BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1917 and based in Munich in Bavaria, Germany. BMW also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands. It owns and

AUTOMOTIVE

BMW recalls 220,000 vehicles over airbag issue

7 May 2013

BMW is recalling about 220,000 vehicles worldwide from model years 2002 and 2003 as part of a wider recall affecting airbags made by supplier Takata Corporation, BMW said on Tuesday.

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Poorly parked BMW in Beijing spray-painted with insults

3 May 2013

If you drive a luxury car in Beijing, you should be careful how and where you park it.

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China's low-cost carmakers race up value chain

21 Apr 2013

The trend was on display yesterday at the start of the Shanghai car show, with carmakers such as Great Wall, Changan, and Beijing Auto - who typically price their cars at below 150,000 yuan (HK$...

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Germany's carmakers go abroad to grow

17 Apr 2013

As the yen weakens and Europe's debt crisis spreads, Volkswagen and its German peers are planning to spend more than US$25 billion by 2017 to expand production outside their home region and...

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Brilliance Auto expects sales to soar

28 Mar 2013

Brilliance Auto, BMW's partner in China, expects sales to jump 24.34 per cent this year to 200,000 units despite health concerns over its cars. Allegations about the use of cancer-causing car...

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Mainland China owners get more than they bargained for with trophy cars

16 Mar 2013

Last year, more than 300 Mercedes owners on the mainland complained about excessive formaldehyde levels inside their cars. Some BMW owners have also been complaining online.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Only real reform can calm Hong Kong's political volcano

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Frank Ching

Liaison Office chief must investigate relationship with former ICAC boss

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Internet cafe dispatches limousine to transport students

Other than weddings, Lincoln Limousines are seldom seen in mainland China, but an internet cafe in Nanjing has decided to use one to transport students in a bid to stand out from the competition,...

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Luxury car market drives China to new highs

Rich households' increasing demand for upgrading to a premium car has turned out to be a major growth driver for big-name brands that gravitate to China, which is expected to surpass the United...

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Business Digest, February 20, 2013

HSBC has agreed to sell HSBC Bank (Panama) to Bancolombia - the largest commercial bank in Colombia - for US$2.1 billion in cash.

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BMW

BMW taps wind to maintain profit

Four wind turbine towers will soon supply almost a quarter of the power used at Bayerische Motoren Werke's Leipzig plant, where the carmaker builds the X1 sport utility vehicle and soon the i3,...

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Sichuan man destroys luxury car during test drive to 'vent anger' at ex-mother-in-law

A man was arrested for deliberately destroying a luxury car worth almost one million yuan during a test drive on January 15 at Panzhihua in Sichuan, according to media reports.

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ENVIRONMENT

One European car makes green list

Only one European petrol engine car will make it to the list of cars eligible for the green tax break, the environmental regulator announced yesterday.

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