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BMW (June 2007, Week Vol. 0)

The BMW Motorcycle Larger Than Life Legacy Posted By : Korbin Newlyn
Jun-29-2007
A company with a long standing reputation for quality and sophistication is the BMW Corporation. Although many people believe that BMW is solely about cars in reality one of its initial products was their motorcycle. Read on to learn more.
40% of BMW's MY2008 Line-Up Will Meet or Exceed European Target of 140 gCO2/km
Jun-27-2007

BMW announced that by autumn 2007, 22 models in the BMW Group for model year 2008 - about 40% - will meet or exceed the European voluntary CO2 target of 140 g/km. Three of these 22 vehicles are MINIs and two ...

BMW: 40% of European Car Range under 140 CO2 g/km by fall.
Jun-26-2007

BMW is really trying hard to sell fuel-efficient cars with the Efficient Dynamics strategy.

Pair of Rolling Eggs Now Parked at DFW Elite Car Club.com
Jun-19-2007
Newly Arrived BMW Isetta Coupe and Rare Isetta Convertible Spell Grade A Fun For Metroplex Microcar Enthusiasts
Injury Crash on KY 433 in Washington County
Jun-18-2007

Aaron C. Byrd age 19 of Willisburg was operating an 1992 BMW and was southbound on KY 433.

New lease offer for 2007 BMW 328i by Performance BMW
Jun-16-2007
Performance BMW, dealer of new and pre-owned BMW cars in Chapel Hill, near Raleigh and Durham, NC, announces its vehicle lease offer for the model 2007 BMW 328i. You can visit the dealer's website at http://performancebmw.performanceautomall.com for more information on the offer.
PETRONAS to be Premium Partner of BMW Sauber F1
Jun-10-2007
Two strong partners formally forge an alliance: PETRONAS is to be the premium partner of the new BMW Sauber F1 Team that is gearing up for its debut in the 2006 Formula One World Championship.
Delhi HC to hear BMW case
Jun-10-2007
New Delhi, May 31 : The Delhi High Court will today hear the BMW case, and is likely to review all records and unedited footage of a sting operation carried out by a private news channel in connection with the case.
Hearing in BMW sting operation case adjourned to July 2
Jun-10-2007
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday posted the hearing on the TV expose of an alleged collusion between the prosecution and the defence in the high profile BMW case for July two, when its Chi...
"BMW Sauber F1 Team" Registers with the FIA
Jun-10-2007
Born in June, christened in November: the newly formed BMW Sauber F1 Team has been registered under that name with the FIA ahead of the 15th November deadline for entries for the 2006 season.
BMW loves its Mini
Jun-10-2007

German carmaker BMW saw its sales rise 7% last month, helped by strong demand for its UK-made Mini.

Kubica stable after heavy crash
Jun-11-2007
The BMW Sauber driver escaped serious injury after suffering an horrific crash in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Mini drives up sales
Jun-11-2007
STRONG demand for the Mini helped owner BMW record a seven per cent jump in global sales last month.
Richard Cooper to Compete in the World Endurance With BMW
Jun-10-2007
Richard is to compete in the World Endurance Championship with BMW Motorrad Motorsport on R 1200 S.
Heidfeld in celebratory mood
Jun-11-2007
Nick Heidfeld is in a celebratory mood in Montreal after taking the best result in the BMW Sauber team's history in the Canadian GP with second place.
Jacques Villeneuve's F1 Future in Jeopardy
Jun-10-2007
In just ten days Sauber will return to the test track with a hybrid C24 chassis and BMW engine combination but they have not yet announced who will pilot the car during the test.
Cherokee revving up benefit for Habitat
Jun-10-2007
GAFFNEY - Dick Norris, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Salvation Army, hopes a ride Saturday on his 1982 BMW motorcycle with side car gets more than a few stares.
Kubica escapes injury after crash
Jun-10-2007
BMW Sauber's Polish driver Robert Kubica emerges 'relatively unscathed' from a horrific crash at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Kubica escapes major injury
Jun-11-2007
BMW Sauber's Polish driver Robert Kubica emerges 'relatively unscathed' from a horrific crash at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Kubica breaks leg in Canada crash
Jun-11-2007
BMW Sauber's Polish driver Robert Kubica breaks his right leg in a horrific crash at the Canadian Grand Prix.
German Pensioner Rides Around the World to Live His Dream
Jun-10-2007
A German pensioner decided not to kick back in his golden years, but to ride around the globe on a BMW motorcycle to fulfill a life-long dream. He's been on the road now for two years.
New police vehicle is a motorcycle
Jun-11-2007

The Hillsborough Police Department put its newest patrol vehicle -- a 2004 BMW R1150 motorcycle -- on the road Friday.

