German luxury car maker BMW has unveiled the new Zagato Roadster, developed in collaboration with Italian coachbuilder Zagato, at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance event in California, US. According to carmaker, the new ...
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Ford Motor Company has started a four-year research project in Frankfurt, Germany to improve car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communication. The project named, Safe Intelligent Mobility - Testfield Germany, is intended at improving ...
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BMW has unveiled two new five door hatchbacks of its new generation 1-series which include 114i, M135i models. The 114i model will be powered by a 75kW/180Nm four-cylinder petrol engine featuring twin power turbo technology with ...
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German carmaker BMW has reported 13.2% rise in its vehicle sales during October 2012 to 157,618 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles compared to 139,284 units delivered during the corresponding month in 2011. During the initial ten months ...
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German automaker BMW has reported a 13.7% increase in revenues to EUR18.8bn for the third quarter of 2012, compared to EUR16.5bn it reported during the corresponding period in 2011. Profit before financial result (EBIT) increased 13.8% to ...
German luxury-car maker BMW has unveiled the new ActiveHybrid 3 sedan in the US. The new ActiveHybrid 3 is powered by a blend of TwinPower Turbo 3.0 litre inline 6-cylinder engine mated to an 8-speed Steptronic automatic transmission, ...
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Lear (LEA), a supplier of automotive seating and electrical power management systems, has acquired Guilford Mills, a provider of automotive and specialty fabrics, for $257m. The company said that the acquisition will strengthen and grow ...
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German luxury car maker BMW has recorded a 5% rise in its July 2012 sales to 135,537 vehicles, when compared to 129,102 vehicles it sold during the same period a year ago. In Europe, sales of BMW vehicles remained stable in July 2012 with ...
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German premium carmakers BMW and Daimler are partnering for the Technical University Munich's (TUM) Visio.M joint research project to develop cost-effective, efficient and safe small electric vehicles. The project, which will build on the ...
German luxury carmaker BMW is planning to launch the production version of its i8 hybrid sports car in 2014. BMW said that the i8 will be powered by a 1.5litre 3-cylinder engine which will deliver 223 hp and 295lb-ft of torque to the rear ...
German carmaker BMW is planning to launch the new i4 concept electric coupe at the upcoming 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show in the US to be held during 30 November 2012 to 09 December 2012. The new electric vehicle (EV) concept is expected to ...
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It has been over a year in the making but Chevrolet has become the first of nine manufacturers to integrate Apple's Siri personal voice assistant into its MyLink infotainment system,with the Spark and Sonic LTZ and RS to gain the feature ...
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The BMW Group in the US (BMW and MINI combined) has reported April sales of 26,793 vehicles, up 6.1% compared with the 25,247 vehicles sold in the same month previous year. BMW Group has sold 102,522 in the first four months of 2012, a ...
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Automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has relocated its passenger car plant at Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate to Rayong, Thailand. With the relocation to the new plant, ZF is expected to expand the production area in Thailand from ...
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Automotive retailer Penske Automotive has acquired California based Savage BMW/MINI dealerships for an undisclosed amount. The company said it expects the acquired dealerships to contribute about $125m in its annualised revenue. Penske ...
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