SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA — BMW unveiled plans today to significantly expand its factory in the United States and announced plans for a new larger SUV, the X7.
At a press conference held at the factory, Norbert Reithofer, the chairman of the automaker’s board of management, said that BMW will invest $1 …
No Diesel Hybrid, But BMW ‘On the Right Track’ For Good Fuel Economy
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA — On the eve of several major announcements at BMW’s factory in Spartanburg, The Diesel Driver sat down with BMW Board of Management Chairman Norbert Reithofer, who had previously served as president of BMW’s manufacturing …
The Audi A3 was introduced in Europe in 1996 as a three-door hatchback, as was its successor in 2003. In the United States, it was sold as a five-door “Sportback,” and, as my colleague Dan Collins noted in these pages in 2012, it “stood relatively unchallenged as a compact premium …
Last month, we highlighted five of our favorite diesel commercials from the past decade. Now that we’ve been drawn into the world of diesel commercials, however, a few more have caught our eye and we’d like to share some new and some old with you.
Diesel ads are especially enjoyable because …
EA288 to Debut in Golf, Jetta, Passat and Beetle in Q3-Q4 Timeframe
Volkswagen announced that several of the new car models that it plans to roll out in the second half of 2014 will be powered by the new EA288 TDI Clean Diesel engine. The announcement was made today at the …
HANNOVER — The world’s largest information technology show, the CeBIT, opened its gates Monday at the exhibition center in Hannover, Germany. The show focuses on new trends and technologies in the information technology sector and runs through Friday. The show isn’t open to the public and only accredited visitors have …
GENEVA —The 84th Geneva International Motor Show entered its second day on Wednesday and the stream of launches continued with debuts from Volkswagen, Audi, Jeep and Ford.
Here is our final report from Geneva.
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Volkswagen introduced, the Volkswagen GTE, powered by an electric engine and a combustion engine. The plug-in hybrid …
GENEVA — The Geneva International Motor Show or Salon International de l’Auto marks the start of the year in Europe as the first significant motor show for car manufacturers. The show celebrates its 84th anniversary in 2014 and expects to welcome more than 700,000 visitors this year, as well as …
Volkswagen Group announced on Monday its plans to increase its investment expenditures on eco-friendly vehicles from last year by 15% to a record value of €10.2 billion or $14 billion. On the eve of the opening of the Geneva Motor Show, Dr. Martin Winterkorn, the Wolfsburg automaker’s chairman of the …
Next week at the 84th Geneva International Motor Show, Volkswagen will announce the world premier of the T-Roc, a two-door concept vehicle that combines the all-wheel drive capabilities of a sports utility vehicle with the breeziness of a convertible. With removable roof halves and digital instruments, the progressive design of …
BMW announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a 140,000 square-feet (or 13,000-square-meter) plot of land in Munich’s Milbertshofen district that served as the company’s first plant. The property most recently occupied by a Knorr-Bremse factory. . The land still has several buildings from the original BMW aircraft engine production …
There’s no question that commercials, especially during heavily watched programs such as the Super Bowl and the Oscars, are influential in a driver’s car-purchasing decisions. While most diesel drivers are happy with their purchases and will remain loyal to their fuel choice, and likely to support their favorite diesel manufacturer, …
With recent headlines that include over 3,000 allegations of sexual assault by Uber drivers in 2018, many passengers are justly concerned about their safety when using a ride-hailing service such as Uber or Lyft.
Here are five tips that will help keep passengers safe.
1.) Compare vehicle info before entering the vehicle. …
The last Ford Fiesta rolled off the production line Friday at the automaker’s plant in Cologne, Germany, marking the end of an era during which some 22 million of the model were sold.
The final two Fiestas that were manufactured will remain in Ford’s custody. One will become part of the …
More Luxurious Than Entertaining and No Detail Has Been Overlooked
While the Mercedes-Benz GLC has been in around in name only since 2015, it actually dates back to 2008, when the GLK-Klasse SUV was introduced.
The GLC nameplate is part of the automaker’s current SUV nomenclature, under which GL stands for Geländewagen, …
