Mar 15, 2013 6:01 PM
Racing
Z4s qualify eighth and ninth at Sebring
The new BMW Team RLL Z4 GTEs qualified eighth and ninth on the GT class grid for Saturday’s 12 Hours of Sebring. Maxime Martin qualified #55, decked out in frozen black for the race, in the eighth position, and Joey Hand qualified the white #56 car ninth... Read the rest
Mar 15, 2013 12:19 PM
BMW
BMW hails 2012 as 'most successful year'
BMW says net profit increased 4.4 percent to $6,600,000,000 in 2012 — hailing it as its "most successful year" — thanks to a big sales jump in Asia and a better market in the United States.
The company, based in Munich, said Thursday that unit... Read the rest
Mar 14, 2013 3:58 PM
Racing
Grand-Am and ALMS reveal the name of their combined 2014 series
Officials of Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series have announced that their combined 2014 series will be known as United SportsCar Racing. The new name, revealed in a March 14 press conference in Sebring, was developed by Grand-Am, ALMS, and SME... Read the rest
Mar 14, 2013 1:19 PM
BMW
Schwarzenbauer to run Mini, Rolls-Royce, Motorrad
BMW Group has hired Peter Schwarzenbauer, the former Audi sales chief, as part of an effort to tighten its grip on the premium segment's top spot. Schwarzenbauer, 53, will be the board member in charge of Mini, Rolls-Royce, BMW motorcycles and... Read the rest
Mar 14, 2013 11:52 AM
BMW
BMW fuel-cell program cuts power bill 38%
Okay, now, listen up: This doesn't sound or look very interesting, but it's important. See this big BMW factory complex in South Carolina—the one that builds all the X5s for the rest of the world, among other things? It has cut its electricity bill by 38... Read the rest
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