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MUNICH: Meet the G20 330e plug-in hybrid, which replaces the outgoing F30 330e. BMW announced the new PHEV last Thursday, which comes with the latest generation of eDrive technology combined with a 4-cylinder petrol engine to provide a significant ...

BMW upgrades 4 Series and M4

CYBERJAYA: BMW Group Malaysia today announced the availability of the upgraded 4 Series Coupé and M4 Coupé. The improvements cover appearance, performance, interior offering and added technology for connectivity. The 4 Series Coupé is offered as a 420i and ...

2019 BMW M340i xDrive sedan: World premiere in Los Angeles

MUNICH: The new 2019 BMW M340i xDrive sedan, an extremely dynamic model variant of the new 3 Series, will have a world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show 2018 which starts on Nov 30. A straight six-cylinder petrol ...

BMW Malaysia announces new Roadside Assistance and Accident Hotline program

PETALING JAYA: BMW Group Malaysia has introduced its newest Roadside Assistance and Accident Hotline program which provides professional and expert support for emergency situations when on the road. The new program is designed for absolute peace of mind ownership ...

BMW readying Leipzig plant for fully electric MINI and X3

Update: BMW has confirmed that the electric MINI would be built at the Oxford plant in Britain and not in the Leipzig plant. The announcement came shortly after we ran this story. LEIPZIG: BMW is upgrading its Leipzig plant ...

Level 3 autonomy for new BMW electric crossover

MUNICH: There have been a lot of claims and counter-claims about BMW’s upcoming electric crossover, not least what it’s actually going to be called. It seemed as though it was predictably going to be called the i5, but at ...

BMW teases new roadster ahead of Pebble Beach

MUNICH: Lots of auto events around the world that started out as something relatively specialised are increasingly being used by major automakers to showcase their new, upcoming production models. BMW has a history of using the sensational Pebble Beach ...

BMW shifts past German rivals' diesel pain with e-car push

MUNICH: BMW AG is setting its sights on the future, with plans to boost spending on electric cars and self-driving features to move on from the German auto industry’s diesel woes. A day after agreeing to upgrade newer diesel ...

Fiat joins BMW-led group to develop driverless cars

A man walking past the logo of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. – AFP TURIN: Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler today said it was joining a BMW-led group to develop fully self-driving vehicles, the latest tie-up in an industry racing to get ...

BMW Shorties Film Festival returns

PETALING JAYA: BMW Group Malaysia will celebrate another successful year of championing aspiring local filmmakers and digital content creators with the second BMW Shorties Film Festival on Saturday, 15th December 2018 at the Tiffin Food Court, Petaling Jaya. The ...

To Atlanta for a BMW X5 drive

Did you know the CNN headquarters in downtown Atlanta offers a guided tour? For US$15 (RM63) per admission, it delivers an illuminating behind-the-scene look at how it reports the news to Americans and the rest of the world 24/7. It’s an ...

BMW officially previews next Z4, 8 Series concept makes N. American debut

SAN FRANCISCO: BMW unveiled the 8 Series and Z4 concept vehicles at Pebble Beach Concours on Thursday. The Z4 marked its world premiere while the 8 Series celebrated its North American debut. Both concepts are previews of the series ...

This is the new 600hp BMW M5

MUNICH: BMW has finally taken the wraps off its new M5, which for the first time features an M xDrive all-wheel drive system. This change of tack sees the M5 exploring new dynamic dimensions and offering greater everyday practicality ...

BMW diesel models gain top marks for pollutant readings

MUNICH: The EcoTest organised by the ADAC (the German automobile association) is a rigorous testing procedure that subjects vehicles to a thorough examination, including measuring their pollutant emissions in real-world road driving. A trio of diesel models from BMW recently ...

BMW's new 3 Series set to faze the competition

MUNICH: BMW has raised its game with the new 3 Series executive saloon – arguably the most important car in the German maker’s model range. The seventh-generation compact has been renewed all round, with improvements to the chassis and ...

