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BMW Claims Sales Victory Over Mercedes-Benz and Lexus

BMW is not only claiming sales victory among luxury vehicles in the U.S. for 2011, it's looking to maintain supremacy well into 2012.

"We have a window to stay No. 1 in the first quarter," says Ludwig Willisch, who just took over BMW's North American operations in an interview with Bloomberg News. "Our model lineup is broad. We have a lot of opportunities to get there."

With Lexus on the ropes due to lower sales in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, both BMW and Mercedes-Benz have been rushing to get to the top of the luxury heap. Now BMW is hoping to get an edge going into next year with its redesigned 3 Series, recently unveiled in Germany.

As of the end of last month, BMW was leading with 219,569 compared to Mercedes' 186,300, according to Autodata.

Source: usatoday.com

This 2012 7 Series Will Impress You!

This 7 Series will impress you with its ability to sweep around tight corners, even in standard rear-wheel-drive form, it twists sharper and surer than many midsize luxury sedans. With it's smooth and powerful engine, standout handling, supreme long-distance capability and sublime seats, you can't go wrong. Get behind the wheel of one today!

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Stress-Free On The Freeway: BMW's Latest Self-Driving Tech

We Love Self-Driving Cars

It's not that we don't like driving ourselves as there's nothing better than having the open road to yourself, but even in the comfiest of cars some traffic conditions make us wish we could simply teleport place to place.

Several carmakers and computing companies are developing the technology to a stage where it now really works.

To prove it, BMW has equipped a 5-Series sedan with its very latest autonomous technology, allowing it to travel along a freeway, controlling everything from braking and accelerating to passing other vehicles, all by itself.

It can even account for vehicles merging onto the motorway from a slip road, either easing off the gas or changing lanes depending on the space it decides the other vehicle requires. All of this is possible at speeds of up to just over 80 mph.

The technology controlling these theoretically simple maneuvers is quite complicated. The car needs to pinpoint its own position within a lane on the road, and it must also recognize all other vehicles and objects in the vicinity. It does so using radar, lidar (similar in principal to radar, but using laser imaging), ultra sound and video cameras. At least two of these systems must be used in every direction before a decision is made, weaknesses in any one area compensated for by another system. If you were in any doubt as to the technology's viability, the self-driving 5-Series has logged more than 3,000 miles on its own, with very little driver involvement.

Precise GPS also helps the car determine its whereabouts, and also builds a view of the route ahead - so the car will never pull out to overtake another vehicle if the overtaking lane is about to close.

The autonomous technology builds on many of BMW's current systems such as Emergency Stop Assistant and Stop&Go. As ever, BMW does stress that the technology doesn't completely absolve the driver from his or her responsibility to concentrate on the road ahead, so don't think it'll allow you to take a nap on the way to work...

We speculated earlier this month that the 2014 BMW i3 will almost bring entirely autonomous urban driving to the market. Now, it looks like your BMW of the future can handle the roads out of town, too.

Source: www.allcartech.com

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BMW Will Introduce Laser Lighting Within 2-3 Years

Just the Facts:

• BMW is set to introduce laser lighting technology within the next 2-3 years.
• Laser lighting tech replaces LEDs and is more efficient.
• The technology offers greater freedom of design.
• It uses a photonic process to create white light.

BMW is set to introduce laser lighting technology within the next 2-3 years. Hanafi Abdul, BMW's optical systems designer, told Inside Line the technology is ready for production and that it is waiting for the correct application.

The technology made its first public appearance on the i8 supercar concept, but Abdul admitted it might debut before the production i8 appears in 2013.

Laser lighting offers a number of key advantages over LEDs. BMW claims its system, developed with Nichia in Japan, is 1,000 times brighter and 100 times smaller than the traditional square cells used in LED lighting. With no need for traditional headlights, this could have a dramatic impact on the styling of future BMWs.

The second benefit is efficiency. Abdul says a laser is twice as efficient as an equivalent LED system, which would have a significant impact on fuel consumption.

The technology uses a photonic process. Gallium nitride (GaN) is employed to create a blue light, which is turned into white light with the aid of a phosphor disc. It is already used in medical and military applications, and Abdul says there are no safety or legislative concerns providing a Class 1 laser is used. The system has a life of 10,000 hours.

Source: insideline.com

This is BMW Driving Experience at Its Purest

This is BMW driving experience at its purest, powerful and efficient engines, sports car performance with coupe practicality, high-quality interior, convertible's sun-reflective leather.

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BMW Unveils it's Newest 3 Series Today, Live on Facebook!

