On November 12, the opening day of the 2008 China International Auto Parts Expo (CIAPE), more than 500 suppliers were vying for the auto-parts sourcing orders of BMW at the buyer-supplier matching event organized by Gasgoo.com, a renowned e-commerce portal of auto parts, said state media today.

Brilliance Auto, the Chinese partner of BMW, will add a new production base near to its existing plant, Jinghua newspaper said, citing an unnamed company official.

On September 4, the F18 sedan project of BMW Brilliance Auto was prematurely revealed. Now while the German carmaker is astonished at the divulging of the project, the two sides of the joint venture are divided on whether BMW 1 Series or 5 Series cars should be made in their new factory, said xinhuanet.com today.

BMW Brilliance Auto, German luxury carmaker BMW's joint venture with Brilliance China Auto, will build a second plant in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, to meet growing demand in China, and the new facility is expected to make all-new BMW 5-Series models first, xinhuanet.com said yesterday.

BMW recalls 200,000 cars and small SUVs. The recall is prompted because of the risk of the front passenger-side airbag possibly may fail.

Independent tests conducted by engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory on a BMW Hydrogen 7 Mono-Fuel demonstration vehicle have found that the car's hydrogen-powered engine surpasses the super-ultra low-emission vehicle (SULEV) level, the most stringent emissions performance standard to date.

BMW says adjusted pre-tax earnings will be above last year's level and all-time high sales volume levels are expected for all three brands of BMW.

Shanghai. November 29 (Gasgoo.com) - BMW one series will be introduced to Chinese market by the middle of next year, BMW China president Dr. Christoph Stark told a press conference today.

BMW AG saw its sales up 13.2 percent compared with last year, the company said Thursday. The Munich-based company, whose brands include BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce, sold 123,304 cars, compared with 108,897 in October 2006.

1,214 young people will start training with the BMW Group this year. In Germany alone 1,148 trainees will be starting their careers.

BMW Group shows double-digit increase in August too+++ Volume sales increase by 13% compared with the same month last year

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