BMW’s upcoming model X4; a utility vehicle will be produced at the company’s Spartanburg plant in South Carolina by 2014.  For this the company will be investing an amount of $900 million so as to increase capacity to 350,000 units.  At present BMW produces X3, X5 and X6 models at the plant. The plant rolled out 2786,065 units during the past year, which is a 73% increase as compared to what... 

M Performance Automobiles are being showcased at the Geneva Motor Show and the company has confirmed that a new diesel powered version of 5 Series will be available in both sedan and wagon which will be the company’s first offering in diesel powered vehicles with the M badge. M5 Diesel is slated to have higher performance than BMWs gas version.   BMW M5 diesel will be known as xDrive M550d and... 

Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz models, top quality German cars and the most imported cars are set to become cheaper and more affordable thanks to new trade rules and regulations which are about to come into effect. Talks are on for a Free Trade Agreement of European Union which is in the final stages of discussion as the EU is looking to bring in some more affordable and drastic decreases in customs... 

Though a number of vehicles are entering the luxury markets, it is still BMW, Mercedes Benz and Audi that reign supreme. The year that is soon coming to a close saw the launch of many new vehicles from these three companies and also saw them contend against each other leadership positions. 2011 was the year in which Audi managed to increase their sales targets and despite dismal overall sales has... 

The Tokyo Motor Show currently underway at Tokyo Big Sight Office is where all the top auto makers are displaying their latest models.  BMW too has revealed two of their models – Alpine B6 BiTurbo Coupe and Alpine B3 GT3. BMW B3 GT3 is a speedster with a 3.0 liter twin turbo engine borrowed from Alpina B3 S Bi-Turbo.  It possesses a new exhaust system that has Akrapovic titanium rear silencer which... 

Ford which had earlier stated that they would be launching Lincoln to take on rival auto manufacturers like BMW and Audi, have now dropped these plans. The company had earlier revealed that they would be bringing out some new models which would include a premium small car with an aim to compete withA3 and 1-series. However, latest news is that a compact crossover is what the company is now thinking... 

BMW has decided that it needs to concentrate more on developing markets of China and US and has revamped their production plans. As per latest estimates revealed by the company, BMW manufactures only 58% of their vehicles in Germany as compared to over 70% during the year 2002. Mr. Frank-Peter Arndt, BMW’s Production Chief said that this percentage would be brought down to just 50% as they were concentrating... 

Top auto companies have announced their intentions to reduce their Christmas holidays to just a week. Automakers need to catch up with backlogs and with rumors of an economic slowdown it is necessary to ensure maximum sales.  While Daimler plans only on a week long holiday Audi will have their customary two week break.  BMW and Mercedes Benz too have decided to keep their Christmas holidays to a... 

German Auto manufacturer, BMW is all set to pump in some more investments into India during the coming year.  BMW India will be investing Rs. 1.8 billion by 2012 in the country as against their earlier investment of Rs 1.1 billion during 2010.  The company’s Chennai based unit has a capacity of 11000 units per annum on double shift and is now looking to increase their dealership base as well. Over... 

India is no longer just the country where budget cars were popular and where people used to give more preference to cars with more mileage and ignore the fact that it looked like not more than piece of metal on four tires. The new India and the Gen Y is more partial towards Luxury cars and for these, they are willing to compromise on trivial factors such as mileage and fuel efficiency. Owing to this... 

BMW is all set to woo international customers with announcement of the launch of the BMW X5 and BMW X6 Exclusive Editions. The new models will be available for purchase in the international markets in the coming fall season. The BMW X5 and BMW X6 Exclusive Editions will be sporting upgraded interiors with Nevada leather sports seats, an Anthracite headliner and dark Bamboo wood trim. Also the car... 

With Audi and BMW eager to munch into the Mercedes share of the luxury car segments, it seems Mercedes is spending considerable time in researching and creting masterpieces. One such masterpiece in production is the 2012 Mercedes B-class that sports as much luxury as packed in an E class. The interiors of the car are given a cockpit appearance much to the delight of the driver. While we wait for an... 

Auto enthusiast named BenG has managed to capture the spy images of the 2012 BMW 3 Series and Mercedes Benz SL for the first time on the busy streets of London. Both these cars are expected to feature new engines which will be much more powerful and economical than the currently available engines across the entire line. The current SL Class is available in 3.5L V6, 4.6L V8, 5.5L V8, 6.0L V12 and 6.2L...