Scott Morris: BMW and Audi Giving SUSE Linux a Try
Jun-05-2007

BMW and Audi are also giving SUSE Linux a try. More specifically, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.

Excerpt:

“BMW and Audi car makers rely on Novell???s SuSE Linux Enterprise Edition Server (SLED) for maintaining their data center. BMW Group combined SuSE???s Linux with the Xen virtualisation software on its servers equipped with Intel x86 dual-core processors. As the results seemed to be highly promising so far, BMW stated that it also considers taking a chance on Novell ZENworks Orchestrator, for managing its virtual data center system.”

BMW Group Posts 7.0 Percent Sale Rise In May
Jun-08-2007

Thanks to the rising sales of the new BMW X5 and Mini hatch, BMW Group managed to increase sales in May 2007 by 7.0 percent to 128.408 units.

Full Test: 2008 BMW 535i
Jun-03-2007

Full Test: 2008 BMW 535i Vehicle Tested: 2008 BMW 5 Series 535i 4dr Sedan MSRP of Test Vehicle: $61,125 Price It!! What Works: Twin-turbo 3.0-liter engine is a beautiful match for this car, highly adaptive ...

BMW 5 Series Sedan for India debut in June 2007
Jun-05-2007
The Indian arm of German luxury carmaker BMW will lift the wraps off its new mid-luxury 5 Series Sedan by June 2007. The new 5 Series Sdan is expected to be in the price range of Rs 37 lakh to Rs 42 lakh.
BMW waits on better Kubica diagnosis.
Jun-09-2007
The BMW Sauber team has admitted that it is still waiting to learn the extent of Robert Kubica's injuries following his Canadian Grand Prix crash, but has revealed that it does not believe the Pole to be as badly hurt as initially feared.
Red Bull Racing targets BMW Sauber this season
Jun-05-2007
Red Bull Racing might have had a slow start in 2007, but the Red Bull boss, Dietrich Mateschitz, believes his team can beat BMW Sauber this season.
BMW deploys Novell data center offerings
Jun-05-2007
Novell has announced that the BMW Group is using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell with integrated Xen virtualization software to implement virtualized workloads in its data center, in a bid to reduce hardware costs and simplify deployment.
The BMW Hydrogen 7 takes to the streets
Jun-03-2007
A fleet of three BMW Hydrogen 7s will, tomorrow (5 June 2007), take part in the Revolve Brighton to London rally for low and zero-emission cars
BMW tourney raises $2 million-plus for charity
Jun-04-2007

The 2007 BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs Golf Tournament set a Nationwide Tour record by raising more than $2 million for Upstate S.C. and WNC charities.

Full Test: 2008 BMW 535i
Jun-04-2007

Nearly perfect doesn't come around too often, but the 2008 BMW 535i turns practical science into a kind of art.

BMW 3 Series, 1999-2005
Jun-09-2007

For years, BMW has used its "Ultimate Driving Machine" tagline to describe its entire line-up, but no single model has lived up to that slogan as consistently as the 3 Series: its compact size, balanced ...

Spycam: 2008 BMW 1 Series Coupe
Jun-09-2007

BMW has started touting its new 1 Series as its return to a pure driver's car, a vehicle for all of those who believe the 3 Series has gotten too big and bloated.

The Much Acclaimed BMW 3 Series available at Bell BMW
Jun-03-2007

Bell , the renowned BMW dealer in Newton, New Jersey welcomes you to test drive the much acclaimed 2007 .

Shelly BMW Celebrates Grand Re-Opening of Buena Park Showroom
Jun-03-2007

"Damon Shelly and his team invested over $20 million to improve their Buena Park facility and we couldn't be more pleased with the finished product"

Shelly BMW, a leading BMW dealer and member of the distinguished Shelly Automotive Group, celebrated the grand re-opening of its showroom and service center.

