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ARC Automobile responds to NHTSA request in airbag inflator probe

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Of the ones, courting from 2009 to as just lately as March, seven accidents and two deaths were reported. Because the origination of the ARC investigation in 2015, automakers — together with BMW, Ford and Volkswagen — have initiated 8 recollects to handle attainable protection defects with ARC airbag inflators.

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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. Click to enlarge.

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BMW Group expands activities in China

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BMW AG and its joint venture partner, Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd., BMW will invest an additional €500 million (US$630 million) in local sites to prepare for further growth, raising total capacity to 300,000 units per year over the medium-term. —Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.

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BMW to partner with Andretti Formula E; may lead to works involvement

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As part of a new strategic realignment of its motosports activities, the BMW Group will partner with Andretti Formula E in the Formula E Championship. As part of this commitment, BMW Motorsport will provide its works driver António Félix da Costa (PT) as a driver for Andretti Formula E.

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Toray and Daimler to Jointly Develop CFRP Automobile Parts for Mercedes-Benz Models

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has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Daimler AG to develop automobile parts made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). The two companies plan to promote the joint development of diverse CFRP automobile components by utilizing High Cycle Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), a CFRP molding process technology developed by Toray.

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BMW to show 360-degree collision avoidance and fully-automated remote parking in multi-story garages at CES

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BMW will demonstrate new driver assistance and automated control functions including 360-degree collision avoidance and fully-automated parking in multi-story parking garages at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 in January. Like all BMW assistance systems, this research application can be overridden at any time by the driver.

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BMW provides an update on waste heat recovery projects; Turbosteamer and the Thermoelectric Generator

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Finding ways of recovering this lost heat energy has been one of the major goals being pursued by engineers working on BMW EfficientDynamics for the future. The BMW turbosteamer is based on this two-stage stationary power generation method, but reduced in scale and design to form a component that can be used in modern automobile engines.

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