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New Commeting System On BMWBLOG To Drive Community Building
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In Featured Posts, Others, on March 19th, 2011

As some of you might have noticed today, we have implemented a new commenting system. This is the first major item on our list of improvements for 2011 and one that we spent a lot of time analyzing. The Disqus … Continue reading
iPhone App: BMW X3 Anywhere
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In Interesting, on March 18th, 2011

BMW is stepping up their efforts in the mobile applications market. The latest app comes from BMW of North America and is titled: “BMW X3 Anywhere”. The app is built on the augmented reality principle and offers some imaginary settings … Continue reading
The Power of Online Journalism – History of BMWBLOG and Saab Buys Saab focused Blog
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on March 17th, 2011

The first thing some of you may say is, “how is this related to BMW news?” – and you are absolutely right, it is not. But today, I personally wanted to take a moment to outline once again the power … Continue reading
AutoExpress: Ian Robertson talks i3, Z2, hydrogen, MINI
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In Interesting, on March 17th, 2011

At the recent Geneva Motor Show, AutoExpress UK interviewed Ian Roberton, BMW board member and sales and marketing director. Among many topics, Robertson shared more details on the upcoming BMW i sub-brand and its first vehicles, i3 and i8, then … Continue reading
Exclusive Interview: Dr. Bernardo Lopez on the new four-cylinder N20 engine
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on March 15th, 2011

Four-cylinder turbocharged engines will account as an important piece in the overall future strategy for BMW. The importance of the new N20 four-cylinder turbocharged engine was revealed at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show when Dr. Klaus Draeger, R&D chief, opened … Continue reading
Exclusive Interview: Marc Girard, Head of BMW Interior Design, explains the Vision ConnectedDrive Concept
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on March 14th, 2011

For the second year in a row, at the same Geneva Motor Show, BMWBLOG had the unique opportunity to interview Marc Girard, BMW’s Head of Interior Design. Girard has worked as a designer for the BMW Group for 17 years. … Continue reading
Editorial: The Convoluted Corporate Roots of BMW
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on March 11th, 2011

BMW celebrates its corporate birthday on 6 March. That was the date in 1916 that Gustav-Otto-Flugmaschinenfabrik, founded 15 March 1911, became Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW). So BMW was BFW at one time? No, it never was BFW. BFW eventually became BMW. Rapp Motorenwerke became … Continue reading
Autoblog: “Is BMW Becoming Too Soft?”
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on March 10th, 2011

We’ve long felt that in many areas, BMW’s top guns could use a little more starch in the collar. Not that the brand has lost its way – one trip to redline in the M3, or knee dragging experience on … Continue reading
Dr. Lanchester, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Electric Power Steering
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on March 9th, 2011

Parallel parking is a skill that many new drivers have a hard time accomplishing smoothly (and many older drivers too). A great deal of entertainment has been had at the expense of a driver getting totally befuddled while attempting to … Continue reading