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MUNICH and SEATTLE, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The BMW Group and Boeing signed a collaboration agreement to participate in joint research for carbon fiber recycling as well as share manufacturing knowledge and explore automation opportunities. Both the BMW Group and Boeing are pioneering the use of carbon fiber in their products. With the release of the BMW i3 in late 2013, followed later by the BMW i8, the BMW Group will bring two vehicles with a carbon passenger cell onto...

MUNICH, December 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Best ever November with 170,932 BMW Group vehicles delivered BMW brand sales volume up 26.4% Robertson: Record sales year well within reach The BMW Group experienced growth on all continents in November and achieved another record month in sales. With 170,932 (prev. yr. 138,954) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles delivered worldwide, sales were 23.0% higher than in the same month last year. It was also the...

WINDSOR, Conn., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- eEuroparts.com, the #1 online retailer for Saab, Volvo, and BMW parts, is always working to make every visitor's experience with as rewarding as possible. New for the holiday season are four improvements and additions that will greatly enhance eEuroparts.com and anyone who interacts with it. Natural Language Based Search - eEuroparts.com has developed a super-fast proprietary language based result system. Previously, a shopper would have...

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported November sales of 36,461 vehicles, an increase of 38.8 percent from the 26,271 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group is up 11.3 percent on sales of 303,728 in the first eleven months of 2012 compared to 272,873 in the same period in 2011. "Supply is catching up with demand, making November the best sales month on record for BMW in the U.S.,"...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's winter time and luxury automakers usually offer some great deals on new vehicles. TrueCar.com suggests car buyers take advantage of some amazing offers available on 2012 and 2013 models that can save consumers up to 16 percent off a new luxury car along with some great lease and finance deals available. TrueCar.com, the only transparent publisher of real-time new and used (ClearBook.com) vehicle transaction data in the US...

LANCASTER, Pa., Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital solutions agency Williams Forrest today announces a win at the Sustainability Hackathon sponsored by BMW i in NYC November 16-18. Williams Forrest joined New York City-based agency kbs+ to form a team representing their mutual client BMW NA at the event. Team members spent three days conceiving, creating and coding an application that ultimately took first prize. Fresh(TM), the winning app concept, is a virtual farmers market...

Ticketmaster, Time Warner Cable and BMW among others make CR's "Naughty" List while Home Depot, Oxo and PNC Bank play "Nice" in Third Annual Public Education Campaign YONKERS, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Reports today unveiled its third annual Naughty & Nice List of company policies and practices. The companies cover a gamut of industries, including automotive (BMW, Honda) apparel (Kohl's, Nordstrom, Forever 21) and even hospitality (Drury Hotels). The...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar.com, the authority in new car pricing information, trends and forecasting released its Performance Scorecards grading automotive manufacturers and brands for their performance in the month of October. The Performance Scorecards grade each manufacturer and brand on eight different measurements including pricing, sales, incentives, customer loyalty, market share, and days in inventory. (Logo:...

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Car shoppers may not be shocked to find out that six of the 10 best-selling vehicles in the country are from foreign automakers, but they might be pleasantly surprised to learn that all 10 are made in America, according to Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121108/LA08161LOGO ) "Coming off the heels of election week when many Americans...

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BMW of North America, the Official Mobility Partner of the United States Olympic Committee, today announced the company is developing a new two-man bobsled for use by Team USA in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. In collaboration with USA Bobsled & Skeleton Federation (USBSF), BMW aims to leverage its world-class engineering and design expertise to answer longstanding equipment and innovation needs of the U.S. Bobsled Team....