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Starts from 1972 BMW 1602 to 1 Series Active E

The BMW i-series cars will be the first time that BMW has sold a pure electric car to the public, but it has been experimenting with them for the last 40 years starting from the Munich Olympics in 1972 and going all the way to the 1 Series Active ...

Its sales are up around the world

BMW Group is having its best year ever through the third quarter, and its best September sales ever. It moved 189,675 cars in the ninth month of the year, up 6.7% from last year. From January to September of this year, BMW has sold 1,436,178 cars,...

BMW Group had a record-breaking September that had sales increase 11.6% to 177,716 cars. In the first nine months of the year, BMW has sold 1,335,502 cars, up 8.3%.  BMW brand sales were up 14.3% to 146,843 cars. Mini sales were up 0...

BMW had a record sales month for April selling 145,505 cars, which represents an increase of 6.1% over the same period last year. For the year to date BMW has sold 571,040 cars, which is a 9.8% increase over the same period in the previous year.&n...

Technology from the i sub-brand will trickle down to other BMW models

Ian Robertson, BMW head of sales and marketing, says that the carbon fiber reinforced plastic and other technology developed for the i3 and i8 will likely trickle down to other BMW models in the future. The small-run sub-brand is partially being u...

Its production reduces energy use by 50% and water use by 70%

The first, production-ready BMW i3’s are leaving the company’s Leipzig factory and deliveries will begin before the end of the year. The factory got a €400 million upgrade to build the electric car that is made from carbon fib...

Has a 170hp and 184lb-ft of torque electric motor

BMW has revealing a concept for a three-door version of the i3 at the LA Auto Show with a body made from carbon fiber and carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) panels. The design is heavily inspired by the previous i3s shown, but it is obviou...

French car magazine L' Automobile is reporting that BMW will reveal a sport concept version of the all-electric i3 called the i4 at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 28. Where the i3 will be the mass produced vehicle of the i-series li...

The public reveal will be on July 29

BMW has finally revealed the official price for its i3 electric car. Prices will start at €34,950 in Germany, which includes 19% VAT, when sales begin in November. The production version will be shown to the public for the first time at ...

BMW is building a three-story display with a 300m test track

BMW Group will debut the production i8 and at the Frankfurt International Auto Show this year. It is pulling out all of the stops for its exhibit that will include a three-story display and a 300m-long test track. “At this year’s ...