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21 July 2020 | Glenn Brooks
BMW AG future models - Mini Glenn Brooks Mini has so far been relatively unscathed by the fall out from the COVID-19 crisis. Europe remains the brand's number one region, and here, sales fell by 35%... read more
BMW AG future models - BMW i EVs
20 July 2020 | Glenn Brooks
BMW AG future models - BMW i EVs Glenn Brooks BMW launched the i3 in 2013 but apart from the i8, not a lot subsequently happened for the i sub-brand. Now, with the just-announced iX3, i is being rec... read more
BMW AG future models - BMW M division
15 July 2020 | Glenn Brooks
BMW AG future models - BMW M division Glenn Brooks As with AMG for Daimler, M must be one of BMW Group's best money makers. While they sometimes chase the same customers, M tends to be more hard cor... read more
BMW AG future models - BMW SUVs
13 July 2020 | Glenn Brooks
BMW AG future models - BMW SUVs Glenn Brooks The second part of just-auto.com's focus on BMW Group's future models now turns to SUVs, including certain PHEV models. The third generation X1 i... read more
BMW AG future models - BMW cars
8 July 2020 | Glenn Brooks
BMW AG future models - BMW cars Glenn Brooks The company which forged its reputation long ago with the first generation 3 Series shows no sign of phasing out cars. BMW knows that sedans reinvented f... read more
2020 Geneva motor show - all the digital debuts
3 March 2020 | Glenn Brooks
2020 Geneva motor show - all the digital debuts Glenn Brooks The cancellation of the Geneva motor show meant that many vehicles which would have been world debuts were instead revealed via online pre... read more
Management briefing - 2020 Geneva motor no-show
25 February 2020 | Glenn Brooks
Management briefing - 2020 Geneva motor no-show Glenn Brooks This year's Geneva Salon will be remembered as being cancelled due to the coronavirus. What would we have seen? There was no stand-out st... read more
Plant axes, new diesel jobs, EVs debut - the week
22 November 2019 | Graeme Roberts
Plant axes, new diesel jobs, EVs debut - the week Graeme Roberts Plant closures are never good news but you wield the axe, we cover 'em. I always note the PR-department composed, company lawyer-... read more
2019 Frankfurt IAA motor show world premieres list
11 September 2019 | Glenn Brooks
2019 Frankfurt IAA motor show world premieres list Glenn Brooks The media preview days of the 2019 Frankfurt IAA brought a few surprises. Volkswagen (a camouflaged and altered I.D. Crozz which wil... read more
BMW AG future models - Mini and Rolls-Royce
13 August 2019 | Glenn Brooks
BMW AG future models - Mini and Rolls-Royce Glenn Brooks Having expanded the Mini range earlier this decade, BMW says its aim is now to fully focus on profitability. Deliveries dipped by 3.9 per cen... read more
12 August 2019 | Glenn Brooks
BMW AG future models - BMW i Glenn Brooks The penultimate feature in the BMW AG future models series takes a look at BMW i. At the moment, only the I01 i3, I12 i8 Coupe and I15 i8 Roadster exist but... read more
BMW Group future models - BMW SUVs
7 August 2019 | Glenn Brooks
BMW Group future models - BMW SUVs Glenn Brooks It would be fair to summise that BMW AG makes the majority of its profts from sales of SUVs. Former gaps in the numbers line-up have been filled by th... read more
Why BMW gave the 7 Series a drastic makeover
25 July 2019 | Glenn Brooks
Why BMW gave the 7 Series a drastic makeover Glenn Brooks Has the decline in demand for large luxury saloons plateaued? If it's the USA we're talking about, then the answer is no, with the S-Class (... read more
Under the skin of the new Mini Electric
15 July 2019 | Mike Vousden
Under the skin of the new Mini Electric Mike Vousden The new Mini Electric might feel far removed from Alec Issigonis' inspired original Mini from 1959. Where the new model features a cutting-edge el... read more
2019 Geneva motor show world debuts list
6 March 2019 | Glenn Brooks
2019 Geneva motor show world debuts list Glenn Brooks Concepts, prototypes and production models which were world premieres at the 2019 Geneva motor show are discussed below. More informatio... read more
2018 Paris motor show - world debuts list
3 October 2018 | Glenn Brooks
2018 Paris motor show - world debuts list Glenn Brooks Vehicles which made their global debuts at the 2018 edition of the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile are named below. Information on the majo... read more
G80 M3 and other future models for BMW M division
21 August 2018 | Glenn Brooks
G80 M3 and other future models for BMW M division Glenn Brooks The first chapters in the future vehicles series on BMW Group were about cars and SUVs . Now comes a look at M. Next up with be a fo... read more
G07 X7 and all the BMW SUVs for the 2020s
16 August 2018 | Glenn Brooks
G07 X7 and all the BMW SUVs for the 2020s Glenn Brooks Sport Activity Vehicle is what BMW calls each of its X models. After a recent look at cars , this second feature in the future models seri... read more
Project G20 and other key cars in BMW's future
