BMW has said it is prepared to respond to demands for lower CO2 emissions from cars.
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Speaking to journalists ahead of the Geneva motor show, CEO Norbert Reithofer said that in addition to new engine developments, BMW is fitting a new management system in all its cars to reduce fuel consumption further, according to Automobilwoche.
BMW’s EfficientDynamics technology, which features automatic stop-start and regenerative braking technology, will be fitted as standard from March on the 1-Series and on all or most other models in the near future.
Reithofer also said that BMW will launch its first diesel car in the US from 2008.
A year later it will start to roll out hybrid technology developed in partnership with DaimlerChrysler . This is a year earlier than previously targeted.
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By GlobalDataAutomobilwoche reports that analysts are expecting BMW to deliver record results this year. A survey of 20 financial analysts by Thomson Financial found that on average they are forecasting BMW to report a pre-tax profit of EUR4.12bn, up from EUR2.2bn a year earlier. BMW has said it is targeting EUR4bn.
