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2024.09.06

09:56

BMW to launch first production hydrogen fuel cell car in 2028

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 6) -- The BMW Group announced on Thursday that it will launch its first production fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) for the market in 2028.

2024.08.23

04:11

BMW beats Tesla in European EV sales in July

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 23) -- BMW beat Tesla in the European electric car sales charts for the first time in July.

2024.07.31

05:45

Toyota supplier Aisin reaches deal with BMW on eAxle production

Asia Tech Wire (July 31) -- Aisin Corp., a major automotive parts supplier to Toyota, announced Wednesday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the BMW Group to collaborate on eAxle production.

2024.02.28

06:45

BMW plans to build EV battery plant in Thailand in 2024

Asia Tech Wire (Feb 28) -- German automaker BMW AG's Thai arm announced on Wednesday that it plans to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Thailand in 2024.

2023.12.14

08:23

BMW approved to test L3 autonomous driving in Shanghai

National Business Wire (Dec 14) -- BMW Group said Thursday that it has gained approval to test L3 autonomous driving in Shanghai.

2022.02.21

16:00

BMW denies selling Oxford Mini plant to China's Great Wall Motor

Asian Tech Press (Feb 21) -- Germany's BMW denied rumors of selling its Oxford Mini plant to Chinese auto manufacturer Great Wall Motor (GWM).

2021.12.09

09:03

BMW signs supply agreements with INOVA, GlobalFoundries for automotive chips

Asian Tech Press (Dec 09) -- German automaker BMW Group announced that it had signed chip supply agreements with Munich-based microchip manufacturer INOVA Semiconductor and U.S. chipmaker GlobalFoundries.

2021.12.03

09:26

Apple supplier Foxconn in talks to help Saudi Arabia build BMW-based EVs

Asian Tech Press (Dec 3) -- Apple supplier Foxconn and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are in talks to form a joint venture to produce BMW-based electric cars, Bloomberg reported.

2021.10.29

09:38

Facebook partners with BMW to test smart glasses in cars

Asian Tech Press (Oct 29) -- Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, Inc., has reportedly announced a partnership with German automaker BMW to test its smart glasses in cars.

2021.08.11

09:57

BMW, Mercedes-Benz among others recall nearly 29,000 cars in South Korea

According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that six car companies, including BMW and Mercedes-Benz, will voluntarily recall nearly 29,000 vehicles to fix faulty parts.

2021.07.02

17:00

S. Korean appeals court supports cancellation of hefty fine for BMW Korea

An South Korea's appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court's decision to nullify the bulk of financial penalties imposed in 2017 by the South Korean government on the local unit of German automaker BMW for falsifying documents on gas emissions required for domestic sales.

2021.06.03

14:30

BMW plans to build 360,000 EV charging piles in China this year

BMW plans to build 360,000 electric vehicle charging piles in China this year to capture a larger share of the world's largest electric vehicle market.

2021.05.31

12:30

BMW, Daimler, Ford to set up data centers in China after Tesla

Multinational automakers, including BMW, Daimler, and Ford, will establish data centers in China for local storage of data generated by their cars. Prior to that, Tesla just announced that it has appointed a data center in China to localize data storage.

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