BMW UK
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Car Manufacturer News 9 MayBMW recalls 300,000 UK cars over stalling fault
BMW has issued a recall for over 300,000 cars in the UK following a DVSA investigation which concluded that certain models could stall without warning.
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Car Manufacturer News 3 May
BMW failed to declare safety issue that led to death crash, says DVSA
BMW has been criticised for not making DVSA safety officials aware of a fault which led to one of its cars being involved in a fatal collision.
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Car Dealer News 27 AprWilliams Group unveils £41m TraffordCity BMW, MINI, Jaguar and Land Rover dealership development
Williams Group has unveiled its plans for a £41 million multi-site car retail development in Manchester - featuring BMW, Mini, Jaguar and Land Rover showrooms.
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Car Dealer News 23 AprStephen James BMW opens German brand’s first UK store at Bluewater shopping centre (gallery)
Stephen James BMW has opened the UK’s first ‘BMW Store’ at Kent’s Bluewater shopping centre - with product geniuses and a robot replacing sales executives.
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Car Dealer News 16 AprBMW ‘in discussions’ with retail network over mobility scheme remuneration
BMW is “in discussions” with its franchisees over the remuneration they will receive from the German premium car brand’s pay-as-you-go mobility partnership with Drover.
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Car Manufacturer News 10 AprNew mobility partnership sees BMW and Mini cars offered on ‘pay as you go’ basis
BMW has teamed up with mobility provider Drover to offer vehicles on a pay-as-you-go basis from £131-per-week.
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Finance 27 MarCar dealer finance accreditation key to customer trust, says Alphera
Four out of five motorists are more likely to buy a car from a salesperson accredited to sell car finance, according to research from Alphera Financial Services.
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Car Dealer News 22 MarPeter Vardy wins BMW UK’s 2017 Retailer of the Year award
Peter Vardy’s BMW Edinburgh dealership fought off fierce competition to win the car manufacturer’s Dealer of the Year award in what was described as “a lifelong ambition” fulfilled.
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People News 31 JanMini UK appoints David George as new director
David George has been appointed as director of Mini UK following predecessor Chris Brownridge’s move to BMW UK.
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Car Dealer News 29 JanHalliwell Jones submits planning application for new Wilmslow BMW and Mini showroom
Halliwell Jones has applied for planning permission to develop a new BMW and Mini dealership in Wilmslow – bringing together two existing franchised sites.
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Car Dealer News 21 DecSytner opens UK’s largest BMW and Mini dealership (gallery)
Sytner Group has officially opened the UK’s largest BMW/MINI dealership in the form of a 200,000sq-ft facility in Sheffield.
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Market Insight 29 NovEuro NCAP delivers a bunch of fives
Euro NCAP hailed the standard installation of autonomous emergency braking as it recorded five-star safety ratings for all eight vehicles in its latest batch of tests.
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Car Model News 26 OctGallery: BMW adds X2 to SUV line-up
BMW has revealed details of its new X2 SUV ahead of the opening of order books for the new model in mid-November.
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Car Model News 30 Aug
BMW updates i3 electric car and adds performance S variant
BMW has updated its compact electric car, the i3, for 2018 with refreshed styling, new features and a range-topping s version.
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Digital Marketing 25 AugBMW Group launches online parts and accessories shop
BMW Group UK has launched a new digital shop for customers to purchase BMW and Mini parts, accessories and lifestyle products online.
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Car Manufacturer News 16 AugBMW, Audi and Land Rover bottom of JD Power Dependability Survey
Premium car brands BMW, Audi and Land Rover occupied the bottom three rankings of JD Power’s annual Vehicle Dependability Survey as Kia and Volvo tied for top spot.
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Car Manufacturer News 11 AugBMW AFVs deliver 75% growth in 2017
BMW has seen a 74.8% increase in sales of its AFVs in 2017, with more than 50,000 EVs and plug-in hybrids sold in the first seven months.
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Car Manufacturer News 10 AugBMW launches £2,000 diesel car ‘scrappage’ scheme
BMW has followed its pledge to incentivise its German customers out of older diesel cars with a £2,000 scrappage-style discount for UK motorists driving vehicles of Euro-4 emissions standard or older.
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Market Insight 21 JulGerman manufacturers launch diesel defence plan
Mercedes-Benz’s decision to complete upgrades to hundreds of thousands of UK-owned diesel vehicles could prompt a push to prevent the “death of diesel”, it has been claimed.
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Car Dealer News 24 AprOcean BMW plans new showroom
Plans for a new BMW and MINI dealership look set to be given the go-ahead for Ocean BMW as the South coast-based group updates its showroom portfolio.