BMW targets the Range Rover with its X7 concept

MUNICH: The BMW Concept X7 iPerformance is BMW’s interpretation of a full-size, full-luxury SUV that aims to do battle with the Mercedes GLS, Audi Q7, Volvo XC90 and, crucially, the car that created the segment, the Range Rover, when ...

BMW on verge of adding automakers to self-driving consortium

NEW YORK: BMW AG, long an advocate of collaboration among rival manufacturers in the race towards self-driving cars, is in talks with at least two peers about joining its automated-driving group and expects to announce new members in the ...

BMW says phone app may make key fob obsolete

FRANKFURT: BMW is reviewing the necessity of car keys, Ian Robertson, says the company’s board member responsible for sales. The fact that customers now all carry a smartphone and the availability of a BMW App which allows customers to ...

BMW to build new 8 series at German Dingolfing plant from 2018

BERLIN: BMW plans to build its new 8 series model at its plant in the southern German town of Dingolfing from 2018, strengthening the site’s role in the production of premium models in addition to electric vehicle components. The ...

BMW Excellence Club Membership Programme begins

CYBERJAYA: BMW Group Malaysia has introduced its new BMW Excellence Club Membership Programme for new and existing owners of the latest 7 Series. “When we introduced the All-New BMW 7 Series Hybrid with eDrive Technology earlier this year, we shared on the ...

BMW cars in China get Alibaba voice assistant

BEIJING: BMW will become the first premium carmaker to launch Tmall Genie in China in selected BMW models. The intelligent voice assistant from Alibaba A.I. Labs will be available in-car to BMW customers in China by the end of ...

Purported image of refreshed BMW 7 Series leaked

PETALING JAYA: A purported image of the 2019 facelifted BMW 7 Series’ nose was recently posted by a Russian Instagram user, only for the user’s account to be deleted not long later. The image does not reveal a lot, ...

A longer BMW 3 Series for China

BEIJING: BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. announced the upcoming launch of the new edition BMW 3 Series sedan long wheelbase in 2019. The new model is tailor-made for Chinese customers as it showcases the unique charm of a classic sports sedan ...

BMW X2 goes spooky for Halloween

MUNICH: Things are starting to get a little weird. Following its two camouflaged outings through the urban jungle and at Milan Fashion Week, the new BMW X2 is now the protagonist in yet another mystery sighting, this time for ...

BMW readies new M4 DTM contender to bang wheels with Super GT

MUNICH: The motorheads at BMW M Motorsport has built the most powerful Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) car ever after having just revealed their new M4 DTM season challenger that’s based on the new Class 1 regulations. In accordance with ...

BMW now selling oil service packages on Lazada

CYBERJAYA: E-commerce site Lazada has been used by Volkswagen for selling special edition cars since late 2017. Now BMW is also exploiting the site by offering BMW engine oil service packages to provide customers with easier access to genuine ...

BMW shows i8 Roadster being built in new tease

MUNICH: It has always been expected that the BMW i8 Coupe will sooner or later spin off an open-top variant. BMW on Tuesday issued another set of photos and a video clip showing the roadster under construction at the ...

BMW pouring money into battery cell centre

FRANKFURT: BMW will bundle its battery cell expertise in a new competence centre, the German luxury carmaker said, adding it would invest 200 million euros (RM982mil) in the Munich site over the next four years. “By producing battery-cell prototypes, ...

BMW will convert classic old Minis to fully-electric status

The Mini recharge project is combining electric power with the traditional body shape of the Minis of the 1960s The idea to convert classic Mini hatchbacks from decades gone by occurred well before the full-EV, new-gen Cooper SE rolled off ...

BMW looking for partners to develop electric small cars

LOS ANGELES: BMW AG is talking with other automakers ”around the world” to try to find partners to lower the cost of electrifying its future MINI small cars, said management board member Peter Schwarzenbauer. “We are talking to many ...

BMW's new drop-top green machine

LOS ANGELES: What’s better than an environmentally friendly sports coupé? An environmentally friendly sports convertible. And BMW’s stand at the 2017 LA Auto Show revealed both: the all-new i8 Roadster and an impressively updated version of its existing i8 ...

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