BMW is teaming up with logistics company SCHERM Group to use a 40-ton pure-electric truck in Munich this summer. By deploying the truck, BMW will become the first automaker in Germany to use a 40-ton electric truck to transport materials ...
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Rolls-Royce is planning to venture into the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment and the development has been confirmed by an open letter from company chairman Peter Schwarzenbauer and chief executive Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes. The company ...
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BMW and MINI are bringing Spotify – the world’s leading music streaming service – into the car, delivering the perfect music for every journey. Spotify already brings you the right music for every moment on your computer, ...
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Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. announced that it has been selected by the BMW Group to equip the new 2014 BMW MINI, and the tire maker will also be equipping the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The company will supply the original equipment for the ...
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The BMW Group is breaking new ground by entering the attractive premium compact class with its latest offering, the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. "The response to the 2 Series Active Tourer has been extremely positive, which makes us ...
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Continental’s powertrain developers have started series production of the world’s first car turbocharger with aluminum turbine housing. The advantage of having aluminum in a turbocharger is that it reduces the weight of the ...
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Dutch automotive producer VDL Nedcar is set to commence production of new BMW MINI Hatch in Born, Netherlands. The MINI Hatch originally started production at the BMW's facility in Oxford in November 2013. Dutch King Willem-Alexander ...
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German automobile producer BMW has announced that it will invest $1 billion in its first production plant in Mexico, which is to be built in close proximity to the city of San Luis Potosí. BMW board member Harald Kruger said the new ...
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. announced that for the 11th time, the company will be attending the Reifen 2014 International Trade Fair, to be held in Essen, Germany, May 27-May 30. Hankook says it will be in hall 3.0, Stand 3A32, where tire ...
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SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture between the BMW Group and SGL Group, has broken ground on the site expansion project in Moses Lake, Washington in the US. The expansion will be funded by an investment of $200m, which includes ...
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The BMW Group’s record-breaking sales growth of last year continued in January 2014 with deliveries increasing by 7.8%. In the first month of the year, a total of 132,892 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles were delivered to ...
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BASF and BMW have once again teamed up, this time for the i3, the BMW Group’s first model driven entirely by electric power. BASF is supplying basecoats in four colors for the new i3 production line at the BMW plant in Leipzig. The ...
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Magna Steyr, an operating unit of Magna International, has entered into a new manufacturing contract with German luxury carmaker BMW Group. Under the contract, Magna Steyr will continue assembling BMW's vehicles at its plant in Graz, ...
The BMW Group in the US (BMW and MINI combined) reported December sales of 43,981 vehicles, an increase of 0.3 percent from the 43,855 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. At year end, the BMW Group (BMW and MINI combined) is up ...
German carmaker BMW Group has started construction of a new manufacturing plant in Araquari, Brazil. This move by the automotive giant is aimed at achieving balanced growth in several markets. With this new plant, the group is further ...
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