Rumors: BMW Z Spyder Stradale concept at Frankfurt

The dream project of Norbert Reithofer, a successor of Z8 called Z Spyder Stradale could be presented in concept version at the Frankfurt Motor Show, next year, the production version having some opportunities to begin in 2014. Germans from BMW may create a successor for Z8 and the model might be called Z Spyeder Stradale. [...]

BMW entry-level model for 2013, a rival for Audi A1

The Bavarian manufacturer has announced that it will develop in the near future a small class premium model, based on the platform of the next Mini Cooper. Thus, BMW may use the front-wheel drive and reduce costs. Geneva Auto Show generated a lot of questions but a lot of answers. The launching of the first [...]

BMW wants to recover

Well it’s understandable that they want to recover but what’s important is if they’ll be able to do this. I think they will be able to recover or even to improve their profit but after the economic crisis will pass. Anyway, each one of you can feel the economic crisis so if you are having [...]

Sales up 50% in 2008 for M models

After talking about the bad news for those from BMW, I think it’s only fair to talk about some of the good news. It seems that the high-performance M cars are not having the same problems when it comes to the percentage of sales comparing with the same month, last year. Their success it’s getting [...]

BMW sales decreased with 15.5% in US

An official Press Release announced that the sales of BMW and Mini combined are with 15.5% lower that the same month last year. They sold about 14,500 vehicles this year, compared with over 17,000 they managed to sell last year. Jim O’Donnell, President of BMW of North America, announced that everyone is trying to find [...]

BMW US sales lowered

As you might expect, we are talking about the economic crisis again. If the effect of this problem wouldn’t be visible enough, let’s take a look at a few numbers. In December of 2008, BMW has managed to sell 21.626 units of its cars in the United States. One year before, a few months before [...]

BMW PAS remains on the table

With the economic crisis, more and more companies are giving up on their expensive projects. Even so, BMW has no plan on canceling one of the most interesting projects of 2009, the BMW PAS. This car was designed with a clear propose. It will be cheaper than the 7 Series and more expensive than the [...]

More BMW recession problems?

The CEO of the car marker Fiat has recently made an interesting statement. Apparently, the crisis is having an important effect on the people from Fiat and they don’t want to take any chances. They have declared that they will take any measure necessary for the month of January, because they have no idea how [...]

BMW price increases

BMW price increases, at the moment, only in America. In fact, the price increase will take place starting with 1st of January 2009. The people from BMW North America have considered a 0.7% increase in all of their prices as necessary. The reason is obvious for anyone: the global economic crisis is starting to affect [...]

BMW – Crisis measures

BMW is taking one more crisis measure because they don’t want to risk anything in this period. In these times, you won’t realize how hard it is to make budget cuts and figure out which projects should be continued and which ones can be delayed. BMW and most automakers have to come up with solutions [...]