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2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe

2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe

With anticipation of enthusiasts around the world at fever pitch, today BMW M GmbH unveiled the newest member of its intimate product family. For the first time, the coveted M badge has been granted to the popular BMW 1 Series in the form of the all-new BMW 1 Series M Coupe. The M badge was [...]

BMW 3 Series Wins 20th Car and Driver 10Best Award

BMW 3 Series Wins 20th Car and Driver 10Best Award

The BMW 3 Series has been named to the Car and Driver 10Best Cars list for 2011, marking the 20th consecutive 10Best win for the 3 Series, “a feat unmatched by any other vehicle on the market,” according to the magazine’s editors. “Continuing this streak means a great deal to all of us at BMW,” [...]

BMW Announces Pricing of the 2011 X3

BMW Announces Pricing of the 2011 X3

BMW announces a base price of $37,625 for the all-new BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle®, which arrives in dealer showrooms by the end of the year. That is the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price for the refined, 240-horsepower X3 xDrive28i. The turbocharged, 300-horsepower X3 xDrive35i will have an MSRP of $41,925. Both prices include $875 Destination [...]

BMW 5 Series Receives Five Stars in New More Stringent Crash Test

BMW 5 Series Receives Five Stars in New More Stringent Crash Test

The all-new BMW 5 Series was one of only two vehicles to receive an overall five-star rating in the first crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the new, more stringent New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). New criteria for the NCAP rating system include: more stringent side-impact tests, use of crash-test [...]

Mercedes-Benz Takes Over Lexus as the Leading Luxury Brand in US

Mercedes-Benz Takes Over Lexus as the Leading Luxury Brand in US

The race to be the year’s top-selling luxury automobile brand in the U.S. narrowed as Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s namesake line both gained ground on Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus. “Lexus has been by far the luxury leader in this market and now Mercedes and BMW have closed that gap pretty rapidly,” [...]

BMW and MINI report September Sales Increase of 20.5 and 18.3 Percent

BMW and MINI report September Sales Increase of 20.5 and 18.3 Percent

The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported September sales of 23,112 vehicles, an increase of 20.5 percent from the 19,175 vehicles sold in September 2009. Year-to-date, the BMW Group also reported a sales volume of 192,052 vehicles, up 7.2 percent from the 179,219 units sold through September 2009. “It’s still a [...]

BMW to Recall Certain V8 and V12-powered BMW and Rolls-Royce Models

BMW to Recall Certain V8 and V12-powered BMW and Rolls-Royce Models

BMW of North America is submitting a letter to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) this week announcing a voluntary recall of approximately 198,000 V8 and V12-powered BMW 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars models produced between the 2002 and 2010 model years. In the affected vehicles, a leak may [...]

BMW to Supply Engines to Saab

BMW to Supply Engines to Saab

The BMW Group has received a major order from Swedish automobile manufacturer Saab to provide petrol engines. The contract for delivery of the engines as of 2012 was signed on Wednesday by Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and Marketing, and the CEO of Saab Automobile, Jan [...]

BMW Announces Markets for BMW ActiveE Field Trial

BMW Announces Markets for BMW ActiveE Field Trial

Later today at Opportunity Green in Los Angeles, BMW will announce the markets which will participate in the BMW ActiveE field trial when it begins in summer 2011. The New York metro market and the Greater Los Angeles Area will again play key roles. In Southern California, the metropolitan market of San Diego will be [...]

Car Manufacturers Support Modular Connector System for Electric Cars

Car Manufacturers Support Modular Connector System for Electric Cars

Car manufacturers Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen commonly support a modular connector system for electric vehicle charging. A globally integrated standard is to ensure that customers always have direct and easy access to the energy grid, independent of vehicle brand and supplier of electric energy. The company development directors have decided to conceptualize a [...]

 
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