Yes, we know that the 2011 Geneva Motor Show is almost like a year away but the folks at AutoWeek suggest that an entry-level Mini could debut at the show in concept form. This isn’t the first time we’ve talked about the entry-level Mini that will take on the likes of the Smart ForTwo and [...]
BMW Group and SGL Group yesterday held the ground-breaking ceremony for their new facility in Moses Lake, Washington. Known as SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, the facility will play an important role in manufacturing of lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) for use in the BMW Megacity Vehicle. “Carbon fiber technology is becoming increasingly important in [...]
BMW today released the first official teaser of the upcoming Megacity, the company’s first series-production electric-drive model that will hit market in 2013. BMW says that the zero-emission Megacity will be made for the world’s metropolitan areas and will be available under a sub-brand of BMW. During the development process, a great deal of attention [...]
BMW’s first series-production electric-drive model will hit the markets in 2013 with the new Megacity Vehicle. According to marketing boss Ian Robertson, the new model may spawn many more variants including a new EV sports car. We believe that makes sense since the company will be launching the Megacity under a new sub-brand of BMW. [...]
BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer officially confirmed on April 22, 2010 that the company will bring its first series-production electric-vehicle to the market with the launch of the Megacity Vehicle in 2013. “With this innovative vehicle, designed from the ground up, we will be creating new benchmarks for electric mobility from 2013 on,” Reithofer said. “Our [...]
BMW Group announced today that it will be bringing its first series-production electric-drive model to the market with the launch of its Megacity Vehicle in 2013. “With this innovative vehicle, designed from the ground up, we will be creating new benchmarks for electric mobility from 2013 on,” said Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of [...]
BMW and SGL Group will invest $100 million to produce a carbon fiber manufacturing plant in Washington that will build parts for a new BMW electric-vehicle under its MegaCity vehicle project. The plant will begin ultra-lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastics and will kick off production in the third-quarter of 2011. The plant will employ about [...]
It was reported last week that BMW will lease 700 units of the all-electric 1-Series ActiveE to customers residing in major cities around the world. Of the 700, 200 were reported to come to the United States. BMW just released a short statement today saying that “recent published reports have incorrectly stated that the size [...]
BMW Group announced today that it will produce electric-vehicles at its plant in Leipzig with major components from an additional investment in a number of facilities in Bavaria. BMW said that the whole move will be a joint venture with SGL Carbon, SGL Automotive Fibers GmbH & Co KG, carbon fiber fabrics will be produced in [...]
According to a BMW spokesman, the automaker has teamed up with carbon fiber specialist SGL Group to produce lightweight parts for its MegaCity electric vehicle from its Project i department. The spokesman told AutoCar that two plants will be built in Germany and North America to produce carbon fiber parts on a “large scale” for [...]
