Latest IIHS Front and Side Crash Test Results
Jul 18, 2005
Auberlen Leads BMW Charge in SCCA SPEED Touring Car Practice at Infineon
Jul 16, 2005
For Immediate Release Auberlen Leads BMW Charge in SCCA SPEED Touring Car Practice at Infineon SONOMA, Calif. (July 15, 2005) - Two-time defending SCCA Pro Racing SPEED Touring Car Drivers' Champion Bill Auberlen, of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., led the morning practice session in his No. 1 Turner Motorsports/H&R Spr ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Names Used Car Best Bets, Offers Consumers Advice for Buying a Used Car
Jul 12, 2005
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 12 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today announces its recommendations for the best used cars and trucks, and offers advice for used-car shopping. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031009/LATH011ALOGO ) "Used cars and trucks, even those that ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2005
NEW YORK, July 11 -- According to new data from GfK Automotive, men and women really are different when it comes to their next new car purchase. Fast and expensive vehicles drive men to take out their checkbooks while women are on the lookout for affordable, family-friendly wheels. For men, the Porsche 911 is the bigge ... Continue reading
Jul 7, 2005
Several automakers are scaling back the free-maintenance perks that traditionally accompany the purchase of a new car, as they look for ways to “trim their costs and beef up their bottom lines,” reports The Wall Street Journal. “... A growing number of manufacturers -- including some of the same brand ... Continue reading
BMW Group Names Dr. Bernardo Lopez to Head Palo Alto Technology Office
Jul 1, 2005
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 1 -- BMW Group announced that it has named Dr. Bernardo Lopez to head the BMW Group Technology Office in Palo Alto, CA, effective July 1, 2005. He will interface with Prof. Raymond Freymann, Managing Director of BMW Group Research and Technology. Dr. ... Continue reading
BMW Group Reports First-Half Sales For 2005
Jul 1, 2005
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 144,843 vehicles, a slight increase (0.8 percent) compared to the 143,646 vehicles sold in the first half of 2004. The BMW Group also reported June sales of 26,999 vehicles, a decrease of 3.3 percent from the 27, ... Continue reading
BMW Counts on Continental Technology for its Top Sports Cars, the M5 and the M6
Jun 30, 2005
MK60 E5 brake system and ContiSportContact 2 guarantee exceptional riding quality / 850 watt fan cools 507 hp V10 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 29 -- BMW M GmbH's two latest models, the M5 sedan and the M6 coupe, come equipped with Continental Automotive Systems' most advanced brake system, the MK60 E5. "We are very please ... Continue reading
BMW Launches Advertising Campaign For Its Certified Pre-Owned Program
Jun 27, 2005
BMW and Publicis New York Show They Are 'Unwilling To Compromise' With a Multi-Tiered Campaign WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 27 -- BMW announced today a national broadcast, print, radio and Internet marketing campaign for its Certified Pre-Owned program that will launch June 27, 2005. The "Unwilling to Compromise" spots c ... Continue reading
2005 Comparative New Car Rollover Rankings - Vehicles More Stable
Jun 24, 2005
The number of SUVs with a four-star rollover rating had increased substantially since U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began rating them in 2001. That year, just one SUV earned four-stars, whereas in 2005, 24 earned a four-star rating as part of the newly ... Continue reading
Jun 23, 2005
Number of SUVs Earning Four-Star Rating Leaps From 1 to 24 WASHINGTON, June 22 -- SUVs and light trucks are less prone to rollover according to new rankings and reports released today by the National Highway Transportation Agency (NHTSA). Less than five years after the implementation of NHTSA's rollover rating program, ... Continue reading
NHTSA 2005 SUV Crash, Rollover Ratings
Jun 22, 2005
Model year 2005 Acura MDX, Ford Freestyle, and Jeep Grand Cherokee earned the top rating of 5-stars for all available seating positions in frontal and side crash tests announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in their SUV Crash Test Summary. All resu ... Continue reading
Rob Bunker - Indianapolis races
Jun 20, 2005
video view Rob Bunker is true to his generation, easily adapting technology to every task. The Bridgewater, N.J., teen used television replays and video games to learn the turns of the 2.605-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course to prepare for a Formula BMW USA double-race weekend on July 18 and 19, during the F ... Continue reading
Jun 15, 2005
WORLD'S FIRST BMW Z8 CLUB FOUNDED IN MUNICH 06/13/2005 Z8 fans around the globe are already hailing a future classic Munich. On Saturday, 11th June 2005, 130 Z8 devotees from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Holland and the USA met in Munich to set up the world's first BMW Z8 Club. 68 of these fascinating 400 bh ... Continue reading
FORMULA BMW USA ROUNDS 7 & 8 PREVIEW, USGP - INDIANAPOLIS
Jun 15, 2005
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - June 14, 2005. The 2005 Formula BMW USA season reaches its halfway point at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, providing the ultimate venue for 23 eager young Formula BMW competitors to show some of the finest entry-level, open-wheel racing in the world. As the preparations for the Unite ... Continue reading
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