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BMW Group announced global financial results for July 2014. The company’s total worldwide sales increased by 7.6% year-over-year to 163,959 vehicles from 152,351 vehicles in July 2013, marking the company’s highest ever sales for the month of July.
Worldwide sales of BMW brand vehicles rose 8.4% to 139,399 units from 128,596 …
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The BMW Group announced financial results for the second quarter of 2014.
The company’s total sales revenue was €19.905 billion ($26.624 billion), a small year-over-year increase of 1.8% from €19.552 billion in the second quarter of 2013. Operating profit for the company was €1.771 billion, an increase of 27.2% from €1.392 …
BMW announced the BMW i DC Fast Charger, a new product that is capable of charging a BMW i3 all-electric vehicle’s battery up to 80% in 30 minutes. The company plans to make the new charger available in all BMW charging centers in the United States beginning this August.
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The BMW Group announced financial results for June 2014. The company’s total U.S. sales in June increased 5.7% year-over-year, up to 35,577 vehicles sold from 33,645 in June 2013.
BMW brand sales for the month rose 11.5% year-over-year to 30,201 vehicles, compared to 27,074 last June. Sales of BMW pre-owned vehicles …
BMW launched its Smart Charging App for BMW i customers, an application for Android and iOS devices that will allow drivers to carefully plan when and how they charge their vehicles. The app has the potential to save users up to $400 annually, according to the automobile manufacturer.
The app connects …
Hertz announced that it recently added four new luxury car models to its Dream Collection in Europe.
The new additions to the car rental company’s collection include the Mercedes C 63 AMG Coupe, which debuted in Italy and the United Kingdom; the Maserati GranTurismo, which was introduced in France; the Bentley …
One of the many benefits of doing European Delivery is that your car is delivered to you not once, but twice. For our long-term BMW 535d, the first delivery was in late December at the BMW Welt in Munich. The second was at BMW’s flagship dealership in New York City, …
BMW announced the unveiling of a new generation of four-cylinder diesel engines for the BMW 5 Series. The Munich-based automaker is also introducing a new 8-speed transmission for many of its vehicles.
The four-cylinder diesel engines will premier on the BMW 518d, the BMW 520d, and the BMW 520d xDrive, all …
The BMW Group announced financial results for April 2014. The company reported record sales for the month, which has shown the highest April performance to date. Total worldwide deliveries for the month increased by 4.3% year-over-year, to 162,093 units sold, from 155,427 in April 2013.
Deliveries of BMW vehicles increased by 7.8% …
BMW announced plans to launch a solar-powered carport designed to allow drivers to charge their cars with electricity generated from solar energy. The new carport, designed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA, will be presented at the international media launch of the BMW i8 in Los Angeles this week.
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BMW announced financial results for the first quarter of 2014. The company’s total sales revenue was €18.235 billion ($25.409 billion), a year-over-year increase of 3.9% from €17.546 billion in the first quarter of 2013. Operating profit for the company was €1.462 billion, an increase of 11.4% from €1.312 billion last year.
Total …