April 2013

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BMW: The Official Car of MotoGP

For the 15th year running, BMW will be providing official safety vehicle support again this season for MotoGP. For those unfamiliar to the series, MotoGP is to motorcycle racing what F1 is for cars. It\'s some of the most consistently thrilling road racing you can watch anywhere, and just like F1, most of the time it\'s a challenge to find decent television coverage. With the 2013 season about to kick off in Qatar, BMW will once again be reprising its role as the \"Official Car of MotoGP\".

by Nathaniel Salzman
Official News

BMW Officially Unveils the Concept X4

Every BMW SAV has been a trailblazer. The world premiere of the first BMW SAV (the BMW X5) in 1999 saw the BMW Group create the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) segment – one in which BMW SAVs remain the market leaders. The BMW X3 and BMW X1 were likewise the first SAVs in their classes, and continue to define these types of vehicles today.

by Nathaniel Salzman
Official News Sales/Marketing

BMW US Sales Up 13% in March

With the exception of the 6 Series ad the recently refreshed Z4, BMWNA\'s sales gain are all due to the crossover category with the X3, X5, and X6 all posting healthy gains. Check out the full numbers after the break. Official Release: The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported March sales of 33,149 vehicles, an increase of 11.2 percent from the 29,806 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, the BMW Group (BMW and MINI combined) is up 4.3 percent on sales of 78,957 in the first three months of 2013 compared to 75,729 in the same period in 2012.

by Gabriel Bridger