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BMW powers South Africa plant with manure

BMW powers South Africa plant with manure

Following the signed power purchasing agreement with energy company Bio2Watt (Pty) Ltd in 2014, BMW South Africa received the first green energy at its Rosslyn plant in Pretoria on 10 October 2015. Through this agreement,…

BMW Welt’s 20 Millionth visitor gets a BMW X1 for a year

DriveNow to Suspend Operations in SF Bay Area

DriveNow to Suspend Operations in SF Bay Area

DriveNow USA launched as an electric vehicle car sharing pilot in 2012 in the Bay Area with great success and the hope of expanding our service city-wide so that all neighborhoods would have access to…

Mercedes could make EV batteries with BMW

Mercedes could make EV batteries with BMW

The head of Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler said recently that he sees the three larger German automakers, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen, working together on battery packs for electric vehicles. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche talked about “commonalities”…

BMW USA Sales up 4.0 percent in September 2015

BMW USA Sales up 4.0 percent in September 2015

Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 4.0 percent in September for a total of 26,608 compared to 25,587 vehicles sold in September, 2014. Year-to-date, BMW brand sales are 249,956 vehicles, a 5.6 percent increase from…