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BMW has launched its DriveNow car sharing program in San Francisco, and its ParkNow parking service will to the city in September. DriveNow uses a fleet of 70 electric BMW AcitveEs from nine locations at launch.  Users register online or ...

BMW has begun its world tour of the i-series concepts, the i3 and i8, in Rome at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni. Over the next year, BMW will take the i-series to Dusseldorf, Tokyo, New York, London, Paris, and Shanghai. The point of the ...

Adrian van Hooydonk still leads BMW Group design

BMW has made major changes in its design department in the last few weeks. Adrian van Hooydonk still leads BMW Group Design, which puts him in charge of the final say in all of the group’s vehicles and concepts, but he has many new employees...

BMW has quite a show planned for the Geneva Motor Show on March 6. It plans to have seven new cars at the show, four of which are world premieres.  The first big world premiere will be the four-door 6-Series Gran Coupe. It is BMW's at...

BMW M3 DTM from 1987 and M1 Procar will give taxi laps

BMW is bringing several classics to the DTM season opener on May 4 and 5 at Hockenheim. BMW Classic is bringing a 1987 M3 DTM and M1 Procar as race taxis for all ten DTM races in 2013 for a few visitors. Eric van de Poele won the 1987 DTM Driv...

It will also show two limited edition 1 Series models

BMW has announced its lineup of debuts for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 14. In addition to the 4 Series Concept, which previews the next 3 Series-based coupe, and M6 Gran Coupe that we have already seen, BMW wil...

The biggest additions are the titanium exhaust and ceramic brake kit

The BMW M5 and M6 are already among the best cars in their respective classes, but BMW is giving them a bit more with the new suite of M Performance accessories that are inspired from BMW’s racing prowess. The parts include the M Perform...

At this year’s Geneva Motor Show BMW will be presenting its newest two-seater sports car concept, the Vision ConnectedDrive. The study vehicle will bring to Geneva a new design language and advanced technologies that will be part of the brand&r...

The same technology lets the i3 park itself

For CES, BMW is showing off its future autonomous driving technology in dramatic fashion with a 2 Series that can drift all by itself. A more useful version of the technology is the automatic parking feature that will be available in the i3 when i...

BMW won the Drivers', Teams' and Manufacturers' championships

BMW returned to the DTM for the first time in 20 years this year, and partially thanks to a fantastic race at the final round at Hockenheim, it won the Drivers' Championship with Bruno Spengler, the Team's Championship with BMW Team Schnit...