Press Release: The BMW Group has been named as the automotive industry’s Supersector leader for the sixth consecutive year, and is therefore the world’s most sustainable automobile manufacturer. This was the conclusion of the SAM Group, published in its latest … Continue reading

The BMW Group once again reported strong sales growth in August. The company delivered a total of 103,239 (prev. yr. 91.800) automobiles to customers worldwide in the month under review – an increase of 12.5%. By the end of August, … Continue reading

Press Release: BMW’s new inline-6 gasoline engine. Beginning with model year 2011 production, several BMW models (135i, 335i, 535i, 535i Gran Turismo, X5 xDrive35i, and X6 xDrive35i) will switch to the new, single twin-scroll turbocharged inline-6 “N55” engine.  The newest … Continue reading

Jim O’Donnell, President of BMW of North America, LLC launched the company’s “DRIVE IT HOME – DON’T TXT & DRIVE” campaign today with the help of Evans Scholars, local teens and automotive partners including Group 1 Automotive, and the Chicagoland … Continue reading

According to a Bloomberg report published today by BusinessWeek, BMW Group intends to expand the current range of BMW and MINI models in order to increase yearly sales with 55% over the next ten years. BMW Group is aiming thus … Continue reading

Compared to the same month last year, the August 2010 industrywide sales totaled 997,468, down from 1.26 million a year earlier, according to Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey-based Autodata Corp. Asia-based brands captured 46.9 percent of sales, down from 52.3 percent … Continue reading

The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported August sales of 23,965 vehicles, a decrease of 1.6 percent from the 24,343 vehicles sold last year. Year-to-date, the BMW Group also reported a sales volume of 168,940 vehicles, … Continue reading

BMWBLOG had the recent pleasure of sitting down with Dr Kay Segler, President of BMW M cars. Dr Segler’s enthusiasm and passion for sports cars was obvious, there was an excitement in his voice we’ve seldom heard from car executives. … Continue reading

Press Release: As promised, we have more information to share with you about the death of our dear friend and colleague, Jack Pitney. According to the sheriff’s department in Greene County, NY, on Thursday afternoon (August 26) Jack was on … Continue reading