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December 2017

BMW meets pledge to deliver 100,000 electrified vehicles in 2017

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(December 19, 2017) MUNICH, Germany — The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. This underlines the company’s leadership role when it comes to electro-mobility. An eye-catching light installation will mark this milestone on the road to the mobility of the future, with the BMW Group headquarters, the world-famous “Four-Cylinder” in the north of Munich, transformed into a battery. The BMW Group selected this glowing symbol to represent the technological change taking place in mobility.

BMW X2 and 2019 BMW i8 Coupe to make world debuts in Detroit

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(December 18, 2017) One year after the BMW X2 Concept appeared in Detroit, the all-new BMW X2 will make its world debut at the 2018 North American International Auto Show on Jan. 15. In addition, the 2019 BMW i8 Coupe will also make its world debut at the show and will be featured alongside a number of electrified BMW vehicles.

The all-new BMW X2 is the latest addition to the BMW X family. The first-ever BMW X2 has a distinctive exterior design that combines the fast-moving body language and low-slung proportions of a coupe with the robust construction of a BMW X model.

Next-generation 2019 Chevrolet Silverado introduced at event

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(December 17, 2017) DALLAS — The past and future met Saturday with the introduction of the next-generation Chevrolet Silverado at an event celebrating the first 100 years of Chevy Trucks. Many in attendance were Chevy Truck Legends members, some of the brand’s most passionate owners.

Ultimate Land Rover Christmas package — Discovery Commercial

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(December 18, 2017) WHITLEY, England —  A new ultra-versatile commercial version of the Land Rover Discovery will go on sale in the United Kingdom this week. Featuring 65.5 cubic feet of flexible load space replacing the second and third row seats, the new Discovery affords driver and passenger premium levels of comfort and entertainment. The Discovery Commercial shares the fundamental underpinnings of the Discovery, from its wide-spaced double-wishbone design at the front to its advanced multi-link layout at the rear.

Europe's all-new 1.0-liter 3- cylinder Nissan Micra a sales success

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(December 17, 2017) PARIS — The entry level 1.0-liter version of the all-new Nissan Micra is playing a key role in the hatchback’s sales success. Customers are clearly impressed with its perfect balance of urban performance and low running costs.

The highly efficient 70-horsepower three-cylinder unit has accounted for 20 percent of orders across Europe since it went on sale earlier this year. However, that figure is forecast to rise even higher, to 23 percent by March.

Petersen Automotive Museum episodes now feature guests in cars

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(December 16, 2017) LOS ANGELES — The Petersen Automotive Museum has announced that after more than 200 episodes of its popular CarStories podcast, featuring guests ranging from Richard Rawlings to Cheech Marin, the show is being expanded to offer even more ways to enjoy the content and hear people’s stories about their love affair with the automobile.

Rather than a studio setting, guests will now tell their stories from behind the wheel of their vehicle, driving the roads of Southern California around the Petersen Museum.

BMW announces construction of new proving ground in Czech Republic

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(December 15, 2017) Representatives of the BMW Group, the Czech government and the Karlovary Vary region announced construction of a new proving ground in Prague. The roughly 1,235-acre property will be developed in Sokolov in the Karlovary Vary region, close to the German border town of Waldsassen and about two-and-a-half hours’ drive from the BMW Group’s main development site, the Research and Development Centre in Munich.

Ford moving autonomous and electric vehicle teams to historic building

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(December 15, 2017) DETROIT— Ford has revealed plans to move its key autonomous vehicle and electric vehicle business and strategy teams to the city where the company got its start. Ford is moving the teams to a historic building known as The Factory — a recently refurbished industrial complex with a rich 110-year history — in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood.