Mar 29, 2012 12:29 PM
BMW
Mercedes-Benz gambles $1 billion in Hungary
Mercedes-Benz is gambling $1 billion on a factory in Hungary, in its bid to overtake BMW. Meanwhile, analysts wonder if that's too much money too late in a sinking European market, reports Bloomberg Businessweek.
A $1.07 billion factory, located in... Read the rest
Mar 29, 2012 11:58 AM
BMW
i8 to redefine M thinking
The i8 plug-in-hybrid sports car is just the sort of crazy project that could help redefine the brand – and perhaps even the notion of what makes a car enthusiast – for the 21st Century. It's the sort of out-of-the-box thinking we... Read the rest
Mar 26, 2012 9:28 PM
Racing
Rum Bum defects to Porsche
Plumb and Longhi will be in a Carrera at Barber Motorsports Park
The Rum Bum team, winner of six Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge races in 2010 and 2011, is switching horses. Beginning at the Barber Motorsports Park this weekend, Matt Plumb and Nick... Read the rest
Mar 26, 2012 4:42 PM
BMW
2014 X5 redesign sneaked
BMW is set to broaden the design of its ‘X’ family as shown by this rendering of the 2014 BMW X5 by German magazine Auto Zeitung.
Most prominent is the new grille, which is both larger and wider than the current design and similar to that... Read the rest
Mar 26, 2012 4:36 PM
BMW
BMW recalls 1.3M 5/6 Series cars
FRANKFURT, Germany -- BMW is recalling 1.3 million 5- and 6-series cars from the 2003 to 2010 model years. The company says that in rare cases a battery cable covering in the trunk was incorrectly installed.
The defect could prevent the car from starting... Read the rest
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