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MUNICH, GERMANY – Demand for BMW’s big engines has dropped so low that the house of the roundel says it can make enough eight-cylinders to satisfy the world’s demand using just one shift for four days.

Tags: BMW, four-cylinder, V-8

LOS ANGELES – The BMW Hydrogen 7 — the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan — recently pulled into Los Angeles, finishing a more than 4,000 mile cross-country journey featuring hydrogen-powered cars by the world’s leading automakers in the 2008 Hydrogen Road Tour.

Tags: BMW, Hydrogen 7, Hydrogen Road Tour

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ – BMW of North America, LLC has announced a price increase of 2.1 percent on average across its model range of 2009 BMW brand vehicles.

Tags: BMW, price increase

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – BMW will recall around 150,000 vehicles in North America to fix a possible defect that may keep the front passenger airbag from opening in a crash.

Tags: 3-series, 5-Series, airbag, BMW, Recall, X3

DETROIT - In a quest to find a useful outlet for exhaust heat that otherwise goes wasted, BMW and GM are testing methods and devices that could convert excess heat from a car’s motor into electricity, and in turn reduce gas mileage to boot.

Tags: BMW, electricity, Exhaust, GM

MUNICH, GERMANY - Despite bright spots such as the X6 selling out its first year of production, like most automakers BMW has seen its sales decline recently and is looking to cut costs as raw materials become more expensive.

Tags: BMW, SUV, X6, X7

MUNICH, GERMANY – The CEO of BMW M GmbH, Ludwig Willisch, said in a recent interview that future M-models will include high-revving turbocharged engines and offer ceramic brakes.

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MUNICH, GERMANY – Long lists of restrictions are familiar to journalists who drive press cars from automakers’ fleets, but one prohibition placed on the BMW Hydrogen 7, a 760Li luxury liner modified to run on hydrogen in addition to its normal gasoline diet, was an eye-opener

Tags: BMW, Hydrogen, Hydrogen 7, Port Authority of NY and NJ

MUNICH, GERMANY – For 2009, BMW made a few changes to the entry-level 3-Series, both inside and out. Also, a new diesel engine will make its way into the lineup.

Tags: 2009 3-Series, 335d, BMW, diesel

MUNICH, GERMANY – Engineers have been working on an all-electric version of the Mini at the BMW plant in Cowley.

Tags: BMW, Electric Mini, Mini, Project I

MUNICH, GERMANY – BMW has released information on its U.S.-spec, fifth-generation 2009 BMW 7 Series, which is due in the United States early 2009.

Tags: 750i, 750Li, BMW, BMW 7-Series

MUNICH, GERMANY – BMW’s next-generation 7-series saloon has been spotted at Germany’s Nurburgring circuit ahead of its official reveal expected next month.

Tags: 7-Series, BMW

MUNICH, GERMANY - It looks like BMW is bringing back the M1, based on the M1 Hommage, a legendary mid-engined, two-seater that redefined the supercar and proved a BMW could run with the best from Porsche, Ferrari, and Lamborghini.

Tags: BMW, M1, Supercar

MUNICH, GERMANY - Christopher Bangle, head of design at BMW, proposed a whole new “Flame Surfacing” language that redefined how BMWs were designed. Flame Surfacing comes from the GINA philosophy (Geometry and functions in ‘‘N’’ Adaptations).

Tags: BMW, Flame Surfacing, GINA

MUNICH, GERMANY - BMW, the world’s largest premium carmaker, is investing $270 million to expand its U.S. operations.

Tags: BMW, U.S. Operations, X3, X5, X6

MUNICH, GERMANY - The idea behind BMW’s upcoming X1 combines size, maneuverability, fuel economy, and affordable pricing with the vantage point of a crossover vehicle

Tags: BMW, X1 Compact SAV

MUNICH, GERMANY - To the casual observer, the updated 2008 BMW 5 Series will appear identical to the 2007 model. What’s different are some very slight exterior modifications, updated engines, and more standard and optional comfort features,

Tags: 5 Series, BMW

WASHINGTON - Even though the price of a gallon of diesel has climbed more than 20 percent in the past 12 months, diesel cars still offer better gas mileage and savings than regular cars.

Tags: Audi, BMW, diesel, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen

MUNICH, GERMANY - Despite no official word yet, some say that BMW is developing an electric-powered minicar that should be ready by 2012.

Tags: BMW, electric vehicle, VW up!

AUBURN HILLS, MI and MUNICH, GERMANY – Audi and BMW will both be seeing an eight-speed auto in the higher end realm of their production line.

Tags: Audi, BMW, Lexus

MUNICH, GERMANY - Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world’s largest maker of luxury cars, plans to raise prices in the U.S. by one percent because of the weak dollar.

Tags: BMW, Price Hike

CALIFORNIA - Luxury brands once again dominated an annual U.S. automobile quality survey taken this year by a California research company, but total quality dropped for the first time in four years.

Tags: BMW, Luxury Market, Strategic Vision

MUNICH, GERMANY - BMW’s X6’s entire first-year production run sold out in just a month. Now reports are that BMW is moving full-speed ahead into the CUV market, starting with the development of a new crossover based on their 3 Series wagon — tentatively named the V3.

Tags: BMW, V3

MUNICH, GERMANY – Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is continuing to consider whether it will set up a fourth brand as part of its long-term growth strategy.

Tags: BMW, Mini, Rolls Royce

MUNICH, GERMANY & AUBURN HILLS, MI– BMW and Audi are looking to ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a worldwide supplier of driveline and chassis technology, to develop eight-speed transmissions as early as 2009

Tags: Audi, BMW, eight-speed transmissions, ZF Friedrichshafen AG