BMW News

Looks like our earlier report about BMW Manufacturing in India was accurate enough. The Chennai plant would start assembling the 3 and 5 series starting from next month and would expect to churn out 1,000 units in 2007 and up to 1,700 by next year. BMW sales in Asia had …

Allianz SE, a major insurer has sold a major stake in BMW worth over 733 Million Euros(US$949.99 million) to reinvest into their core insurance business. They sold each share at 45.55 Euros each, hoping initially to sell 16.1 million shares between 45.55 and 46.55 Euros each. BMW shares were hit …

Over at AutoChannel, One of their editors managed to hook a quick review over at Scottsdale, Arizona. "The news about this BMW is its retractable hard top. It’s a beauty that goes up and down in cycles lasting not even 25 seconds. The "Dance of the Roof Panels" will mesmerize …

The next generation of the BMW 7 Series will have a 8 speed automatic transmission gearbox according to consultancy firm, CSM World Wide. ZF Friedrichshafen, the manufacturer of BMW driveline components have already begun developing the next generation gearbox for launch as early as 2009. This looks to be quite …

Nick Heidfeld from the BMW Sauber Formula 1 team pilots the F1 car over the frozen lake of St. Moritz, Switzerland to mark the 100th anniversary of White Turf St. Moritz, an annual internation horse race event. Drive the car over the lake was a challenge as the icy temperatures …