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JULY 1, 2009

BMW confirmed that it will bring the BMW X1 to the United States in calendar year 2011. The BMW X1 will debut in Europe this fall with a choice of four engines—one gasoline and three diesels—and will be available in rear-wheel drive and xDrive all-wheel drive configurations. Click to enlarge. Achieving up to 5.2

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JUNE 21, 2016

BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The system utilizes BMW i3 high-voltage batteries and can be expanded to incorporate second-life batteries as they become available in the market.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

BMW’s autonomous driving research prototypes have already driven thousands of kilometers in highly automated—i.e. In February 2013, the focus shifted to European motorways when BMW launched a joint project with Continental. Now, BMW is embarking on a research project which will pave the way for highly automated driving in China.

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JUNE 13, 2017

Generation Investment Management LLP, a long-term, sustainability focused investment firm led the round, which was joined by BMW i Ventures, the corporate venture capital team founded by BMW Group in 2011. —Zach Barasz, partner at BMW i Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

BMW has taken a radical departure from its traditional brand of teutonic sedans with its "i" range. We were at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show to get a closer look. BMW i8 Plug-In Hybrid Sports Coupe The i8 is.

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APRIL 6, 2016

BMW i Ventures made a strategic investment in RideCell , a provider of software to power mobility-as-a-service (MaaS), including car-sharing, ride sharing, fixed-route, and dynamic transit services. The convergence of transportation trends in cities is of key importance to BMW. —Ulrich Quay, Head of BMW i Ventures.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. The BMW Group selected this glowing symbol to represent the technological change taking place in mobility. —Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.

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MAY 24, 2012

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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APRIL 11, 2013

Connected services specialist WirelessCar supported BMW and its local service partner China Unicom to introduce ConnectedDrive services to China since September 2012. BMW’s services include emergency, breakdown, and concierge calls as well as remote door unlock, traffic information and further internet-based services.

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JUNE 12, 2012

The new generation of 3-cylinder gasoline engines for the future BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) will be produced exclusively at the BMW engine plant at Hams Hall, near Birmingham. More than three million engines have been produced to date at the Hams Hall engine plant for a wide range of BMW and MINI vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Germany’s Handelsblatt reports that BMW and partner SGL will invest more than €100 million ($137 million) to double their joint production of carbon fiber to 6,000 metric tons a year from 3,000 tons a year now. In 2009, SGL Group and BMW Group formed a 51:49 joint venture to manufacture carbon fibers and fabrics for the automotive industry.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

INRIX is partnering with BMW to introduce of the first in-car intermodal navigation system. Debuting in BMW ConnectedDrive systems in the new i3 and i8 electric vehicles, INRIX Intermodal Navigation integrates local public transport connections into journey planning. —Rafay Khan, Senior Vice President of Sales and Product, INRIX.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

The 2011 BMW 7-Series represents the pinnacle of the BMW sedan hierarchy, and like its competitor the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, it’s large, comfortable, and packed with features.

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JUNE 3, 2015

The BMW Group is working on a parking prediction system designed to shorten the search for vacant on-street parking, particularly in cities. The system is being displayed in a BMW i3. The BMW Group has been researching solutions to take the stress out of parking and to reduce the time spent locating a vacant space since 2011.

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JULY 31, 2011

BMW blazed itself a new trail in the late 1990s when it launched the first X5 sport-utility vehicle, and the 2011 X5 continues to provide good handling, seating for five, and enough off-road ability to make it a popular choice among affluent suburbanites.

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MAY 20, 2011

Fiat’s 875cc TwinAir engine ( earlier post ) was named the International Engine of the Year 2011. BMW 2-Liter Twin-Turbo Diesel. BMW 3-Liter DI Twin-Turbo. BMW 4-Liter V8. Cutaway of the 875cc TwinAir. Click to enlarge. 1-Liter to 1.4-Liter. Volkswagen 1.4-Liter Liter TSI Twincharger. Liter to 1.8-Liter.

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MARCH 13, 2013

BMW Manufacturing has expanded its hydrogen fuel-cell material handling equipment across its 4.0 In 2010, BMW completed the installation of a hydrogen storage and distribution area near the plant’s Energy Center to power about 100 pieces of fuel cell material handling equipment. BMW estimates that the expanded system will avoid 4.1

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DECEMBER 15, 2014

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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MARCH 27, 2012

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have signed an agreement on collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells and have begun said research. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). liter and 2.0 liter diesel engines to TME starting in 2014. liter and 2.0 liter diesel engines to TME starting in 2014.

