Specialist German motor trade lawyer Dr. Christian Genzow has told the trade website autohaus-online that a Munich court has delivered its verdict in respect of one of three temporary injunctions sought by the German association of BMW dealers.
Guildford-based BMW retailer, Vines, is investing £15 million in a major revamp of its showrooms, along with the relocation of its Redhill and Crawley sites.
Designed as a launch-pad for the next generation of GP drivers, Formula BMW, already running in Germany and some Asian countries, is coming to the UK next year.
BMW Group Financial Services Great Britain, which provides finance, leasing and insurance facilities to BMW and MINI customers in the UK, reached a milestone on 10 September 2003 with the company's portfolio of active customers breaking through the 100,000 barrier for the first time.
The BMW Group announced at Frankfurt that it is studying a technology “able to truly expand the real world”: Augmented Reality. Wearing data glasses, the user is able to perceive virtual objects and presentations superimposed on the "real" environment around him.
BMW's particle filter launched at Frankfurt this week will be entering the market in the course of next year, enabling even BMW's larger and more powerful models to fully maintain the EU4 emission standard. The BMW Group's smaller diesel models will fulfill EU4 legislation even without a particle filter.
H.R. Owen Plc has acquired the Chelsea BMW and Mini franchises from the Sytner Group - the final stage in creating one of the largest BMW areas of responsibility in the UK.
The first prototypes of BMW's all-new E90 3-series, which is due to be launched at the 2005 Frankfurt Show, are now venturing out of the proving ground for extended testing. And although the cars are heavily disguised, it appears the E90 may be the least adventurous of Chris Bangle's recent designs.
BMW and Peugeot dealers are coming to terms with an uncertain future after the two carmakers issued five-year retail agreements under the revisions to block exemption.
Oxford BMW is investing £2m into a new dealership in the city. The 2000-square metre site has motorcycle and car showrooms and a workshop.
BMW is to recruit 750 new sales executives for its UK dealer network over the next three years – a 10 per cent growth in headcount.
Inchcape has created the UK's largest BMW territory with the acquisition of six BMW dealerships at a cost of £18.9m. The move, which AM exclusively revealed in its June 27 issue, cements Inchcape's position at No 6 in the AM100 and is expected to take the group past £1bn turnover.
Inchcape is expanding its power base with BMW in the south-east after reaching agreement to acquire dealerships in Cobham, Surrey and Wimbledon from William Jacks. The territories adjoin Inchcape's BMW franchise in Thames Ditton.
BMW has officially revealed its new 6-series coupe, which is to go on sale here by next summer.
Tony Woodley, the hard-nosed negotiator who fought MG Rover's corner in the BMW fiasco, has been named as the new general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union.
BMW Group year-to-date sales have slipped slightly but the Munich-based carmaker is still confident that all brands will exceed year-earlier sales returns by the end of the year.
The European Commission has given the thumbs-up to 29m euros (£21.4m) Austrian Government state aid to BMW's engine plant in Steyr. The funds represent regional, training, environmental and R&D aid.
BMW may be set to ask its UK dealers to establish separate Mini showrooms following the expansion of the brand's model range with the Mini One diesel and a convertible.
BMW is looking to build another plant for Mini production to add to the Oxford site in order to meet demand, according to Spanish media reports.
Security guards had to smash their way into an official limousine with sledgehammers to rescue Thailand's finance minister after his car's computer failed.