Renowned statistics and market analysis group J.D. Power has released results of its U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout study (APEAL), with a few surprises making up the leaderboard. Porsche has come in at number one spot with 884 points. This is the 13th consecutive year the Stuttgart-based sportscar manufacturer […]
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BMW wins court case in China over copyright on intellectual property
A Chinese court has ordered companies to pay BMW hundreds of thousands of dollars after it was found they had registered trademarks found to be too similar to BMW’s intellectual property. A court in Shanghai has since ordered the founder of a Chinese firm, as well as another company to […]
BMW HoloActive Touch previews the interface of the future
BMW is previewing a dash interface of the future at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, with the HoloActive Touch concept. Looking like the complex innards of a futuristic spaceship, the HoloActive Touch concept is described by BMW as an innovative interface between the driver and vehicle, acting […]
2016 Jaguar F-PACE 30d vs BMW X3 xDrive30d: comparison (video)
SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VERDICT So it’s an easy win for the new Jaguar F-PACE on the design front when compared with BMW’s ageing and rather uninteresting X3 design. But how does the newcomer from England shape up against one of the veterans of the premium SUV market, we wonder. The […]
Mercedes on track to become luxury car sales leader this year
Mercedes-Benz is on track to become the biggest luxury carmaker in the world in terms of sales this year, overtaking BMW. Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche told media last week that Mercedes is on track to sell two million vehicles this year. This would put it on top of BMW and […]
Train crash in USA wrecks over 100 new BMWs, direct from factory
A train carrying over 100 new BMW vehicles fresh from the production line in South Carolina has derailed in the US, with disastrous consequences. The 12-carriage train was travelling from BMW’s Spartanburg factory in South Carolina to the Port of Charleston for export overseas. However, after traveling around 100km, the […]
BMW, Daimler, Ford, VW collaborate for EV charging infrastructure
BMW, Daimler, Ford along with Volkswagen Group have announced an unprecedented collaboration to a create high-powered charging infrastructure on major highways across the European continent, to entice the public to move toward an electric vehicle. In one of the biggest collaborations between rival manufacturers ever seen, the unprecedented joint venture […]
2016 BMW X1 xDrive20d review (video)
BMW’s smallest SUV, the X1, received a major makeover late last year that introduced an all-new platform, opening up more cabin space than ever before. Today we’re testing out the top xDrive20d diesel model to see if it’s worth your hard-earned dollars. The first-generation X1 was based on the E91 […]