Today BMW will unveil the latest and newest 3 Series: the F30 3 Series Sedan!! The debut in Munich is shaping up to be a glorious event for BMW.

To celebrate its world unveiling, BMW plans to engage fans all around the world by broadcasting it Livestream on Facebook! To watch the live unveiling yourself, simply click here.

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BMW wins the Driver and Team Championships

After winning the driver and team championships: BMW also secures the ALMS manufacturers’ title at Petit Le Mans.

Munich/Atlanta, 1st October 2011. BMW has written another chapter in motorsport history in the USA at the finale of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), the 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans, at Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Georgia. BMW Team RLL won a second consecutive manufacturers’ championship in the GT class to complete a 2011 hat-trick of titles. The drivers’ and team championships had already been secured two weeks ago with one race still to go. The last time BMW achieved this feat was in 2001 with the BMW M3 GTR. BMW only returned to the ALMS with the BMW M3 GT in 2009.

After a thrilling race, Dirk Werner (DE), Bill Auberlen (US) and Augusto Farfus (BR) ultimately achieved a third place finish, completing 367 laps around the 2.54-mile circuit. After an incident with a slower car in the closing stages of the race caused two pit stops to repair the damage, their teammates Dirk Müller (DE), Joey Hand (US) and Andy Priaulx (GB) finished the race in ninth place. At least one BMW M3 GT finished on the podium in every single race this season. Dirk Müller and Joey Hand secured first place in the drivers’ championship, ahead of Oliver Gavin and Jan Magnussen (Corvette). Dirk Werner and Bill Auberlen (US) finished third overall. BMW Team RLL clinched victory in the team competition, ahead of Corvette Racing. In the Manufacturers’ Championship, BMW finished ahead of Porsche.

With this strong result, the BMW drivers scored valuable points for two championships. The 1000 mile race at the roller coaster Road Atlanta circuit not only counts towards the American Le Mans Series, but also the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.

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BMW Manufacturing Receives Exporter of the Year Award!

BMW Manufacturing Co. announced last week that the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ) recognized the company for its significant contribution to the U.S. export industry.

BMW's plant in South Carolina has steadily increased its export activity. In 2009, the plant contributed more than $3.1 billion in exports. In 2010, the company's export value grew to well over $4 Billion annually. According to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the current value of BMW exports confirms the company’s Spartanburg facility as the largest vehicle exporter from the U.S. to non-NAFTA countries.

BMW’s plant in Spartanburg currently produces approximately 1,000 vehicles each day and is the exclusive exporter of passenger vehicles through the Port of Charleston. This year, the plant is projected to produce more than 260,000 vehicles and will export approximately 70% of those vehicles to more than 130 global markets.

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BMW is making a breakthrough in the green department

The i3 Concept made its auto show debut at Frankfurt, and this pure-electric is close to production. Unique construction and a complete focus as a pure electric vehicle—rather than being an electric variation of some gasoline-powered model—make the i3 distinct in an automotive landscape that’s beginning to accept electric cars as commonplace.

 

 

The i3 is practical. There’s trunk space under the hood area, and a stowage spot under the rear hatch. For ease of ingress/egress, the i3 Concept features front and rear bench seats. Just slide on over, as there is no center tunnel or transmission in the way. Seating is slightly high, as in the Leaf, because the DriveCell raises the LifeCell about 10 in. above the bottom of the car. The volume of the rear hatch area is slightly compromised by the electric motor.

An interesting twist to the i3 is the proposed option of a “REx” range extender. As with the Chevrolet and the Volt, BMW plans to equip the i3 when desired with a 2-cylinder 600-cc gasoline generator that will recharge the battery pack while driving. The driver can fill up at gas stations and continue on his way. Of course, when running in this manner, the i3 will likely only achieve the equivalent of 30 to 50 mpg. In its normal pure- electric mode, expect the i3 to better the Leaf and be rated at over 100 MPGe and have a similar 100-mile range. All with a slightly smaller battery that’s liquid-cooled. As with the Leaf, a full charge using 220V can be had in about six hours.

 

The BMW i3 has a lot of technology. It’s also quick, able to hit 60 mph in less than 8 seconds. As such, it really could change how people perceive the electric car. And its optional range extender might make it very appealing to those who can’t live with the limited range of a pure EV. And for the enthusiast, it’s hard not to appreciate the rear-drive architecture and mass centralization.

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USED 2008 BMW 328 XI

AutoWeek credits 3-Series with fat torque & midrange power, brakes that stop now and a sport suspension/chassis combo that absorbs the hardest driving you can throw at it. Don't believe us? Test it yourself...

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