Beijing SemiDrive Technology Co., Ltd. (SemiDrive) will deepen technical cooperation with Bosch on automotive semiconductors by comprehensively escalating strategic cooperation on core automotive semiconductor technology.
The following three areas will be covered. IP integration and innovation: Bosch’s latest CAN IP

On March 25, BMW Brazil announced the adoption of a new sustainable technology at its Araquari plant in Santa Catarina.
The facility has replaced natural gas with a heat pump system to heat water used in one of the car body painting processes. This change uses electricity instead of fossil fuels, cutting CO2 emission

On March 12, BMW confirmed that it has notified its dealers in the U.S. that the company will absorb the added cost of new tariffs on its imports from Mexico, at least for the next several weeks.
BMW said it would "price protect" certain Mexican-built models that would be subject to tariffs, including the 3 Series se

Baidu AI Cloud, a Baidu subsidiary, gained full access to DeepSeek. To further meet enterprises’ needs, the Baige, Qianfan, and Yijian all-in-one machine solutions based on DeepSeek were introduced.
Baidu AI Cloud’s DeepSeek-based all-in-one machine solutions are deeply integrated with DeepSeek’s large models and equ

On January 7, BMW Group India announced that from January-December 2024, it sold 15,721 cars and 8,301 motorcycles, reflecting 11% growth. BMW delivered 15,012 cars, and MINI accounted for 709 units. BMW’s Q4 saw 4,958 units sold, marking the highest quarter, while December recorded 2,244 sales, a 17% increase.
Its l

On November 13, Schaltbau announced that it will launch its C303 DC contactor under the Eddicy brand at the upcoming EVCharge Show in Istanbul, targeting the Turkish energy and e-mobility markets.
Engineered for bidirectional DC applications, the C303 series offers unmatched performance. With ultra-low contact resist

On October 18, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that BMW Brilliance Automotive Limited (BMW Brilliance) and BMW China Automotive Trading Ltd. (BMW China) recently filed a plan to recall some vehicles from March 1, 2025.
BMW Brilliance will recall:
-          A total of 21,945 3-seri

On October 10, BMW Group India announced a 10% year-to-date (YTD) growth in car sales from January to September 2024, delivering 10,556 cars (BMW and MINI) and 5,638 motorcycles (BMW Motorrad). BMW sold 10,056 units, while MINI delivered 500 units. The newly launched BMW 5 Series recorded over 300 sales with an order

On September 13, the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) Awards organization announced the twenty-five vehicles have been named the “Best of 2025” and will move on to the second round of judging. The semifinalist vehicles were revealed at “Cars at the Station” event in partnership with

On September 5, BMW India launched the BMW 3 Series Gran Limousine M Sport Pro edition in a diesel variant for a starting price of INR 6.5 million. It is locally produced at its Chennai plant. It has a two-litre four-cylinder diesel engine that produces 190 hp and a maximum torque of 400 nm at 1,750-2,500 rpm. It is

On August 16, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that BMW Brilliance Automotive Limited (BMW Brilliance) and BMW China Automotive Trading Ltd. (BMW China) recently filed a plan to recall some vehicles from the same day.
BMW Brilliance will recall:
-          A total of 2,026 1-series

Valeo Group (Valeo) revealed that it supplies the first front RGB Appliqué and headlamp equipped with its Thinbilite LED module technology for the Lynk & Co Z10 electric sedan. For the BMW 3 series, the company provides its innovative multiple lens ground projection module. The Renault R5 E-Tech electric features hea

On August 5, the FAW Hongqi R&D Center announced that the first validation sample vehicle of the E007, a blockbuster model of the FAW Hongqi 3-series, was successfully trial manufactured and rolled off the production line.
Innovatively adopting a BMS-based simulated test mode for high-voltage systems, the debugging t

On July 10, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that BMW of North America is recalling 394,029 vehicles in the U.S. because they are equipped with airbag inflators that can explode, resulting in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants leading to a potentially

On July 10, BMW Group announced that during the first half of 2024, BMW brand delivered 179,557 fully-electric vehicles i.e., an increase of 34.1% YoY. Overall, the BMW brand grew by +2.3% compared to the previous year's period with 1,096,486 units sold in the first half of the year.
Overall, BMW Group delivered 1,21

On July 2, BMW Group India announced that it delivered 7,098 cars (BMW and MINI) and 3,614 motorcycles (BMW Motorrad) in the first half of 2024 (January – June), displaying a 21% increase in car sales (BMW + MINI) in the first half. BMW sold 6,734 units and MINI 364 units.
In BMW Group India electric vehicles, over

On June 6, Tatra Trucks unveiled the newest generation of the Tatra Phoenix model line. The company will start the serial production of the vehicle in the summer of 2024, with first deliveries expected in the fall of 2024.
The new Tatra Phoenix trucks are equipped with Paccar engines of the MX-11 and MX-13 series. Th

On May 29, BMW Group unveiled the seventh-gen BMW 3 Series and sixth generation of BMW M3 models. The vehicles will launch worldwide, with production starting in July 2024 at BMW Plant Munich and in San Luis Potosí plant, Mexico for the Sedan. The Chinese market's Sedan will be produced at the Tiexi plant in Shenyang

On May 9, BMW launched the 3 Series Gran Limousine M Sport Pro Edition for INR 6.62 million. It comes with a two-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine of the 330Li M Sport Pro Edition which is mated with an eight-speed Steptronic sport automatic transmission and produces an output of 258 hp and maximum torque of 400 Nm