Here are some snippets of BMW news:
1. BMW M GmbH Car Sales up 50% - Delivering 24,186 BMW M Automobiles to customers in the 2008 business year, BMW M GmbH has scored the second-best result in the thirty-year history of the company, increasing sales by approximately 50 per cent over the previous year.
2. BMW named as greenest premium manufacturer - BMW has the lowest average CO2 emissions of any premium car manufacturer for the second year in a row according to new independent research.
3. BMW Group scores double victory - BMW 7 Series voted first in deluxe class; MINI was voted best premium brand in the small car segment for the ninth consecutive year.
4. xDrive increases its lead over the competition - In 2008 BMW has once again asserted its status as the world's most successful supplier of all-wheel drive automobiles and has once more moved significantly ahead of its main competitors. 323,293 vehicles fitted with the intelligent all-wheel drive system xDrive were sold throughout the world. This means that the market leader was able to increase sales of all-wheel drive automobiles by around one per cent in spite of tough market conditions. This positive development shows that customers are becoming increasingly aware of the system's superior qualities as compared to the competition. xDrive's lead over the manufacturer in second place in the segment was almost doubled as compared to 2007.
1. BMW M GmbH Car Sales up 50% - Delivering 24,186 BMW M Automobiles to customers in the 2008 business year, BMW M GmbH has scored the second-best result in the thirty-year history of the company, increasing sales by approximately 50 per cent over the previous year.
2. BMW named as greenest premium manufacturer - BMW has the lowest average CO2 emissions of any premium car manufacturer for the second year in a row according to new independent research.
3. BMW Group scores double victory - BMW 7 Series voted first in deluxe class; MINI was voted best premium brand in the small car segment for the ninth consecutive year.
4. xDrive increases its lead over the competition - In 2008 BMW has once again asserted its status as the world's most successful supplier of all-wheel drive automobiles and has once more moved significantly ahead of its main competitors. 323,293 vehicles fitted with the intelligent all-wheel drive system xDrive were sold throughout the world. This means that the market leader was able to increase sales of all-wheel drive automobiles by around one per cent in spite of tough market conditions. This positive development shows that customers are becoming increasingly aware of the system's superior qualities as compared to the competition. xDrive's lead over the manufacturer in second place in the segment was almost doubled as compared to 2007.
