Companies sign MoU aimed at collaboration in four fields of technology Tokyo/Munich. Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), met today with Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at BMW Group headquarters in Munich to announce the planned expansion of their existing cooperation initiated …
Read More »Video – BMW TwinPower Turbo and Valvetronic
BMW Group scores with four, six and eight cylinders at the 2012 International Engine of the Year Awards. This official video is a good opportunity to have a closer look at a special BMW engine technology: BMW TwinPower Turbo and more closer the VALVETRONIC technology itself. [ Tips To Get …
Read More »Designtalk on Light Magic & Technology with Adrian van Hooydonk and Paul Cocksedge
Adrian van Hooydonk about light in car design. “Today, our customers expect the cars to work very well but they buy our products for something else, something that is more emotional. With the lamps, we have reached that level where it began to be more than just a functional piece.†…
Read More »BMW wins with four, six and eight cylinders (N18, N20, N54, S65) at Engine of the Year Awards 2012
Four award-winners spanning a displacement range of 1.6 to 4.0 litres – BMW Group again emerges as the most successful auto manufacturer in the internationally renowned engine contest. Munich / Stuttgart. Unbeaten titleholders and triumphant newcomers have secured the BMW Group’s renewed pre-eminence at the 2012 International Engine of the …
Read More »Video – Touchpad iDrive Controller Technology Preview
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWO1-LX23mg[/youtube] Preh GmbH, an automotive supplier to BMW, Audi, and Mercedes, of climate controls, driver controls, sensor systems, ECUs, and instruments panels, has released a clip which previews some of the uses and functions which a touchpad iDrive controller could incorporate and facilitate. A prototype touchpad iDrive controller system has …
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