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BMW Investing $270 Million In U.S. Operations BMW, the world's largest premium carmaker, is investing $270 million to expand its U.S. operations, it said on Friday. "These investments show that we are convinced of the continued long-term growth of the U.S. market despite the difficult economic conditions currently," BMW sales chief Ian Robertson said in a statement. BMW sold 336,000 vehicles last year in the United States -- the world's single largest luxury car market -- an increase of 7.1 percent and accounting for roughly 22 percent of... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:16:32 Article Views Rating: 215
BMW Canada sets Vice magazine aglow Magazines and ads are forever tied at the hip. After all, without the latter, the former can't exist. A magazine's front cover is one of the few spots left that's devoid of commercial encroachment -- until now. BMW Canada and Vice magazine have managed to give the 1-series top billing in the April edition. By day, it's just another issue of Vice, but douse the lights and you see some very clever marketing in action. That's because the mag has a special glow-in-the-dark treatment that turns the cover... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:26 Article Views Rating: 213
BMW & Mercedes in EV talks with Magna One of the weirdest concepts from the recent Geneva Motor Show wasn’t from a major a carmaker but from independent manufacturer Magna-Steyr. The concept was the Mila Alpin hybrid and it served as a platform to showcase a number of different technologies all in the one vehicle. Features displayed on the Alpin include a new modular design that’s said to make construction cheaper and more efficient, a compact 4WD system capable of climbing terrain at 45 degrees and a mid-engine layout with a hybrid... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:22 Article Views Rating: 213
BMW to increase U.S. sourcing, and possibly manufacturing volume After the announcement last month that BMW was increasing U.S. production while cutting jobs in Germany, the CFO of the German automaker, Michael Ganal, told WirtschaftsWoche magazine that the automaker intends to make other significant changes as the dollar continues to depreciate against the euro. As of today, the volume of cars produced in BMW's Spartanburg plant contributes to about 22 percent of the company's overall sales. However, these vehicles only account for about 10 percent of the materials... Article added: 2008-04-16 05:53:06 Article Views Rating: 213
BMW dealer auctions new M3 for $60K on eBay, doesn't want to honor the deal var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Dealer_auctions_new_M3_for_60K_on_eBay_doesn_t_honor_deal'; Apparently all is not kosher in corn country. BMW of Lincoln, Nebraska posted an auction on eBay for a brand new M3 Sedan for $60,000. Perhaps they were hoping for the kind of eBay madness that would push the price to six figures something other dealers are doing right on the show floor. If that's what they were after, well, they didn't get it. The car was won by a gentleman in California for the listed... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:26 Article Views Rating: 212
Spy Shots: BMW 3-Series facelift For those fond of delving deep into E90 minutiae, these are the best shots yet showing off the subtle changes coming to the BMW 3-series. For the rest of us, the tweaks are largely inconsequential. World Car Fans has unearthed some of the clearest shots yet, and the change that most people will notice are the taillamps, which look to get a slightly different shape. It even appears that the cutlines between the taillamp pieces on the trunklid won't line up with the rest of the cluster mounted in the... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:48:36 Article Views Rating: 210
Which Is The Better Car? 2008 BMW 135i vs. 335i Review After testing BMW 135i and 335i coupes back-to-back, I can reveal that there are only two good reasons to purchase the smaller, cheaper car. Either you need a track day machine or you're an idiot. Otherwise, spend the extra bucks and buy the 335i coupe. The 335i coupe is more attractive, more enjoyable to drive, holds its value better and offers far more real road usability than the 135i. If BMW had made the 135i as a lightweight, no-frills, Bahn-burning turbo rocket ship, they would have created a... Article added: 2008-04-22 04:41:13 Article Views Rating: 209
BMW to offer ultra-clean 3-series With plans for similar emissions-based taxation schemes like London’s congestion charge as well as tough new low CO2 emissions regulations planned for Europe from 2012 onwards, carmakers are focused on cleaning up tailpipe emissions as well as offering more models with lower CO2 levels than currently provided. One of the most active is BMW, which has already shown a 119g/km of CO2 1-series and is now reportedly set to release a sub-120g/km 3-series saloon. According to latest reports, BMW is prepping... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:01 Article Views Rating: 209
BMW GINA, a Cloth Car BMW designers decided to create a car made out of fabric, probably hoping in a case of an accident it will be easier to fix it just by sowing it back together. Though, the company says they have special kind of hybrid fabric which is “made from a stabilizing mesh netting support and an outer layer that is both water-repelled and resistant to both high and low temperatures”. The fabric is stretched across the frame everywhere: air dam, hood, roof, trunk lid, rear deck, doors, wheel arches and side... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:16:19 Article Views Rating: 206
Munich BMW Museum Reopening BMW museum was closed for reconstruction and it is going to be open for public again on the 21st of June this year. The owners decided they could make the place larger and show more exhibits there. It has been a unique building from the very beginning of its existence. When it was built in 1973, people were impressed with its architecture. It has been designed by an Austrian professor and consists out of two building different in shape. The top of one of them shows a huge BMW logo which is well seen... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:37 Article Views Rating: 205 |
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