BMW 5 Series GT Official Unveiling
13 Feb 2009, 11:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For all those of you who thought than BMW's life as a company will end with Chris Bangles' sudden departure, the German car maker prepared a treat, as the new BMW 5 series GT was officiall...
Mini E Test Delayed by Flood of Applicants
11 Feb 2009, 16:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / No, there is no technical problem with Project i's Mini Electric and no, BMW has not ran out of money for the US test. It's just that so many applicants have registered as Mini wannabe tes...
Sandstorm Ruins 2nd Day of Testing in Bahrain
11 Feb 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If it's not a fog interrupting the testing action at Bahrain, it's a sandstorm. After yesterday''s session on the Sakhir circuit was cut due to intense fog, this morning's m...
Mini Plans a Diesel for the US Market
11 Feb 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Already present in other parts of the world with diesel engines, BMW's Mini now turns its attention to the American market. Tighter car emission regulations that are in effect in the US have ke...
Karl Baumer Moves at the Top of BMW Welt
10 Feb 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / With so many car manufacturers making changes in their management board, it was high time BMW began to make its own managing modifications, probably to better cope with the financial downturn. St...
BMW January Sales Drop 24.7 Percent
9 Feb 2009, 16:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already knew that January brought very low sales for most automakers so a 24.7 percent drop for BMW shouldn't amaze anyone. Well, German manufacturer BMW, a company that was often described ...
BMW US Sales Go Down 15 Percent
6 Feb 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The BMW Group US January sales report saw a decrease of 15.5 percent compared to the same month in 2008. A total of 14,314 vehicles were sold, as opposed the 16,935 units sold last year, includin...
BMW Alpina B6 GT3 Detailed Before Geneva
6 Feb 2009, 09:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Alpina released information and photos of its BMW 6 series based GT3 racer before the official unveiling at the Geneva Auto Show in March, where the company will also star another Alpina creation, t...
BMW 335d Sedan and X5 xDrive35d Qualify for Tax Credit
6 Feb 2009, 08:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW hast just announced that buyers of the 335d Sedan and X5 xDrive35d Sports Activity Vehicle will benefit from a $900 and $1800 tax credit, respectively after the two models qualified for the so-c...
BMW S1000RR Detailed
4 Feb 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW today unveiled details regarding the newly-developed S1000RR road bike as the motorcycle managed to pass FIM race homologation for the World Superbike championship. The motorcycle is powered by ...
Fiat-Chrysler Alliance - a Good Way, but Not the Only Way
4 Feb 2009, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler says the upcoming alliance with Italian automaker Fiat could be very prosperous, but it is not the only option it has. The company refrained from other comments and made no reference as to ...
Why Bangle Left BMW
4 Feb 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bangle's radical design ideas are what might be behind his decision to part ways with BMW. Project i, a concept meant to develop city cars and look into transportation solutions for urban areas...
Daimler AG Deny F1 Vote
3 Feb 2009, 17:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Daimler AG have denied rumors that they are considering pulling out of the sport at the end of 2009. The German company have in turn reaffirmed their commitment to their F1 operations, but denied ha...
BMW Leads All-Wheel Drive Sector in Australia
3 Feb 2009, 15:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / According to the 2008 sales results, BMW leads the all-wheel drive sector, as it managed to deliver way more vehicles fitted with such a system than its Australian competitors. More than 323,000 uni...
Chris Bangle Quits BMW, Auto Industry
3 Feb 2009, 14:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Christopher Edward Bangle, BMW Group's chief designer is quitting his job “to pursue his own design-related endeavors beyond the auto industry”, said BMW officials according to Auto...
BMW M Car Sales Up 50 Percent in 2008
3 Feb 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite the difficult market conditions that slashed sales all over the world, BMW M Automobiles today unveiled the 2008 financial results, revealing the second-best result in the thirty-year histor...
Mercedes & BMW to Leave F1?
3 Feb 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 is on the brink of losing two of its most appreciated manufacturers in 2010, according to reports from German magazine Focus. The two companies are allegedly considering retirement from th...
BMW Says No Dual-Clutch, Opts for Eight-Speed Automatic
3 Feb 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW will rely more on eight-speed automatic transmissions and less on dual-clutch systems, Klaus Draeger, BMW’s development chief said today, pointing to a number of advantages brought by an a...
PSA Peugeot Citroen and BMW Discuss Alliance
3 Feb 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Forming strategic alliances during recession times seem to be the easiest way to cut costs without slashing budgets and workforce at plants around the world. And even if they were often described as...
Seoul Motor Show Loses GM, Chrysler, BMW
3 Feb 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The restless race for money, initiated by the economic crisis, makes car manufacturers fire workers, close down factories, scrap new models and sell assets. Undoubtedly, marketing budgets are also c...