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BMW delivers its one-millionth fully electric vehicle

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BMW delivered its one-millionth fully electric vehicle (EV) in the first quarter of this year, celebrating another milestone in its electrified journey. The BMW Group is continuing on its BEV growth path. BMW Group anticipates a slight increase in delivery for 2024. BEV growth for the company.

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BMW is Willing to Pay to Attract Customers from Other EV Brands

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Legacy automakers like Ford and General Motors are in the hunt, but so far, no one has been able to topple Tesla’s top spot. BMW is hoping to take some of the shine off of Tesla’s crown with a new incentive that gives buyers a $1,000 discount to buy one of its new EVs. Ford Mustang Mach-E and VW ID.4

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BMW Group and Samsung SDI expand partnership on electric drive batteries; i3, i8 and additional hybrid models

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The BMW Group and Samsung SDI have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their supply relationship for battery cells for electro-mobility. Samsung SDI will supply the BMW Group with battery cells for the BMW i3, BMW i8 and additional hybrid models over the coming years. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Major BMW, Ford, and Chevy supplier to make its US plant ‘flexible’ for ICE and EVs

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Major German car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen is investing a hefty $500 million into its transmission plant in South Carolina – all to transform it into a “flexible manufacturer of parts” for both ICE and plug-in hybrids, and for both passenger cars and large commercial vehicles by launching production of its PowerLine transmission in the US.

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Reports: Toyota and BMW to expand partnership on fuel-efficient vehicles, with Toyota providing hybrid and fuel cell technology to BMW

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and BMW will expand their partnership, one aspect of which will be Toyota providing hybrid systems and fuel cell technology to BMW. The Nikkei reported that Toyota President Akio Toyoda and BMW Chief Executive Officer Norbert Reithofer will make an announcement this week. The Nikkei reported that Toyota Motor Corp.

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Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid price, VW hybrid recall, car-sharing collapses: Today’s Car News

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Ford’s upcoming plug-in hybrid version of the Escape gets a price. Volkswagen recalls its hybrid you might not have ever known about. And Daimler and BMW back out on car-sharing. The Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid has a price that might make it a better value over the Escape Hybrid, when you consider.

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Ford and Corning introduce lightweight Gorilla Glass hybrid windshield technology on Ford GT

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Ford and Corning have developed Gorilla Glass hybrid windshield technology—a light-weighting innovation set to debut on the all-new Ford GT. The Gorilla Glass hybrid window will be used on both the windshield and rear engine cover of Ford GT. —Paul Linden, Ford body exteriors engineer.

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