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Huge BMW Billboard in the Center of Moscow BMW decided to surprise Moscow residents and visitors with a huge billboard. It is definitely the biggest banner in Russia and perhaps in the whole world. The new billboard takes a surface of 1.5 acres which is approximately 65,000 square feet. It is built around hotel Russia right above Moscow river. The designers came up with the idea of a banner shaped like a highway with 4 M-series Bimmers on it and a slogan “BMW has to be number One every day”. The life-size BMWs, "running" across the... Article added: 2008-04-05 08:51:24 Article Views Rating: 146
U.S. to account for half of BMW X6 sales BMW has confirmed that its upcoming X6 crossover has been designed with the U.S. market primarily in mind, with official forecasts predicting up to half of the car’s annual production volume will be sold in the world’s biggest market. After the U.S., the next biggest markets for the X6 are Germany and the UK, which will account for a further 10% of sales. The information comes from BMW board member for corporate and brand development Friedrich Eichiner, who told Automotive News that 40,000 units... Article added: 2008-04-05 08:51:22 Article Views Rating: 250
BMW CEO speaks out about partnering with Mercedes, Daimler has no comment At a meeting with analysts this month in Munich, BMW’s CEO Norbert Reithofer was outspoken about his desire to partner with rival Daimler AG.Reithofer feels that premium European automakers should team up to fight the effects of a weak dollar and since BMW and Mercedes-Benz have plants in the Southeast, he feels it would only make sense for the two to partner up and work with U.S. parts suppliers.“We talked to Daimler and...[source] Article added: 2008-04-04 06:08:32 Article Views Rating: 134
BMW expects half of X6 sales to come from US, hybrid X6 coming in 2009 BMW is expecting the U.S. to be the biggest market for its upcoming X6 crossover despite the high fuel prices. BMW board member for corporate and brand development said that the company is expecting half of the annual production volume to come from the U.S.Seeing has BMW plans to build 40,000 units of the X6 annually, U.S. is expected to eat up 20,000 of the production run. German and UK together will account for about 10 percent. Eichiner said he doesn’t think that gas prices will have a major impact... Article added: 2008-04-04 06:08:31 Article Views Rating: 143
U.S. to account for half of BMW X6 sales BMW has confirmed that its upcoming X6 crossover has been designed with the U.S. market primarily in mind, with official forecasts predicting up to half of the car’s annual production volume will be sold in the world’s biggest market. After the U.S., the next biggest markets for the X6 are Germany and the UK, which will account for a further 10% of sales. The information comes from BMW board member for corporate and brand development Friedrich Eichiner, who told Automotive News that 40,000 units... Article added: 2008-04-04 06:07:46 Article Views Rating: 263
BMW confirms it is in talks with GM, Daimler and Fiat to sell engines According to Friedrich Eichiner, a BMW’s board member for corporate and brand development, BMW will decided by the end of the year whether or not it wants to sell engines and other components to rival automakers. When asked if he meant GM, Daimler and Fiat, Eichiner said: “We are talking with those companies you mentioned.”Selling engines and other components to other automakers is part of CEO Norbert Reithofer’s Number One strategic plan to boost profitability. Selling engines to GM and Fiat... Article added: 2008-04-03 04:43:45 Article Views Rating: 123
Photo Rendering: BMW iSetta minicar It has been reported that big shots at BMW have given the Isetta city car project the green light in an effort to reduce the average CO2 outputs from its vehicles to meet new EU targets. This is a recent photo rendering found on Flickr that takes a stab at what the upcoming minicar for BMW could look like.BMW recently announced a new unit named Project i that will produce minicars. CEO Norbert Reithofer said that Project i will focus on...[source] Article added: 2008-04-03 04:43:43 Article Views Rating: 137
Hotter Than July! BMW Confirms 1-Series AND 3-Series Tii Model Variants! BMW chief Norbert Reithofer has confirmed to CAR Online that a range of tii performance options will be launched soon on the company's smaller models. He has finally ruled out a rumoured M1 version of the 1-series and said the tii spec would be the most performance-oriented model, claiming the the twin-turbo 135i was quite fast enough it does 0-62mph in 5.3sec, after all.[source] Article added: 2008-04-03 04:43:42 Article Views Rating: 158
Spies Get New BMW X6 Details First BMW has once again introduced a ground-breaking idea to the world and the creation of a new segment with the debut of its all-new X6 Sports Activity Coupe. [source] Article added: 2008-04-03 04:43:42 Article Views Rating: 134
BMW approves tii versions of 1- and 3-Series Click above for high-res gallery of the Concept 1-Series tiiWe've known that BMW has plans to revive the tii series name ever since the automaker unveiled the Concept 1-Series tii at the Tokyo Motor Show. While we don't have anything as official as a press release from the Munich-based automaker, CAR online got BMW chief Norbert Reithofer to fess up that tii models are on their way. What we don't know, however, is whether they will be equipment packages that include upgraded mechanicals, perhaps that... Article added: 2008-04-03 04:43:33 Article Views Rating: 130 |
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