AutomotiveNews reports that BMW will be pricing their much-anticipated i3 electric car in the same vicinity as a well-equipped 3-Series sedan. And to actually announce a ballpark figure, BMW of North America’s CEO Ludwig Willisch reportedly said that the price would be around $40,000 for the three-door model. Pricing of the five-door i3 is currently [...]
While it may seem BMW has been teasing their i8 and i3 electric cars for years, CAR Magazine of the United Kingdom recently added to the frenzy after reporting that BMW is several steps closer to finalizing the 2014 i8 electric supercar. That said, the publication reportedly learned about the production specifications of the 2013 [...]
Most luxury automakers, upon selling a vehicle, often have what are called “delivery consultants,” and their job is to congratulate the customer on their latest purchase, while spending the proper amount of time needed to educate the customer on how to use all of the features of said newly acquired vehicle. And while I myself [...]
BMW announced today that it has signed a collaboration agreement with Boeing to participate in joint research for carbon fiber recycling as well as share manufacturing knowledge and explore automation opportunities. “Boeing for us is a suitable partner for a collaboration in the field of carbon fiber”, said Herbert Diess, Member of the Board of BMW [...]
BMW i’s i8 Spyder Concept is also making its stateside debut at the 2012 LA Auto Show next to the new i3 Coupe Concept. So when will you see the i3 and the i8 on the roads? One of BMW i brand’s slogan is ‘the future is closer than you think’ – and that’s very [...]
There have been rumors recently that BMW will be bringing a new concept for its ‘BMW i’ brand to the 2012 LA Auto Show – so far the German automaker has only confirmed that the i8 Spyder Concept will be coming to the City of Angeles. The model will be called the BMW i8 Concept [...]
A new report floating around the Internet suggests that BMW is planning to unveil a new concept for its ‘i’ brand at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. Click here for more news on the BMW i3. According to French magazine L’Automobile, BMW will unveil the new i4 Concept, a sportier version of the i3 with [...]
AutomotiveNews reports after speaking with Ian Robertson, a member of BMW AG’s board, at the 2012 Paris Auto Show that BMW’s latest three-cylinder engines will be coming stateside. “Hybrids with a three-cylinder engine are coming rapidly,” Robertson told AN during the show. “It behaves like a six-cylinder, it is half of a six-cylinder engine and [...]
According to a report by Bloomberg, BMW is hoping to recoup some of the cost that went into the development of the BMW i3 and i8 by selling the cars on the Internet for the first time. BMW, which opened the first BMW i showroom in London yesterday, will use an online sales platform to [...]
The BMW i brand will launch its first model, the BMW i3 later next year. That will be followed by the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. According to a report by Bloomberg, BMW will price the i8 at more than 100,000 euros (or $125,400 USD), when the model goes on sale. The BMW i3 will [...]
