Nov 30, 2011 2:08 PM
BMW
ActiveHybrid 5 takes a bow in Tokyo
BMW released details on the ActiveHybrid 5 some months ago, but the car turned up in person at the Tokyo Motor Show. The ActiveHybrid 5 is BMW's first hybrid with an I-6 as its internal combustion engine; all of the previous ones used a twin-... Read the rest
Nov 29, 2011 11:31 AM
BMW
BMW and Toyota join forces on electric, diesel cars
German carmaker BMW and Japanese rival Toyota Motor are planning to cooperate on research into lithium-ion batteries for electric cars, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters news agency on Tuesday.
It was also reported over the weekend that... Read the rest
Nov 29, 2011 11:22 AM
BMW
BMW addressing cup holder crisis
Ludwig Willisch, CEO of BMW North America, believes that BMWs are at the head of the class when it comes to their competitors. Except for one crucial area.
In an interview with the LA Times, Willisch conceded that cupholders are a major problem for the... Read the rest
Nov 28, 2011 2:36 PM
BMW
Chinese-built LWB 5 Series cars headed for the Gulf
BEIJING - German luxury car maker BMW has announced plans to start exporting cars from China to the Middle East, possibly as soon as next month, according to Daniel Bardlsey, writing in The National.
The company is hoping to export long-wheelbase... Read the rest
Nov 28, 2011 2:10 PM
BMW
Mercedes Benz shoots down Maybach zeppelin
Now and then, somebody calls it like it is, and this story is a delight. Thanks to Alex Taylor III of CNN Money, writing in "Fortune" magazine, for hammering a stake through the heart of Mercedes-Benz's disastrous Maybach project. For those... Read the rest
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