Archive for September, 2010

BMW Issues Voluntary Recall of V8 and V12 Power Models

BMW of North America is submitting a letter to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) this week announcing a voluntary recall of approximately 198,000 V8 and V12-powered BMW 5 …

BMW Marketing Chief Ian Robertson Addresses the Press at the Paris Motor Show

The following is a transcript of the speech just given in Paris by Sales and Marketing chief Ian Robertson. Welcome to BMW. My name is Ian Robertson. We’re very pleased …

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BMW X3 and 6 Series Coupé Concept at Paris

BF Analysis: Why Selling Engines to Saab Makes Sense

It’s Official: BMW to Supply Engines to Saab

It’s not 100% clear which four cylinder Saab will be getting but we believe it will be a modified engine from the Prince family (the current MINI powerplant) for use …

Classic Heroes Tests the BMW E30 M3 (Video)

Our friends at Classicheroes.co.uk are the kind of people you’d love to know. They are BMW specialists in the UK and have access to an enormous amount of rare and …

BMW’s Project i Goes Online

At project-i.com the BMW Group has created an online platform for information and news concerning the sustainable mobility of the future. For an international audience, the English-language website outlines how …

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Rumor: BMW Engines in Saabs

According to several well placed sources Bloomberg is reporting a deal is about to be struck between Saab Automobile and BMW. The deal is said to have Saab buying engines …

2010 Petit Le Mans BimmerFile Preview

Outside of Atlanta sit two BMW M3s, they are not your ordinary run of the mill E92s though- these are extraordinary cars. They are known the world over as number …

Bloomberg Profiles BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer & the Megacity Project

Bloomberg Business has a fascinating glimpse into both the Megacity project and BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer. And one of the things that first strikes you is the level of dedication …

BMW’s Launches Unscripted Video Project

For some reason the trailer has been pulled and in its place is the first installment: BMW Unscripted: Murray (above). We’re not complaining because this is hands-down one of the …

BimmerCast #31: 6 Series Concept, Vision Concept 2010, Active E and 25 Years of the M3

Hear the Fury of the Twin Turbo F10 M5

That sound. That glorious noise of the F10 V8′s engine has piqued our interest. Where the E39 sounded nothing short of perfect at full power, the E60′s V10 never quite …

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M6 Rendered Based on the 6 Series Concept