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• Tata plans 25,000 Jaguar XJs a year, rivaling BMW   [Nov 05, 2009]

  Tata Motors Ltd. will build as many as 25,000 Jaguar XJ luxury cars annually starting next quarter in a bid to take customers from Bayerische Motoren Werke AG's 7 Series and Daimler AG's Mercedes S ...

• BMW profit drops 74% as recession saps luxury sales   [Nov 05, 2009]

  Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world's largest maker of luxury cars, reported a 74 percent plunge in third-quarter profit as the recession sapped demand for higher-priced models. BMW declined the ...

• BMW says no talks with SAIC on making 7 series   [Nov 02, 2009]

  Shanghai, November 2 (Gasgoo.com) A Chinese newspaper reported today that SAIC Motor, China's biggest automaker, was in talks with BMW AG to produce the German company's 7 series model in China. But ...

• BMW to end program on shorter work hours soon   [Nov 01, 2009]

  German carmaker BMW will end its programme on shorter work hours in the coming weeks, weekly Automobilwoche said on Saturday, citing board member Frank-Peter Arndt.BMW has reduced the work hours of ...

• China becomes No. 4 market of BMW cars   [Oct 23, 2009]

  Shanghai, October 23 (Gasgoo.com) The robust sales of BMW cars in China over the first nine months of the year made the country the fourth-largest market for the German premium car marker, media ...

• BMW China Jan-Sept sales up 32% to 62,394 units   [Oct 15, 2009]

  Shanghai, October 15 (Gasgoo.com) German premium car marker BMW AG said earlier this week that its sales in mainland China rose 32% year on year (y/y) to 62,394 in the January-September period, Dow ...

• BMW says its '09 sales may only fall 10-15%   [Oct 13, 2009]

  BMW posted its first year-on-year volume gain this year in September and forecast this would become a trend during the rest of 2009 thanks to new model launches and barring any unforeseeable ...

• BMW preparing to launch Mini based 0-Series   [Oct 12, 2009]

  According to a recent article published by UK-based Car magazine, BMW is preparing a Mini-based ‘0-Series’ model range intended to bridge the gap between Mini and BMW 1-Series ...

• BMW 1-Series may be made in China next year   [Oct 10, 2009]

  Shanghai, October 10 (Gasgoo.com) The BMW 1-Series models may be made in China within the next few years at BMW's Chinese venture with Brilliance Auto, China Car Times said earlier this week.The BMW ...

• BMW lifts output as sales rise and X1, GT near rollout   [Oct 08, 2009]

  Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world's largest maker of luxury cars, ended months of production cuts as demand picks up and it prepares for the introduction of the new X1 compact sport utility ...

• China a bright spot for German luxury carmakers   [Oct 07, 2009]

  The booming Chinese auto market remains one of the few bright spots for German luxury carmakers, which have drawn few benefits from a flurry of subsidy programmes like the U.S. "cash for clunkers" ...

• BMW would add to Mini output at German plant   [Oct 05, 2009]

  German Carmaker BMW is considering building the next generation of its Mini brand at a domestic plant rather than adding to production at its factory in Cowley, Oxford, according to a report on ...

• BMW joins with Allianz to sell auto insurance   [Sep 28, 2009]

  Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG, the world's largest maker of luxury cars, will start selling auto insurance for Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, to boost profit and get more revenue from car ...

• Sales of German luxury cars drop slower in August   [Sep 24, 2009]

  Sales of high-end Audi, BMW and Daimler cars slipped in August but by less than during the depths of the global economic crisis, figures recently released by the German auto manufacturers showed.BMW, ...

• BMW leases out electric Mini Coopers to LA sheriffs   [Sep 14, 2009]

  Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will sit behind the wheels of electric-powered Mini Coopers starting next week, as part of a market maneuver launched by BMW to fathom the ...

• BMW, Daimler say luxury-car sales may recover on new models   [Sep 13, 2009]

  Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG and Daimler AG, the world's two biggest luxury-car manufacturers, said sales may recover in coming months as they add models and the global recession wanes. ...

• BMW China sales up 63.2% to 9,013 units in Aug   [Sep 11, 2009]

  Shanghai, September 11 (Gasgoo.com) BMW, the world's largest premium car maker, said today its August car sales in mainland China surged 63.2% from a year earlier, Reuters reported.Mainland China ...

• BMW CFO says to strengthen ties with Peugeot   [Sep 10, 2009]

  German premium carmaker BMW plans to strengthen ties with French carmaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen, BMW Chief Financial Officer Friedrich Eichiner told German newspaper Handelsblatt in an interview."Talks ...

• BMW Aug sales down 9.7%, back to growth   [Sep 09, 2009]

  German carmaker BMW said its sales fell 9.7 percent in August from the year-earlier period, to 91,790 units, and said it was "cautiously optimistic" about returning to growth soon."We are heading in ...

• BMW to build two new Mini models at UK plant   [Sep 03, 2009]

  Car maker BMW plans to build two new Mini models at its plant near Oxford, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.In an interview with the newspaper, the car maker's CEO Norbert Reithofer said the ...