. So they have developed a traffic control system that gives the car the ability to talk back.Here's how it works. The system, called TALK, picks a specific route from a central computer that gets taffic information from as ...    Read more

Its name alone spells out the epitome of ultimate driving pleasure: the BMW M3. Its name alone spells out the epitome of ultimate driving pleasure: And now the new version of BMW M GmbH’s most successful high-performance sports car bears out this claim once again, at the same time providing ...    Read more

Clemson University will be the latest institution to assist the automobile industry. The idea behind the new Clemson facility is to educate a new group of systems engineers who can serve as project leaders for car makers as well as their suppliers. Thomas Kurfess, director of the Campbell Graduate Engineering ...    Read more

While there's been plenty of news on Japanese and Korean automakers' efforts to increase their marketshare in the fierce auto industry, that doesn't mean their competitors are taking things lying down. Take BMW, for instance. Business Standard writes that Norbert Reithofer, CEO and chairman of BMW, is ...    Read more

Most of us are just getting used to getting video-on-demand (VOD) from our television cable companies.Now 'must be on the cutting edge' automaker BMW has announced that it is working on technology that will allow movies to be downloaded from the Internet into its automobiles.BMW, with the European Space Agency ...    Read more

According to a BMW spokesman, Norbert Reithofer, CEO of the German automaker, has confirmed that it will start production of a new SUV, the X6, some time next year. Reithofer provided few details of the crossover. The spokesman stated that it will draw up coupe and SUV design and attributes. ...    Read more

As technology evolves, new capabilities become possible. One of the newest technological innovation is the ability to send Google maps to a BMW's GPS navigation systems (i.e., iDrive). The data comes in e-mail format which is picked up by the GPS system. The system then logs the address as ...    Read more

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - March 2, 2007... BMW of North America, LLC and BMW Mobile Tradition will display two important pieces of the company's endurance racing history at the March 9th - 11th Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.The grounds of the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island will host the event and the first-ever ...    Read more

BMW has announced that it will start selling diesel-powered vehicles in the world’s largest auto market in 2008.According to the Reuters article (via The Auto Channel), BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer made the announcement at the Geneva Motor Show this week. Neither Reithofer or the article discussed which diesel ...    Read more

Munich/Brussels/Washington. - Ten European partners have completed the HyICE project - Optimization of the Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine three years after the project first began. This initiative, which was promoted by the EU Commission, has resulted in a combustion engine fueled by hydrogen that offers clear advantages over other propulsion ...    Read more

From the new M3 to Bulgaria’s “Univers” compact car concept to a bike airbag, here’s some of the latest news from the autosphere: ...    Read more