All BMW articles – Page 8
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ArticleBMW posts record first-quarter results
BMW CEO Reithofer is pleased with first-quarter resultsBMW posted record results in the first quarter of 2011Â and reaffirmed its goal of building more than 1.5 million new vehicles this year.The German premium car maker said its profit before financial results soared to 1.9 billion euros in the first quarter ...
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ArticleUpheaval in automotive PLM as car companies change partners
Automakers are reviewing - and changing - their PLM software (Illustration: Siemens)Upheaval in the PLM market: Daimler and Chrysler are separating from former partner Dassault Systemes and are doing development work with Siemens PLM software. On the other hand, BMW has settled on Dassault in the E/E domain. In turn, ...
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ArticleKonica Minolta to deliver secure-printing systems to BMW
Konica Minolta’s secure-printing system will avoid BMW documents falling into the wrong hands (Source: Konica Minolta)Konica Minolta will install 6,800 project management systems in BMW locations throughout Europe.The Japanese printing, imaging and business solutions group won the order in a Europewide tender. It also includes a monitoring solution and applications ...
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ArticleGerman companies join forces to improve electronic components
The number of microprocessors in cars is growing exponentially (Photo: Infineon)Six German auto-industry players have joined forces to improve the robustness of electronics components.The technology cooperation, which is called RESCAR 2.0, groups automakers Audi and BMW, automotive supplier Robert Bosch and semiconductor maker Infineon and researchers from two Fraunhofer Institutes ...
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ArticleBMW licenses Actano's RPLAN E3 project management software
BMW is buying a group license for Actano's RPLAN e3 software to manage projects of all sizes and have the ability to involve its suppliers in them.Munich-based Actano said in a press release that BMW will have access to all of the project management software features for its planning and ...
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ArticlecarIT conference, Frankfurt
Following the success of its automotiveDay conference at the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover, automotiveIT is hosting a one-day event covering in-car information technology in September.The conference will focus on the major IT challenges and opportunities the auto industry has today. These include: electric mobility, car-to-car communication, traffic management, driver ...
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ArticleNews analysis: BMW entry moves car-sharing to the next level
With BMW’s announcement this week that it is starting a car-sharing venture with Sixt, the industry is getting serious about finding alternatives to traditional car-ownership models.BMW is the second premium car maker to venture into car sharing. For several years already, competitor Daimler has been developing its car2go scheme, which ...
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ArticleBMW, Sixt plan car-sharing venture in Berlin and Munich
DriveNow vehicles won’t need keysGerman premium car maker BMW plans to launch a car-sharing venture in an attempt to bolster its innovative mobility credentials and attract new customers to the brand.BMW is planning the new venture, which will be called “DriveNow,” with car-rental group Sixt. It will start in Munich ...
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ArticleBMW to show 5 Series-based E-car at Shanghai auto show
BMW showed the ActiveE at the Geneva auto showBMW will show an electric vehicle produced in China for the Chinese market next month.Norbert Reithofer, CEO of the German premium car maker, told reporters at the group’s annual earnings press conference that the “New energy vehicle” will be a long version ...
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ArticleBMW, PSA to invest 100 million euros in joint hybrid technologies
BMW’s Reithofer (left) and PSA’s Varin held a joint press briefing on the eve of the Geneva auto showBMW and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen said they would invest 100 million euros in a joint venture to develop new hybrid technologies.The two carmakers also said in a press release that r&d for the venture ...
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ArticleDassault confirms BMW choice of V6 PLM development software
Dassault Systemes confirmed that BMW has chosen its V6 PLM solution to develop future electrical, electronics and embedded software architecture.The French maker of 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) software said BMW chose its solution because of its flexibility and its built-in specialized functionality for systems engineering.As reported earlier this ...
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ArticleRumor: BMW to choose Dassault PLM software
BMW is rumored to have made a decision favoring Dassault Systemes software for its car development operations.Industry sources say the Munich-based premium car maker has decided to use Dassault V6 product lifecycle management (PLM) software. It would also use this software as the basis for its embedded-systems architecture.There was no ...
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ArticleBMW, PSA create hybrid technology joint venture
The engine compartment of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6BMW and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen have formed a 50-50 joint venture to develop hybrid technology.The move follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding signed in October to expand the existing hybrid cooperation between the two carmakers.BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification will focus on developing standard ...
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BMW to offer improved traffic information
BMW will offer drivers improved traffic information later this year, when it rolls out its new Real-Time Traffic Information (RTTI) system.The German premium carmaker said the system, which will use traffic data from a broad range of sources, will be available this autumn as an option that can be added ...
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Marelli, Wind River to build GENIVI-compliant infotainment for BMW
Italian supplier Magneti Marelli and US-based software maker Wind River will build the first GENIVI-compliant infotainment system, moving the industry closer to adopting an open-source standard.The two companies are building the system for BMW, but hope to have other customers as well.“GENIVI provides an innovative platform that allows car manufacturers ...
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Reithofer: Series production of Chinese EV scheduled for 2013
BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer discusses automotive cooperation with visiting Chinese Executive Vice-Premier Li Keqiang at BMW headquarters in MunichBMW and its partner Brilliance will start Chinese series production of an electric vehicle in 2013, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer said.Welcoming Li Keqiang, vice-premier of China’s State Council, to BMW headquarters in ...
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Detroit Auto Show: BMW to show Mini Connected
BMW said it would show a new in-car entertainment system for its Mini brand at next week’s Detroit auto show.The German premium carmaker said Mini Connected will feature a new USB interface that adds special and new functionality. In particular, Mini Connected will maximize the integration of Apple’s iPhone into ...
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QNX to showcase in-vehicle mobile office at Las Vegas show
QNX Software Systems will showcase this week an in-vehicle mobile office integration of Bluetooth-enabled smartphones.The US-based software maker said in a press release that it will demonstrate the system in a BMW Z4 roadster at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.The new technology is designed to alow safer and ...
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ArticleBMW parking App aims to take stress out of parking
BMW has launched a parking App that is available in English or German at Apple’s App store.The software shows remaining time on the parking meter and has a navigation utility that points the way back to the car. In addition, the App tells the user when it’s time to start ...
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ArticleStrategic routing: BMW takes on the urban-congestion challenge
BMW and the city of Duesseldorf are trying to reduce traffic congestion through the use of intelligent navigation systems and different traffic management.The German premium-car maker is fully aware that the use of in-car navigation systems can actually increase traffic congestion in major metropolitan areas. That is because drivers, using ...
