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BMW confirms 2016 driver lineups for IMSA

BMW confirms 2016 driver lineups for IMSA

BMW has retained its full-season driver lineup for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The new M6 GTLM cars will be driven by Bill Auberlen, Dirk Werner, Lucas Luhr and John Edwards for the BMW Team…

BMW diesels vs hybrids: Will diesels be phased out?

BMW diesels vs hybrids: Will diesels be phased out?

At the moment, buying a diesel car over a gasoline (or petrol, if you live on the eastern side of the Atlantic) powered car represents quite a large gain in both economy and efficiency. Currently,…

Turner takes delivery of the new BMW M6 GT3 in Munich

Turner takes delivery of the new BMW M6 GT3 in Munich

BMW has once again named Turner Motorsport and one of their drivers as one of the world’s most successful privateer BMW race teams. Turner Motorsport driver Markus Palttala was awarded the second place trophy for…

AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG officially purchase Nokia’s HERE maps

BMW Motorsport announces details of its 2016 program

BMW Motorsport announces details of its 2016 program

BMW Motorsport used its traditional season review in the BMW Museum in Munich (DE) to present its programme for the 2016 season. As well as the commitment in the DTM, next year’s other big story…

Volvo to add S90 and V90 Polestar to lineup

Polestar started as a company that tuned Volvos for the Swedish Touring Car Championship, and it made some pretty incredible racing cars. Volvo was very impressed with how its cars turned out that, after years…

BMW ahead of Mercedes, Lexus in luxury sales in the U.S.

BMW finished ahead of Mercedes-Benz in luxury sales during November. BMW sales rose 3.2 percent to 32,003 units. For the year, BMW’s U.S. sales grew 4.4 percent to 311,398 vehicles. The X3 sales doubled in…

Rumor: BMW i8 Spyder approved for production

In 2012, BMW debuted the i8 Spyder Concept, an open-top progressive hybrid sportscar based on the two-door i8. While BMW has been toying with the idea of a production i8 Spyder, the final approval has…