In a strategy to avoid getting into the red, and manage US declining in cars sales, BMW has decided to reduce the number of cars that they sell in the US. BMW will reduce their allocation of vehicles by 44,000. By doing this, the German automaker can create more demand for their product and specialize more the market.
The smaller sales target is part of a bigger rethinking of U.S. strategy. That plan could include the reintroduction of four-cylinder power trains, O’Donnell said. Currently, the smallest power plant in the BMW brand’s U.S. lineup is a six-cylinder engine.
BMW has revealed their Active Hybrid Concept based on the new BMW 7 Series. The Hybrid model is set to debut at the Paris Auto Show later next month.
The BMW 7 Series Hybrid uses a twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 petrol engine that delivers 407 horsepower and 442lb ft, working in combination with an AC electric motor that can add another 20 horserpower and 155lb ft of torque. In mild hybrid form, the result is 15 percent less fuel consumption and emissions (in the EU test cycle) versus a combustion engine only equivalent. Read the rest of this entry »
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