China has imposed fine of $202m on twelve Japanese car parts makers for allegedly price-fixing. The ruling came after Chinese regulators raided foreign companies including Mitsubishi Electric, Sumitomo Electric, Audi, BMW, Daimler, and ...
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German automobile manufacturer has opened its first model of solar charging station, Point. One S, at its multi-functional exhibition facility, BMW Welt in Munich. The charging station is designed and developed by EIGHT along with ABB, ...
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Jaguar is planning to develop an SVR version of its XE Sedan, which will compete against BMW M3 and Mercedes C63 AMG. The car will feature 5.0-litre V8 engine which will generate 364kw of power, and will be able to speed from 0-60mph in ...
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Gaby Budai-Corfield joins as Lorna Bennett leaves to pursue a career in ceramics. Golden Bear has appointed Gaby Budai-Corfield as its new international sales manager. Budai-Corfield will now be responsible for all areas of the firm's ...
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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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CRP Automotive announced that it is the first to market with ContiTech replacement belts for applications that use start/stop technology. The new belts, ContiTech Silent Grip and ContiTech Tough Grip, were originally developed by ContiTech ...
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THE Goodwood Festival of Speed is rapidly becoming Britain’s de facto national motor show. Its backdrop, Goodwood House, is home to the Dukes of Richmond, the first of whom acquired his title by the clever expedient of being an ...
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Greenlots, a global provider of open standards-based technology solutions for electric vehicle (EV) networks, has partnered with BMW Group Asia to provide Singapore with its first Home and Public Charging network as part of BMW's 360o ...
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The 2014 oxygen and air/fuel sensor catalog from DENSO Corp. includes 70 new sensor part numbers and covers an additional 3.6 million units in operation. The additions bring coverage to 99.9% of vehicles in operation, according to the ...
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Affiliates of BMW in China and Aston Martin Lagonda will recall almost 16,000 vehicles that were built and sold in China due to faulty air bags and issues with gear-box. It is being reported that the airbags might malfunction in humid ...
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German car maker BMW, along with Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, has introduced BMW i DC Fast Charger at Plug-In 2014 conference held in San Jose, California this week. The i DC Fast Charger can charge up to 80% of BMW i3 all electric ...
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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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Daimler and BMW have partnered to jointly develop a standardized technology for inductive charging of electric cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The system will comprise two components, including a secondary coil in the vehicle floor ...
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BMW Group is set to open a driving center in Incheon, Korea, with an investment of $75.5m -- the company’s first such facility in Asia. The driving center concept is a part of BMW's Future Retail strategy, which includes city center ...
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BMW has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samsung SDI to extend its collaboration battery cells supply for electro-mobility. Under the deal, Samsung SDI will provide battery cells for the BMW i3, BMW i8 and additional hybrid ...
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