News By Topic: BMW

BMW Group Unveils London 2012 Olympic Park Pavilion

Jul 19, 2012

The final countdown to London 2012 has begun and BMW Group today unveiled their Olympic Park Pavilion, expected to draw thousands of visitors each day of the Games. ... Continue reading

2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 - First Drive Review by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

Jul 15, 2012

Top of the line By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor MUNICH, Germany - July 6, 2012: At the same time BMW lifted the cover of the new 3 Series (F30), it was announced that the top ‘Dreier' would be the ActivHybrid 3. This model will hit the market in the autumn of 2012 and is the fourth hybrid of the Bavarian ma ... Continue reading

The All New BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe

Jul 13, 2012

Once again BMW is venturing into a new vehicle segment with the Australian launch of the all new BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe. ... Continue reading

MINI Announces Further £250m Investment In UK Manufacturing

Jul 10, 2012

BMW Group has today announced a further £250m investment in its UK manufacturing operations by the end of 2015 at its plant in Oxford, steel body pressings operation at Swindon and engine plant at Hams Hall near Birmingham ... Continue reading

Nuance's Dragon Drive! Messaging Available in 2012 BMW 7 and 3 Series Vehicles

Jul 9, 2012

Nuance Communications Inc. today announced that BMW will be making Dragon Drive! Messaging available in the new 2012 BMW 7 Series, BMW 3 Series Touring and BMW 3 Series ActiveHybrid vehicles, with additional models to follow. Dragon Drive! Messaging is a new BMW ConnectedDrive feature as part of the latest generation o ... Continue reading

BMW UK At The 2012 Silverstone Classic

Jul 9, 2012

The UK's first-ever BMW 'Z-Fest' will be held at the Silverstone Classic, 20-22 July 2012 ... Continue reading

BMW Group Design Wins the 2012 Green GOOD DESIGNTM Award for the First Time

Jul 9, 2012

A trio of BMW Group concept cars - the BMW i8 Concept, BMW i3 Concept and MINI Rocketman Concept - have been presented with the 2012 Green GOOD DESIGNTM Award for sustainable product design. ... Continue reading

Weight-Saving Door Panel Receives SPE Automotive Award 2012

Jul 6, 2012

Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Central Europe honors Johnson Controls for innovative door panel made of natural fibers Johnson Controls, a global leader in automotive seating, interiors and electronics, was the recipient of a 14th Automotive Division Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Central Europ ... Continue reading

BMW Goes From Strength to Strength

Jul 5, 2012

Australia's top-selling luxury car brand has extended its market lead with BMW recording its second-highest sales month of all time in June. ... Continue reading

Audi TT Coupé S Line Competition Package

Jul 5, 2012

Audi is boosting the character of its iconic sports car with the TT Coupé S line Competition package. Available for 2.0-litre TFSI engines, the Competition package combines all the elements of the S line sport and the S line exterior package, and adds new and exclusive features. ... Continue reading

BMW Group U.S. Reports June 2012 Sales

Jul 3, 2012

The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported June sales of 27,720 vehicles, an increase of 3.2 percent from the 26,865 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group is up 10.5 percent on sales of 158,563 in the first six months of 2012 compared to 143,521 in the same period in 2011. ... Continue reading

BMW Group and Toyota Agree to Further Strengthen Collaboration

Jul 1, 2012

- Companies Sign MoU Aimed at Collaboration in Four Technological Fields - Tokyo, June 29, 2012; Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), met today with Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at BMW Group headquarters in Munich to announce the planned expansion of their exist ... Continue reading

BMW Remains A Class-Leader Across The Board

Jun 28, 2012

The new BMW 3 Series Saloon scooped the award for Best Compact Executive Car, for the fourth consecutive year at the Auto Express New Car Honours 2012. ... Continue reading

BMW i Born Electric Tour makes first stop in Rome

Jun 25, 2012

The BMW Group inaugurated the BMW i Born Electric Tour at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni located at Via Nazionale 194 in Rome. The worldwide tour will go on to visit six other major cities over the next 12 months: Dusseldorf, Tokyo, New York, London, Paris, and Shanghai. ... Continue reading

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

Jun 22, 2012

</p><p>By Steve Purdy <br>TheAutoChannel.com <br>Michigan Bureau </p><P>Detroit MI June 19, 2012; The U.S. auto industry posted the best improvement in performance since 2009 in this year’s important Initial Quality Survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. In the IQS’ 26 year history the average new car ... Continue reading