It looks like more BMWs are headed to Texas. BMW Group has announced the official opening of its newest Vehicle Distribution Center at the Port of Galveston, which will serve 45 BMW and MINI dealers in the 5 states that make up BMW’s Southern Region. BMW Group is expected to import approximately 32,500 vehicles through the Port annually, which represents an
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Family car time is about to get even safer. Today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced that 20 automakers, representing more than 99 percent of the U.S. auto market, have committed to making automatic emergency braking a standard feature no later than Sept 1, 2022. Automakers making the commitment are
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The 2016 BMW M2 was revealed at the North American International Auto show as the new entry-level model from the German automaker. Under the hood potential buyers will find a newly developed M TwinPower Turbo technology 3-liter, 6-cylinder engine that, “produces 365 bHP and 343 lb-ft of torque between 1,400 and 5,560 with an overboost function raising this figure to 369
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Need a charge? You will soon have access to 120 new DC Fast charging locations across 19 states as part of a partnership between BMW and Nissan. The DC Fast charging network is now available in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, North and South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. According
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The U.S. will be receiving an energy infusion thanks to a partnership between BMW of North American and EVgo. BMW is supporting EVgo’s installation of 500 DC Fast Combo chargers by the end of 2018. There area already 100 EVgo Stations with DC Fast Combo charging, throughout California. By the end of 2015, EVgo expects to have nearly 50 of the additional chargers installed,
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The countdown is on for the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show and the debut of BMW’s newest models. On Wednesday, November 18, the automaker will reveal the eDrive BMW 330e, BMW M4 GTS, BMW X1 and the BMW 7 Series to North American audiences. Additional models being showcased at the event include the eDrive BMW X5 xDrive40e, BMW 3 Series, eDrive BMW i8
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BMW has unveiled their newest performance SUV- the all-new X4 M40i. Here’s what to visually expect when it arrives in dealerships in early 2016: images courtesy of BMW
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Love the BMW X4? Want more from the X4? The automaker has upped the ante with the new 2016 BMW X4 M40i. Attempting to poise itself as a competitor to the Jaguar F-PACE, BMW is placing the X4 M40i in the Sports Activity Coupe segment. Highlights of the 2016 X4 M40i include: Exclusive Ferric Gray metallic accents on the front of
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BMW premiered the 2015 BMW Concept M4 GTS at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance in Monterey, California on August 13, 2015 revealing it to be first M3/M4 special production vehicle to be sold in the US. “While the BMW M4 Coupe embodies the ideal combination of motor sport genes and unrestricted everyday usability, the BMW Concept M4 GTS previews an emotionally powerful
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Is that light about to turn red? BMW has announced that they will be the first manufacturer to integrate EnLighten App, by Connected Signals, into a car. Here’s how it works: Drivers with iOS Devices see traffic signal data on the vehicle’s display in real time while in the app including a countdown to when the signal will change. Based on the current
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