Having taken over and dominated most of the automotive market, BMW has set its sights now on the two-wheeled aspect of the selling place.

Somehow the powerful motorbike aspect of the equation is not what they’re going for. It’s the scooter that’s in their crosshairs.

Thinking about it, it makes perfect sense. The city mobility is where things seem to be focused right now and the smaller cars get the more hopeless they are.

Scooters on the other hand have always been small and the ability to squeeze between cars is where the real gain is. Unfortunately they have plenty of faults of their own.

BMW is about to change some of them as their C1 Scooter from a long way back is coming back. This time it goes electric though.

That’s great, it’s a lot greener than the usual oil burning engines you see around town. Where scooters really fall down is in the safety aspect.

Guess who’s also thought of that, and plan to make some considerable changes to what we normally perceive as scooters?

Bavaria’s finest built a roof frame into their C1 quite some time ago and they plan to and they want to bring the idea back.

This time however, there’s an actual seat involved an there’s even going to be a seat belt involved for added safety.

In these conditions the upcoming BMW scooters are said to be so safe that they don’t require the wearing of a helmet.

The police may not be thrilled about the idea but it seems a lot better than riding a death trap. Expect to see the new scooters from BMW on the market sometime in 2014.

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According to a recent report BMW have announced their dealer network to stop deliveries of their 1 Series model, particularly the cars produced between January 2010 and May 2010.

This measure has been taken after there is a concern about some of the 2008-2011 model year 1 Series coupes and convertibles.

While the decision may seem alarming, the fact that repairs will begin immediately suggest the problem targeted may benefit from a quick and easy fix.

The issue at hand was uncovered by Consumer reports, when studying some dealer documents, and consists of the vehicles affected not having sufficient clearance between the seat belt tensioners in the B-pillar and the insulating material surrounding it. In the event of a crash, the insulation could overheat and, eventually, catch fire.

Owners will be notified to bring their vehicle to BMW dealers to fix the problem. Dealers will trim the insulating material around the seat belt retractors free of charge. Speaking of owners bringing in their vehicles, an actual recall hasn’t yet been scheduled so most likely it’ll be owner awareness playing a key role and the mail system.

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