The BMW Management Board has decided to restructure BMW Motorsport’s activities and as a consequence will pull out from Formula One after the end of the 2009 season. The BMW Group announces in a press conference, July 29 that the resources freed up by this decision will be dedicated to the development of new drive [...]
BMW Group is organizing driver trainings in Namibia, which enables anyone to test the BMW X5 in various situations across South West Africa on a 1,200 kilometre trip. Participants will not only drive, with the help of a roadbook and GPS, through canyons, dried river deltas and across steep mountain passes, but will also experience [...]
Cernobbio. The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2009 has produced a brilliant winner. An Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta Touring claimed victory in the coveted Trofeo BMW Group, awarded by the Jury to the “best of show” at the Concorso. And it was not only the Jury who were won over by the 1938 Alfa – [...]
BMW launches the new F 800 R. The bike features parallel twin engine with electronic fuel injection, which develops 87 horsepower from its 798 cubic centimetres, a 86 Newton-metres of torque and has a Akrapovic sport silencer retrofitted, its sound is every bit as impressive as its performance. The 320-millimetre Brembo double disk brake at [...]
Munich. After the successful unveiling of the new MINI Convertible this spring, MINI dips its toe into the stylistic future of travel. Teaming up with renowned brands Airstream and Republic of Fritz Hansen(TM), the carmaker has embraced the theme of “mobile living” in developing an innovative design study with a down-by-the beach feel.
Dealer investments continue to show strong pace. Since 2000, dealers have invested $2.2 billion to prepare for future growth of BMW in the U.S.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 17, 2009… BMW dealer investment for the future continues, even in the current economic climate. “Investments from our BMW dealers are proof of confidence in the future [...]
British Secretary of State for Business, Peter Mandelson, and Geoff Hoon, the Bristish Secretary of State for Transport as well as Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and Marketing, announced their plans for a co-operation to build an infrastructure for electric cars during a press conference in [...]
BMW of North America announced
today that all BMW models are now eligible for purchase of a Maintenance
Program Upgrade which extends BMW’s standard Maintenance Program period to
6 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first (excludes ALPINA B7).
The BMW works will line up at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife on 23rd/24th May 2009. This will also mark the debut of the BMW M3 GT4 at this legendary endurance race
BMW Group is continuing the company’s successful model initiative in the Chinese automobile market, introducing even more innovative concepts and future-oriented drive technologies. The BMW 760Li will be presented to the public for the first time in Shanghai. The vehicle is driven by a 6.0-litre, 400 kW/544 hp twelve-cylinder power unit. At the same time [...]
