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BMW and Boeing Agree to Research Carbon Fiber Recycling

BMW and Boeing Agree to Research Carbon Fiber Recycling

Both companies have carbon fiber facilities in Washington

BMW and Boeing have signed a collaboration agreement to research how to recycle carbon fiber. Both companies are rapidly increasing their use of carbon fiber and want to find end of lifespan uses for the material. Boeing is headquartered in Wa...
12.12.2012 | 6131 views | 0 comments
BMW and Brilliance Considering New Chinese Brand for Joint-Developed Cars

BMW and Brilliance Considering New Chinese Brand for Joint-Developed Cars

Would use existing BMW platforms

BMW and its Chinese joint venture partner Brilliance are considering creating a new automotive brand that would build cars based on existing BMW platforms. This news comes from a Chinese newspaper, and a more specific announcement is expected at t...
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BMW and Brilliance Launch Zinoro Brand to Sell EVs in China

BMW and Brilliance Launch Zinoro Brand to Sell EVs in China

Brand will launch in 2014 using BMW platforms

As rumored two weeks ago, BMW and Brilliance are launching a new brand in China specifically for EVs. They are calling the brand Zinoro, and it will use BMW platforms when it launches in 2014. The first cars will be shown near the end of 2013.&nbs...
16.04.2013 | 9298 views | 0 comments
BMW and Continental Will Test Piloted Cars in Germany Through 2014

BMW and Continental Will Test Piloted Cars in Germany Through 2014

They think the system will be ready for sale by 2020

BMW and Continental will be testing cars with piloted driving on European roads in 2013 and 2014. They believe that the technology will be ready for sale by 2020. Audi’s CEO made a similar prediction earlier in the month. BMW and Contine...
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BMW and Daimler Believe Car Sharing Businesses Will Grow Into Moneymakers

BMW and Daimler Believe Car Sharing Businesses Will Grow Into Moneymakers

They estimate €1 billion revenue each from car sharing by 2020

Daimler's Car2Go and BMW's Drive Now car sharing services are predicted by the automakers to grow into €1 billion businesses each by 2020. Mercedes launched Car2Go in 2008 as a car sharing service for the Smart Fortwo. It currentl...
13.08.2013 | 5901 views | 0 comments
BMW and Daimler Create Joint Venture Hubject to Unify EV Charging

BMW and Daimler Create Joint Venture Hubject to Unify EV Charging

It is already in operation in Germany, Austria and Benelux

BMW has partnered with five other companies, including Bosch, Daimler and Siemens, to launch Hubject GmbH, which will attempt to create a nationwide electric vehicle charging network in Europe. The company's slogan is “Charge wherev...
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BMW and General Motors May Work Together on Fuel Cells

BMW and General Motors May Work Together on Fuel Cells

BMW and General Motors may work together to develop fuel cells in the future.  Chairman of the Board at BMW Norbert Reithofer has confirmed that the two companies have been in negotiating for a while, even before General Motors purchased ...
14.03.2012 | 1403 views | 0 comments
BMW and German Silversmith Cover 760Li in Handcrafted Silver

BMW and German Silversmith Cover 760Li in Handcrafted Silver

All of the interior trim and much of the exterior are sterling silver

BMW has crafted a collaboration with German silversmiths Robbe & Berking for the new BMW Individual 760Li Sterling. Robbe & Berking sent its silversmiths to BMW to sit in the 760Li and find the best locations for sterling silver embell...
23.10.2013 | 5831 views | 0 comments
BMW and GM End Cooperation on Fuel Cells

BMW and GM End Cooperation on Fuel Cells

Due to BMW's new cooperation with Toyota on fuel cells and hybrids, BMW and General Motors are ending their talks on cooperation on fuel cells.  "We are still talking to GM, but no longer on the topic of fuel cells," said a ...
28.06.2012 | 875 views | 0 comments
BMW and Toyota Agree on Green Technology Co-Development

BMW and Toyota Agree on Green Technology Co-Development

Toyota President Akio Toyoda and BMW Chairman Norbert Reithofer signed a memorandum of understanding today in Munich that the two companies would begin sharing hybrid and fuel cell technology and begin developing new technology together.  ...
29.06.2012 | 4836 views | 0 comments

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