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Jul 15, 14 •
BMWi, EfficientDynamics, Official News •
Gabe •
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Official Release: The BMW Group and Samsung SDI plan to expand their supply relationship for battery cells for electro-mobility. The two companies signed a memorandum of under-standing (MoU) to this effect today in Seoul. Samsung SDI will supply the BMW Group...
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Jul 14, 14 •
IMSA, Motorsport, Official News •
Gabe •
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Official release: BMW Team RLL improved from their starting positions to finish fourth and sixth in today’s Sports Car Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. After a wet morning warm up session, the 2.75-hour race was...
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Jul 10, 14 •
F36 Four Series Gran Coupe, Rumor •
Gabe •
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With BMW M recently admitting that there are no plans for the 4 Series Gran Coupe to ever become a full-fledged M car our dreams of a fast BMW hatchback had recently faded. However we’ve just heard word from a tipster that BMW is likely going to produce a M...
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Jul 9, 14 •
F30 3 Series, F31 Touring, F32 4 Series Coupe, F36 Four Series Gran Coupe •
Gabe •
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The march towards more power is alive and well at BMW where we expect the 335i and it’s 300 hp to make way for the 340i and at least 320 hp. But lets back up and talk about what we know. According to Herr26 (our generally accurate internal BMW source) the...
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Jul 8, 14 •
BMWi, Official News, Technology •
Gabe •
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Aiming to make the process of charging its electric cars even easier, BMW is planning to bring to market an indicative charging system similar to those found in some mobile devices. The idea is simple. Instead of parking in your garage, finding the dirty...
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Jul 6, 14 •
Official News •
Gabe •
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As expected BMW announced it would build a new production facility in Mexico to handle assembly of key models destined of the North American market. What those models are won’t be known for some time. However you can guess that it won’t be X...
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Jul 5, 14 •
//M, F36 Four Series Gran Coupe •
Gabe •
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Dashing the hopes of fast hatch-back lovers everywhere, BMW M has confirmed there are no plans to build an M version of the 4 Series Gran Coupe. According to M sales boss Jörg Bartels, logistical issues in regards production are mainly to blame. The 4GC is...
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Jul 1, 14 •
Technology •
Gabe •
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According to German market research company GfK, BMW and MINI’s iDrive system is the industries best worldwide. The automaker scored highest for user experience with Audi and Mercedes in 2nd and 3rd place. However above all was customer experience...
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Jul 1, 14 •
Rumor •
Gabe •
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According to a Mexican official (via Automotive News) we should expect BMW to announced it’s latest assembly plant Thursday. We expect the 3 Series, 4 Series and potentially more to be produced in the plant. Look for the full release with details...
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Jul 1, 14 •
Official News, Technology •
Gabe •
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Official Release: The BMW Group considers people the key to a lean production that focuses on the customer benefit. This is why the company interprets ‘Industry 4.0’ as a way to make reasonable use of technologies in order to provide the best-possible...
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Jun 30, 14 •
IMSA, Motorsport, Official News •
Gabe •
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Official release: The beginning of BMW Team RLL’s Sahlen’s Six Hour of the Glen story was better than the ending, as the team was unable to capitalize on its excellent starting positions (first and third) at Watkins Glen International Raceway. The day of...
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Jun 26, 14 •
Official News •
Gabe •
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Official release: At the BMW Group, the fourth Industrial Revolution has already begun: A project in the bumper production of the Landshut plant shows how the virtual and the real worlds can merge in everyday production procedures even today. Thanks to a...
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Jun 25, 14 •
Awards, Official News •
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Official Release: Two class wins in this year’s competition have boosted the BMW Group’s cache of titles acquired in the prestigious International Engine of the Year Award. The two latest accolades go to two power units that manage to combine sporty...
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Jun 25, 14 •
Uncategorized •
Gabe •
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Official release. There are many facets to the sustainable character of the BMW i3. BMW i represents a prime example of “next premium”, the next generation of luxury headlined by the sustainability of its materials. The ambience this creates on board the...
