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BMW opens new Shanghai R&D center; focus on human-machine interaction and hardware-software integration

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The BMW Group further expanded its R&D footprint in China with the opening of a new R&D Center in Shanghai. China is already home to BMW Group’s largest R&D system outside of Germany, with locations in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Nanjing. Our new R&D Center and BMW China R&D upgrade will enable us to achieve a real competence push.

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EuroCarBody Award 2015 goes to the Carbon Core body of the new BMW 7 Series

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The Carbon Core body structure of the new BMW 7 Series has been awarded the EuroCarBody Award 2015 at the 17 th Global Car Body Benchmarking Conference. The body of the new BMW luxury sedans was given a rating of 41.87 This puts their weight at the level of the third generation of the BMW 7 Series launched in 1994.

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BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën officially launch vehicle electrification joint venture

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One year after the two partners signed a memorandum of understanding, the joint venture formed by the BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën to develop and manufacture hybrid and drive technology—BMW Peugeot Citroën Electrification ( earlier post )—is now up and running. More than 1.8

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The BMW-sourced 1.6L diesel in the Toyota Verso

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liter D-4D turbodiesel, sourced from BMW. Since the initial launch of the European market Verso in 2002, cumulative sales have risen to more than 700,000 units. The enhanced 2014 Toyota Verso features an expanded engine line-up which introduces a new 1.6 Earlier post.)

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

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The "New Mini" first appeared in North American showrooms as a 2002 model, as part of the turn-of-the-century wave of retro-styled machinery that included the Volkswagen New Beetle , Chrysler PT Cruiser and Chevrolet HHR. liter turbocharged straight-four engine co-developed by Peugeot and BMW, replacing the supercharged Brazilian 1.6

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GKN order book for electric driveline technologies totalled $2.8 billion by end of 2017

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The new multi-speed system, the eTwinsterX, unveiled at the 2017 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show brings torque vectoring and improved handling, performance, and efficiency. GKN has been working on eDrive and hybrid transmissions for plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles since 2002. Earlier post.)

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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BMW and Toyota are consistent leaders in sustainable value. The BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. Click to enlarge. billion from 1999 to 2007.