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APRIL 1, 2012

BMW i8 Concept Spyder. Following on the presentation of the BMW i3 Concept and BMW i8 Concept coupé at the Frankfurt show in 2011 ( earlier post ), the BMW Group has introduced a third i Model: the BMW i8 Concept Spyder. Like the i8 coupé concept, the BMW i8 Concept Spyder with eDrive is a plug-in hybrid.

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JULY 6, 2016

Car-sharing service DriveNow is extending its service to Brussels—the tenth European city where the premium car sharing joint venture from BMW Group and Sixt SE will operate. Following its launch in Munich in June 2011, DriveNow has constantly expanded its mobility services in Europe and now has more than 600,000 customers.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries this year. The batteries—each with a capacity of 33 kWh—are equipped with a BMW-owned battery management system and are also used by the car manufacturer in the BMW i3. With a capacity of 3.2 Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

The BMW Group is showcasing developments from BMW ConnectedDrive at the ITS World Congress this week in Vienna under the slogan “BMW Urban Mobility”. This is empowering the BMW Group to support mobility sustainably and tailored to individual needs. Earlier post.) Adaptive navigation and strategic routing.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

The 2011 BMW 7-Series represents the pinnacle of the BMW sedan hierarchy, and like its competitor the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, it’s large, comfortable, and packed with features.

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JULY 23, 2012

BMW is introducing the 2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 7L ( earlier post ) with an MSRP of $84,895. At its introduction in 2011, the first-generation ActiveHybrid 7 carried a base MSRP of $103,125 for the ActiveHybrid 7 and $107,025 for the long wheelbase ActiveHybrid 7L. The second-generation ActiveHybrid 7 powertrain uses BMW’s 3.0-liter

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JUNE 29, 2012

Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), met with Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at BMW Group headquarters in Munich for the signing. At the BMW Group, we refer to this as “iconic change”. BMW and Toyota both want to make ever-better cars. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JULY 31, 2011

BMW is known for its sports sedans, and the BMW 3-Series is probably the best-known BMW. Sold in a variety of body styles (sedan, coupe, convertible, and wagon) and performance tuning levels, the 3-Series is routinely deemed one of the best-handling four-door cars in the world.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

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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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers (SGL ACF)—a joint venture of SGL Group and the BMW Group ( earlier post )—officially opened its new carbon fiber manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, WA. In order to prepare the large-scale production start of BMW i vehicles in 2013, carbon fiber manufacturing needs to begin now, BMW says.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

BMW will stage the world premiere of the BMW ActiveE at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Based on the current BMW 1 Series Coupé, the BMW ActiveE is the second electric test vehicle to be created by the BMW Group. The company had unveiled the Concept ActiveE at the North American International Auto Show in 2010.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Continental and the BMW Group are pooling their development capacities to define the long-term prerequisites for series introduction of highly automated driving on European freeways. The joint research project with BMW Group addresses the enormous need for the kind of R&D required to realize the vision of automated driving.

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APRIL 7, 2011

BMW has taken the wraps off a new plug-in hybrid prototype based on its long-wheelbase 5-Series sedan, which it will be showcasing in just a few weeks at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Engineers at BMW Group Research and Technology are developing advanced automated driver assistance systems for the highway. Researchers have equipped a BMW 5 sedan with intelligent software as well as vision assistance and environment detection systems. Precursors and basis: BMW TrackTrainer and the Emergency Stop Assistant.

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AUGUST 3, 2013

All eyes have been on BMW over the past few weeks as it launched the 2014 i3 electric car, two years after the concept first debuted at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. So where does BMW go from here? Well, yes--with the BMW i8 sports car and mooted i5 on the way--but fuel cells are still on the German.'

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JANUARY 24, 2013

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) signed binding agreements aimed at long-term collaboration between the two companies for the joint development of a hydrogen fuel cell system; joint development of architecture and components for a sports vehicle; and joint research and development of lightweight technologies. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 14, 2010

BMW is bringing its twin-turbocharged inline-6 engine that produces V-8 power on six-cylinder fuel consumption to the 7 Series in North America. Both BMW 740i and BMW 740Li will go on sale in the United States as 2011 models in Spring 2010. The 733i featured a 3.2-liter liter inline-6 engine rated at 197 hp.

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MARCH 2, 2011

BMW are developing some of the world's most anticipated electric cars at the moment with the i3 and i8 spearheading the launch of BMW's 'i' brand. The 1-Series based ActiveE is the first pure electric car to eminate from Bavaria since the MINI E, and the production car makes its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

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