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Astronauts Take BMW Driver Training Courses
Astronauts Take BMW Driver Training Courses

28 Apr 2010, 07:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Trading the spaceship for a four-wheel experience, ESA astronaut and ISS Commander Frank De Winne, along with his two colleagues, Robert Thirsk and Roman Romanenko, paid a visit to the BMW Welt yest...

 
2010 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Winners Announced
2010 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Winners Announced

26 Apr 2010, 14:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este highlights included concept models of the future, the “100 Years of Alfa Romeo” special exhibition and the world premiere o...

 
BMW Still Behind Lexus in the U.S. Top Luxury Brands
BMW Still Behind Lexus in the U.S. Top Luxury Brands

26 Apr 2010, 08:07 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / In the last ten years, BMW has constantly been USA's second best-selling luxury brand, always behind Lexus. And this year, even if the Japanese company is facing recall problems, the number one...

 
BMW Previews Future Audi A7 Rival: the Concept Gran Coupe
BMW Previews Future Audi A7 Rival: the Concept Gran Coupe

23 Apr 2010, 14:39 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / BMW has stolen the show at the Beijing auto expo by presenting the concept of a new four-door coupe, rumored to preview a future 8-Series model, a coupe-like large sedan to fight the likes of Porsch...

 
Full Details on the Vorsteiner GTRS3 BMW M3
Full Details on the Vorsteiner GTRS3 BMW M3

23 Apr 2010, 12:15 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / After the Vorsteiner GTRS3 M3’s first photos and details broke out on Monday, we were intrigued by how much the American tuner charges for a widebody kit. $25,000 for aesthetic changes only se...

 
BMW to Decide on DTM Programme This Week
BMW to Decide on DTM Programme This Week

23 Apr 2010, 10:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This year's DTM Series will once again see Mercedes-Benz and Audi battle for the manufacturers' title, as a third big manufacturer is yet to announce its presence in the famous German prot...

 
BMW Dreams Chinese, Increases Sales Target
BMW Dreams Chinese, Increases Sales Target

23 Apr 2010, 09:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the 2010 Beijing Auto Show kicks off, German carmaker BMW keeps on telling the world what it plans to do in the country in the coming years. After yesterday BMW announced it will start production...

 
Air Travel Gets a BMW Touch
Air Travel Gets a BMW Touch

23 Apr 2010, 07:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As many of you know, BMW’s first activities were strongly tied to the aviation industry, also hinted by the company logo that points to a white propeller on a blue sky (controversial, we know)...

 
BMW Megacity Vehicle Official Launch Year: 2013
BMW Megacity Vehicle Official Launch Year: 2013

22 Apr 2010, 13:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker BMW announced today its decision to release onto the market its long -awaited Megacity vehicle in 2013, releasing at the same time a few more details about the new BMW approach. The ...

 
BMW X1 to Be Built in China
BMW X1 to Be Built in China

22 Apr 2010, 12:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The fast expanding Chinese market is opening new business opportunities for carmakers not traditionally linked with this part of the world. Having become in the past few years one of the fastest gro...

 
Spyshots: BMW 135is (or Maybe 1M)
Spyshots: BMW 135is (or Maybe 1M)

21 Apr 2010, 12:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Performance junkies, you can start rubbing your hands!: BMW’s hot version of the 1 Series was shot during a testing session in the carmaker’s home land, Germany. The vehicle rides clo...

 
BMW X5 M Recalled for... Side Marker Lamps
BMW X5 M Recalled for... Side Marker Lamps

21 Apr 2010, 10:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Common sense goes that if you put something into a car when building it, that something is meant to work. 'Cause if it doesn't, US law kicks in... Take BMW, for instance. The German carmak...

 
Hamann Upgrades the BMW Z4 sDrive35i
Hamann Upgrades the BMW Z4 sDrive35i

21 Apr 2010, 08:19 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / German tuning specialist Hamann Motorsport has released its new design and performance kit for the BMW Z4. Internally known as “E89”, the complete treatment for the German roadster touch...

 
BMW Under the Ash Cloud: 3 German Plants Idled
BMW Under the Ash Cloud: 3 German Plants Idled

21 Apr 2010, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was only a matter of time until the flight ban in Europe would take it's toll on the day-by-day operations of local carmakers. Although the ash cloud coming from Eyjafjallajokull is dissipat...

 
BMW Introduces the 528i to the North American Market
BMW Introduces the 528i to the North American Market

21 Apr 2010, 06:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW announced that it will introduce a new version of the 5 Series to the North American market. The 528i will join the more powerful 535i and 550i, which made their NA market debut earlier this mon...

 
BMW Unveils "The Dwelling Lab"
BMW Unveils "The Dwelling Lab"

20 Apr 2010, 13:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After it first took us by surprise with the hedgehog-like H2R Art Car last year, German carmaker BMW did it again when it unveiled “The Dwelling Lab” design installation at the Salone In...

 
Volcano Slows BMW U.S. Plant Production
Volcano Slows BMW U.S. Plant Production

20 Apr 2010, 07:06 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / BMW has slowed production at its U.S. plant in South Carolina because of the flight restrictions in Europe due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland. The ash spread over Europe's skies interrupte...

 
BMW's Fleet Orders Drive Up UK Sales
BMW's Fleet Orders Drive Up UK Sales

19 Apr 2010, 09:54 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Even if Britain could lose the status of the world’s third largest BMW market to China, sales in the UK are on the up, as local sales director Sean Green announced at the British media launch ...

 
Vorsteiner Releases Exclusive GTRS3 Kit for BMW M3
Vorsteiner Releases Exclusive GTRS3 Kit for BMW M3

19 Apr 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / California-based aftermarket specialist Vorsteiner has unveiled its latest creation, the GTRS3 Aero Package for the BMW M3 Coupe. Built upon the famous German sports car, the tuning kit gives it a m...

 
BMW Hopes X1 and 5 Series Will Keep Up German Sales
BMW Hopes X1 and 5 Series Will Keep Up German Sales

18 Apr 2010, 16:10 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / BMW hopes new models such as the X1 compact Sports Activity Vehicle and the new 5 Series will protect it against a strong decrease in car sales in Germany, which is still the company’s biggest...