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 small [...]

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 [...]

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 bigger [...]

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 viable [...]

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 [...]

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 5 [...]

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 many [...]

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. [...]

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 for [...]

After the expansion of the Spartanburg BMW plant, a new one will be created from scratch in China.
The city of Shenyang will be home to the second BMW plant from that area, as declared by BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. Everything should be finished a few months before 2010 and the results will be impressive. The [...]