BMW puts 400 million euros into Munich plant

BMW announced that it would invest 400 million euros in a new vehicle assembly line for its main plant in Munich as they gear up for electric car production. For this, the company’s combustion engine production will have to make way. The future vehicle assembly and its production processes will be designed for the new […]

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BMW recalls multiple PHEV models

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BMW again has a problem with the high-voltage batteries in plug-in hybrid vehicles. Due to possible impurities in the production process of the battery cells, there is an increased risk of fire in several series. The total number of plug-in vehicles involved is 26,700 worldwide. One-third of these units are in customers’ hands; the rest […]

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BMW announces fully-electric versions of the 5er and X1

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Following the iNEXT, the i4 and the 7 Series, BMW is also planning purely electrically powered variants for the 5 Series and the X1. The manufacturer has now officially announced the new models along with its sustainability goals. In the next ten years, BMW is aiming to have a total of more than seven million […]

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BMW expanding their hybrid range with new X1

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Only recently BMW had redesigned the X1. With the plug-in hybrid X1 xDrive25e, another model variant of the compact SUV is now coming onto the market. Until now, the X1 was only available as a hybrid electric car on the Chinese market. A petrol engine with 100 kW and an electric motor with 70 kW […]

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BMW wants more fully electric models

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The BMW Board of Management has allegedly given the go-ahead for electric versions of the 5 Series and the X1 compact SUV. An all-electric 5 Series is also part of BMW’s product plan in China. A fully electric 3-series will also be added. Accordingly, BMW and its China partner Brilliance are planning BEV versions of […]

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