Bmw’s first-half global sales up 14%, report says Bmw AG a. k.a. the largest luxury car manufacturer in the world, announced today that it has sold 13.7 percent more cars last month, outpacing more tepid growth at its Mini brand. In June the Bavarian manufacturer sold 119,663 vehicles, and this means a gain of 14.1 [Continue]

BMW 3-Series has diesel power Germany’s BMW car company is known for its sporty cars and not for fuel efficiency. But buyers of the 2010 BMW 335d get sporty performance and the best fuel mileage of any mainstream BMW vehicle. Read more on Fort Wayne News-Sentinel [Continue]

BMW redefines carbon-fibre auto use BMW has started to lift the veil off its future carbon-fibre electric car, the Megacity Vehicle, which will launch what the carmaker calls the first “volume-produced vehicle” with a passenger cell made from the composite. Read more on Plastics and Rubber Weekly [Continue]

Bmw betting on carbon fiber used in Formula 1 In BMW AG’s battery-powered city car, the same lightweight material used to protect Formula One drivers will be used for the passenger-safety cell. BMW regards this fabric to be used on the small electric vehicle to be the auto industry’s biggest bet so far on carbon [Continue]