14 August 2018 | Glenn Brooks
Project G20 and other key cars in BMW's future Glenn Brooks BMW AG is the next OEM in just-auto's future models series. First up it's BMW cars. This includes e plug-in hybrids but no i models: t... read more
BMW updates Mini and prepares for EV
2 May 2018 | Glenn Brooks
BMW updates Mini and prepares for EV Glenn Brooks A new gearbox, freshened styling and the option of 3D printed accessories are the main changes for an updated range of three-door, five-door and conv... read more
Despite Brexit, business case strong for BMW's UK Mini investment - ANALYSIS
26 July 2017 | Dave Leggett
Despite Brexit, business case strong for BMW's UK Mini investment - ANALYSIS Dave Leggett As BMW confirms that the electric Mini will be built at the Oxford plant in the UK, the decision inevitably ... read more
ANALYSIS - the electrified future of BMW
13 June 2017 | Glenn Brooks
ANALYSIS - the electrified future of BMW Glenn Brooks By 2025, BMW believes that as many as one in four of the vehicles it produces will be electric in one form or another. That means hybrid, EV, PHE... read more
ANALYSIS - BMW's Mini, Rolls-Royce and Zinoro future models
6 June 2017 | Glenn Brooks
ANALYSIS - BMW's Mini, Rolls-Royce and Zinoro future models Glenn Brooks This is the second BMW Group feature on the topic of current and future models. The first looked at BMW brand passenger cars... read more
Mini goes after Qashqai with new F60 Countryman
18 January 2017 | Glenn Brooks
Mini goes after Qashqai with new F60 Countryman Glenn Brooks A second Mini model in the C segment goes on sale in Britain and other European nations from February. The new, bigger Countryman leaves t... read more
BMW 3 Series PHEV & future electric models
7 October 2016 | Glenn Brooks
BMW 3 Series PHEV & future electric models Glenn Brooks Those who doubt the appeal of plug-in hybrids should try the BMW 330e. Instant and abundant torque, a silent surge of electric or petrol turbo ... read more
Management briefing - Paris motor show preview
23 September 2016 | Glenn Brooks
Management briefing - Paris motor show preview Glenn Brooks This, the first of two management briefing reports concerning the 2016 Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, offers a sneak preview of the confir... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: The premium electric SUV segment comes into view
21 August 2015 | Dave Leggett
THE WEEK THAT WAS: The premium electric SUV segment comes into view Dave Leggett Electric powertrain technology comes with a number of drawbacks - mainly surrounding battery performance issues - but ... read more
ANALYSIS: BMW sales plunge in largest EU market
9 July 2015 | Glenn Brooks
ANALYSIS: BMW sales plunge in largest EU market Glenn Brooks The 12 percent YoY rise in the June German passenger cars market has seen some notable changes to the usual pecking order. Opel muscled pa... read more
February 2015 management briefing: 48V mild hybrids (1)
12 February 2015 | Calum MacRae
February 2015 management briefing: 48V mild hybrids (1) Calum MacRae Moving to a 48V architecture in hybrid and electric vehicles offers plenty of promise. It provides about four times the energy r... read more
December 2014 management briefing: Review of 2014 (1)
23 December 2014 | Dave Leggett
December 2014 management briefing: Review of 2014 (1) Dave Leggett It's still 2014, but not for much longer. In the global automotive business, plenty happened in 2014. Seasoned observer Dave Legge... read more
VEHICLE ANALYSIS: Kia electrifies its Soul
13 November 2014 | Graeme Roberts
VEHICLE ANALYSIS: Kia electrifies its Soul Graeme Roberts Kia Motors (UK) is taking a softly-softly approach to the launch of its first battery-electric car, targeting just 100-200 sales in 2015 thro... read more
PRODUCT PEEP: Family, meet (BMW's i3) REX
2 October 2014 | Graeme Roberts
PRODUCT PEEP: Family, meet (BMW's i3) REX Graeme Roberts Would, I had been wondering, a dinky little range extender electric, otherwise known as BMW's new i3 REX, make a family car? Discuss. The c... read more
VEHICLE ANALYSIS: Driving the Swedish nanny state
17 July 2014 | Graeme Roberts
VEHICLE ANALYSIS: Driving the Swedish nanny state Graeme Roberts Been lying awake at night wondering how plug-in cars are doing in Europe? Me, neither, but, having now evaluated a few - Vauxhall Ampe... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Assembly plant week?
28 March 2014 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Assembly plant week? Graeme Roberts OK, OK, I admit it - just-auto.com this week is looking a bit like Assembly Plant News . com. Being the resident plant nut, and also auto... read more
GERMANY: BMW i3 plant Leipzig marries new alongside old
26 March 2014 | Graeme Roberts
GERMANY: BMW i3 plant Leipzig marries new alongside old Graeme Roberts 'Marriage' is, to anyone used to touring car assembly plants regularly, a familiar term, describing the joining of painted and t... read more
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