Pedestrian deaths represent a fairly significant percent of all automotive fatalities (according to some sources over 10% in the US, 14% in Europe and about 25% in China). One option is to mandate all pedestrian…
Automotive News reports that BMW is considering building vehicles at the NedCar facility in Born, Netherlands. The deal would be for third party assembly of BMW Group vehicles. The report indicates that they’re interested in…
Kansas City, MO – Within feet of the public entrance to the 2012 Art of the Car display area was this gorgeous 1937 BMW 328. It is one of a couple hundred survivors of just…
Speculation regarding a soon to be announced technology sharing agreement between BMW and Toyota has been making the rounds of the interwebs. The bulk of the speculation has focused on BMW obtaining access to Toyota’s…
The folks at Bimmerpost uncovered BMW patent drawings that showed a seven speed manual shifter and shift functionality. What caught my attention was the notion that BMW was developing a shifting mechanism that could physically…
Z is for Zagato The reveal of the BMW Zagato Coupe at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este was a spectacular success. Zagato is an old and storied Italian coachbuilder, engineering firm, that traces its heritage…
Leipzig, Germany – If you want to see the most modern metal pressing operation in the world you have to travel to Leipzig, in the state of Sachsen, and head northeast of the city center…
Leipzig BMW Werk The BMW factory at Leipzig is expanding. Leipzig is adding pressing operations for metal panels, molding facilities for the outer skins of the i models, and an assembly area for the CFRP…
The BMW and Hyundai Rumored Engine Development Pact This is a bit of a puzzler to me. Last year BMW announced it’s 500cc cylinder capacity range of engines. Both gas and diesel engines that share…
BMW M12/13 F1 Engine Formula is supposed to move to a 1.6 L V6 turbo engine recipe for the 2014 season. F1 has been down the turbo road before and of course, the winning BT52…
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