Focus on automotive: BMW
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07/25/2018The BMW Group has already announced for some time that it will proceed with the gradual electrification of its product offering, but the offensive will also characterize the M super sports division which will have battery-powered versions for years to come.This was anticipated by the head of the M unit, Frank Van Meel, according to whom the... -
07/23/2018The BMW Group's innovative ReachNow mobility service, already available in various American cities, including Portland and Brooklyn, has now also reached Seattle, Washington.The app function will also be more and more advanced with the announced addition of new models for the fleet between BMW and MINI and the service will include not only... -
07/19/2018The local division of the BMW Group plans to strengthen the sales volumes of electrified cars in Malaysia to ride the wave of the growing success of these alternative fuels in the emerging Southeast Asian market.Already at the end of the first half, the Bavarian carmaker's sales of plug-in models have recorded a substantial growth in the Country... -
07/17/2018In recent days, the first European event dedicated to the application of Cellular direct communication technology - Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) was held in Paris, enabling the connection between vehicles of different car manufacturers.The project stems from the collaboration between the Ford, BMW and PSA Groups and the 5G Automotive Association... -
07/13/2018The BMW Italia headquarters in San Donato Milanese is now fully electrified.The building, designed by Kenzo Tange and inaugurated 20 years ago, was equipped between 2010 and 2012 of a photovoltaic system composed of 750 solar panels covering an area of about 1,200 square meters and it has a peak power of 179 kWp .All the energy produced by the... -
07/13/2018Still new records for BMW global sales, but not enough to reduce the gap from Mercedes, always leader in the premium segment.In fact, the Bavarian giant has set a new monthly record with an increase of 2.7% at the Group level in June, with 238,920 units, of which 200,610 BMW (+ 4%) and 37.955 MINI (-3.8%).Record also for the sales in the first... -
07/11/2018In the presence of Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, the BMW Group and its well-established Chinese partner Brilliance Automotive Group (15 years together) have signed a new agreement in Berlin to increase production capacity in the Great Wall Country.The rhythms of assembly in the local factories of Tiexi and Dagong...