BMW Head of Interior Design – Oliver Heilmer takes the helm at Designworks
On 1 August, Oliver Heilmer will step into the role of President of Designworks, a wholly owned subsidiary of the BMW Group. This will see him move from the Interior Design team at BMW Automobiles in...
View ArticleExperiencing High Performance Driving University’s Premiere Open Track Day
For many years, track days were hard to come by. About the only way to get on track was to join a major car club, like the BMW Car Club of America, and attend one of their high performance driver...
View ArticleBorgward hires ex-Mini design boss Anders Warming
In an unexpected move last month, Anders Warming – the MINI design boss – announced his departure from BMW Group. Speculations over his next company have been flowing every since, but today we have an...
View ArticleBMW to introduce new family of EfficientDynamics engines
BMW recently replaced the beloved N55 3.0 liter TwinPower I6 engine, in almost every application, with the new B58 3.0 liter TwinPower I6 engine. The B58 engine shares a modular platform with a family...
View ArticleSpy photos reveal new details on the 2017 BMW M5
Thanks to new spy photos of the 2017 BMW M5, we now have an updated rendering showing the alleged front-end design of the next M5. The folks over at Motor.es have peeled off the camo wrap from the M5...
View ArticleBMW’s Mexico plant to be more streamlined than Spartanburg
BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina plant has been around for 22 years. In recent years, it’s become one of the largest BMW factories in the world. However, in doing so, it’s a bit less streamlined in...
View ArticleOfficial Photos Of The Brilliance-BMW Zinoro 60H
In June, we saw the first photos of the Zinoro 60H, the SUV born from the Brilliance-BMW joint venture making new-energy vehicles (NEVs) for China. Their first car was the Zinoro 1E, based on the old...
View ArticleJuly 2016 U.S. Sales – BMW brand vehicles decreased 4.4 percent
Sales of BMW brand vehicles decreased 4.4 percent in July for a total of 25,777 compared to 26,970 vehicles sold in July, 2015. Year-to-date, the BMW brand is down 8.4 percent in the U.S. on sales of...
View ArticleNelson Piquet Jr drives rare BMW cars on Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road
Nelson Piquet Jr has built a name for itself in Formula 1 and now aims to do the same in the Formula E Championship. The son of three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet, he was signed as...
View ArticleBMW’s car-sharing service ReachNow expanding to Portland
After a successful launch in Seattle, BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service is heading to Portland, Oregon. There is no official launch date but BMW is working with city officials and will start testing...
View Article2017 BMW “30 Jahre M3” Limited Edition available now at U.S. dealers
To mark the 30th anniversary of the BMW M3 automotive icon, 500 “30 Jahre M3” (30 Years M3) special editions will be produced, of which 150 units will reach U.S. shores. The limited edition is...
View ArticleBMW uses Instagram for a family reunion
“A Yas Marina M4 reunites two brothers on the California coastline.” That’s the description behind a new Instagram account – BMWRoadTrip – backed by BMW of North America. The new social account tells...
View ArticleBMW X5 xDrive35d upgraded with M Performance Parts
After defecting to Porsche for a couple of years, Chris Marino has returned to Century West BMW. Marino, as many BMWBLOG readers may recall, had a penchant for utilizing the BMW Individual Program and...
View ArticleEPA approves sales of 2017 BMW diesel cars
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it has approved the sale of new 2017 model year BMW diesel vehicles in the United States. Last month, BMW of North America said that the BMW’s...
View ArticleTrack Battle: BMW M2 vs M4 CP vs 1M
Okay, so this is an interesting test. BMW’s new M4 Competition Package is one of the fastest car to ever come from the M Division, with its 444 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque. But the BMW M2 is the one...
View ArticleBMW trying to stay on top of Mercedes in luxury sales
For years, the BMW Group has been the best-selling luxury automaker in the world. Combined with MINI and Rolls Royce, BMW has been able to outsell its competitors by quite a large margin for quite some...
View ArticleBMW says it’s too early to draw up Brexit plans
In a press conference today, BMW CEO Harald Krueger said that BMW has yet to notice a significant change in car sales following Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Therefore, the company is...
View ArticleFire Orange BMW F10 M5 from Carbonfiber Dynamics Has 830 HP
The BMW F10 M5 was on the market long enough to allow various tuners to bring out impressive power kits. From mild improvements to G-Power’s berserk 740 HP kit, we thought we’ve seen it all – until...
View ArticleBMW i8 in Austin Yellow Features AC Schnitzer Parts in Abu Dhabi
The BMW i8 is without a dobut the most desired car in the Germans’ portfolio these days, even though it was launched two years ago. The i8 looks extremely futuristic and brings out an incredible...
View ArticleVideo: 2018 MINI Countryman Cooper S Testing on Nurburgring
The Nurburgring is known to be the testing ground for BMW’s M models and yet it seems like all cars made by the Germans are being put through their paces on the Green Hell. The latest model from the...
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