Brad Pitt drives BMW Hydrogen 7
Jun-06-2007
Actor Brad Pitt arrived in a BMW Hydrogen 7 to the Warner Bros. premiere of the film "Ocean's 13" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre yesterday in Hollywood, California.
Spied: 2009 BMW 7-Series interior
Jun-04-2007
Spy photographers have captured the first glimpse at the interior of the 2009 BMW 7-Series. The car will have an all-new exterior and interior, plus several high-tech features, including a new iDrive system and eight-speed transmission.
Strong Mini demand drives up BMW
Jun-08-2007
German carmaker BMW sees its group-wide sales rise 7%, driven by strong demand for its UK-made Mini.
Strong Mini demand drives BMW
Jun-08-2007
German carmaker BMW sees its group-wide sales rise 7%, driven by strong demand for its UK-made Mini.
Mini demand drives up BMW
Jun-08-2007
German carmaker BMW sees its group-wide sales rise 7%, driven by strong demand for its UK-made Mini.
Giles Smith reviews the BMW 335i Convertible
Jun-04-2007

Where do you stand on cream leather? Preferably, I suppose, you don't - you keep your filthy feet off it.

Cadillac targets BMW: Rear-drive 3 Series rival due in 2011
Jun-04-2007

To compete on a worldwide scale with BMW and Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac will replace the failed BLS with an all-new rear-drive model probably coming to the U.S. about 2011.

BMW X3 - practically powerful
Jun-06-2007

LUXURY TRACTOR: BMW's second-generation X3 is tall and a little imposing but tightened styling keeps its bulk under control.

"Ultimate Drivers" Raise $6,900 for Cancer Research
Jun-09-2007

Good news for the "Ultimate Drive" to raise money for research. Bluegrass BMW of Paducah provided vehicles for people to test drive Monday.

Police: Girl Made Up L.I. Kidnap Attempt Story
Jun-06-2007

Police said a 14-year-old girl lied when she said she was pulled into a black BMW sedan in Roslyn Heights.

Girl, 14, Escapes From L.I. Kidnapping Attempt
Jun-05-2007

Police are investigating the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl, who said she was pulled into a black BMW sedan in .

2008 BMW M5 Road Test
Jun-05-2007

"We wanted five liters. The ideal cylinder displacement is 0.5 liter. To get five liters, we needed 10 cylinders."

Let's get the expected impressions out of the way so we can tackle the technology smorgasbord that separates this Teutonic road jet from other 5-Series Bimmers and everything else on the road.

Deputy, BMW crash in Patterson
Jun-08-2007

"They met squarely in the intersection"

A sheriff's deputy and a Patterson woman collided early this morning at an intersection in central Patterson, according to officials from the California Highway Patrol and the Sheriff's ...

2008-2009 BMW 1-Series coupe sans disguise
Jun-05-2007
Although BMW???s 1-Series coupe isn???t expected to arrive on our shores until sometime during the 2008 calendar year, spy photographers finally managed to get extremely clear and detailed shots of the car with very little disguise.
The Much Acclaimed BMW 3 Series available at Bell BMW
Jun-02-2007
Bell BMW, the renowned BMW dealer in Newton, New Jersey welcomes you to test drive the much acclaimed 2007 BMW 3 Series. The Newton BMW dealer also presents BMW's special lease offers on 2007 BMW 328 and BMW 335 models. For details, contact Bell BMW at (866) 405-7188.
Turkington takes first BMW win.
Jun-02-2007
Colin Turkington secured his first win with the Team RAC BMW 320si at Croft in the tenth round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship - becoming the first man to win in the BTCC with a BMW for nearly eleven years.
BMW celebrates 30 years of driver training programs
Jun-01-2007

"Even three decades ago, the BMW Group recognised that developing sporty and dynamic automobiles wasn't the only part of the equation. As a company keenly aware of its responsibility, our aim was also to promote driving skills on the road."

Driving schools are nothing new to many BMW CCA members. And a number of automakers - not a lot- offer driving schools today.

EDITORIAL: BMW plans to build CS
Jun-02-2007

Just in case you thought BMW wasn't up-market enough, Automotive News is reporting the company has plans to build the Concept CS it showed at this year's Shanghai show.

BMW CEO: Production likely for CS concept
Jun-01-2007
BMW will probably build a production car based closely on the CS Concept, North American CEO Tom Purves told Automotive News last week. The statement contradicts a recent report by Germany's Auto Bild indicating the car would probably not see production.