Comments on: BMW Group establishes joint venture with SGL Group

By: VW buys 8.2% stake in carbon fiber SGL Carbon. BMW unware

VW buys 8.2% stake in carbon fiber SGL Carbon. BMW unware — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:31:21 +0000

[...] announced that it has taken an eight-percent stake in SGL Carbon, BMW’s partner in the new carbon-fiber venture announced back in 2009. A Volkswagen spokesman said for Automotive News that there is currently [...]

By: Moses Lake wins BMW carbon-fiber factory | Car SKY

Moses Lake wins BMW carbon-fiber factory | Car SKY — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:47:30 +0000

[...] a new plant to manufacture carbon fibers to use in building lightweight cars. Back in October 2009, SGL Group and BMW Group have formed a 51:49 joint venture to manufacture carbon fibers and fabrics for the automotive [...]

By: Moses Lake wins BMW carbon-fiber factory

Moses Lake wins BMW carbon-fiber factory — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:30:42 +0000

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:34:50 +0000

Bravo BMW!

By: ///M3 Guy

///M3 Guy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:59:40 +0000

Well I believe that I didn’t see anybody does CFs like BMW so I expect good thing from this step.

By: The Lee

The Lee — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:35:29 +0000

Thank you! It’s about damn time someone takes some real initiative to cut vehicle weight in a significant manner. All we hear about are hybrid drives, alternative fuels, etc. That’s all fine and great, but they won’t seriously start to see gains until we get these bloated pigs down below the 3k lbs mark again.