May 19, 2014
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., May 19, 2014 -- Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), a nationwide provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, and BMW of North America LLC ("BMW") announced that they have entered into a data licensing agreement. CarCharging will provide detailed station information for al ... Continue reading
Record Year Continues for BMW Group in April
May 13, 2014
April deliveries total 162,093, increase of 4.3% Year-to-date sales rise 7.5% to 649,118 A total of 162,093 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles were delivered to customers in April, a rise of 4.3% on the same month last year (prev. yr. 155,427), making it the best April ever. Year-to-date Group sales climbed 7.5% ... Continue reading
BMW Group Announces Changes in Management Team
May 13, 2014
Woodcliff Lake, NJ â May 13, 2014â¦.The following changes in the BMW Group senior management team in the Americas will become effective June 1. Ludwig Willisch, Chairman and CEO, BMW Group Region Americas, has announced the departure of Eduardo Villaverde, President and CEO, BMW Group Canada, after many years ... Continue reading
May 9, 2014
To celebrate 30 years of the BMW M5 â the founder member of the high-performance business Saloon segment â BMW has created an exclusive, special-edition of the current, fifth-generation model boasting performance that sets it apart from its stablemates. The BMW M5 30 Jahre Edition (30 years of the M5) will be ... Continue reading
WAJ, Jeep, BMW, Kia, VW, and Buick In This Month's Letter From Europe
May 8, 2014
From Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel Life has been somewhat hectic of late. The WAJ (Western Auto Journalists) test days in Monterey are always huge fun and lots of driving as you would expect. Star of the show for me was KIAâs K900. You could call it Grand Theft Auto because it really is a co ... Continue reading
The 30th Anniversary Edition BMW M5 - USA How to Buy
May 7, 2014
BMW announced today a limited run of 30 copies of the new 30th Anniversary Edition BMW M5 for 2015. The BMW M5 â30 Jahre M5â will be produced in a limited run of 300 examples worldwide, and 30 of them will be imported to the United States. With an output of 600hp and 516 lb-ft of torque, it will not only be t ... Continue reading
BMW Group revenues rise to 18.24 billion in first quarter
May 7, 2014
Profit before financial result rises to ⬠2.09 billion Group profit before tax climbs to ⬠2.17 billion Group net profit increases to ⬠1.46 billion BMW Group reaffirms targets for full year 2014 Munich. First-quarter sales volume, revenues and earnings were all up on the previous year, underpinning the ... Continue reading
The new BMW M4 Coupe DTM Safety Car.
May 6, 2014
BMW Motorsport will not only field eight BMW M4 DTMs in the 2014 DTM season, but is also represented by a new lead car, based on the production model of the BMW M4: the BMW M4 Coupé DTM Safety Car will lead the 23 DTM racing cars around the circuits on the race calendar safely and with great aplomb. The new BMW M4 C ... Continue reading
First Retail Delivery of BMW i3 Goes To College Professor
May 2, 2014
Tufts University professor of practice Charles Rabie to receive the first U.S. BMW i3. Woodcliff Lake, NJ â May 2, 2014;Today, BMW delivered the first all-electric BMW i3 in the U.S. to Boston resident and Tufts University professor of practice Charles Rabie at the BMW of Boston dealership. Hundreds of BMW i3 vehi ... Continue reading
April 2014 International Brand US Auto Sales
May 2, 2014
Washington DC May 2, 2014; The AIADA reported that warmer temperatures and low interest rates helped drive growth of retail sales in April, offsetting a dip in fleet purchases. Brands able to capitalize on the surge included Kia (up 12.9 percent from April 2013), Nissan (up 18.5 percent), Subaru (up 21.7 percent), and ... Continue reading
BMW Group U.S. Reports April 2014 Sales
May 1, 2014
BMW brand sales up 8.5 percent MINI brand sales down 24.1 percent BMW Motorcycle sales up 41.9 percent Woodcliff Lake, NJ â May 1, 2014⦠The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported April sales of 29,592 vehicles, an increase of 2.0 percent from the 29,011 vehicles sold in the same month a year ... Continue reading
Apr 30, 2014
BMW UK welcomed the UK Governmentâs announcement yesterday of £500 million in additional funding between 2015 and 2020 to accelerate the shift to Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs). The wide-ranging package of measures includes the continuation of the existing subsidy until at least 2017 for customers purchasi ... Continue reading
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