BMW News

BMW’s new 3 Series Convertible makes its world debut at the 100th North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on 7 January 2007. Offering innovations, unique technologies and powerful yet low emission engines, the new 3 Series Convertible is set to offer unparalleled levels of performance and refinement to remain the clear class leader.

BMW will provide police cars for Hampshire Police exclusively. While the Constabulary is a long-standing BMW customer the decision to switch exclusively to BMW has only recently been announced. As part of the switch, Hampshire Police ordered 23 cars with a total of 19 BMW 3 Series and 5 Series Touring models and four BMW X5 3.0d’s. Most of the cars have already been prepared and are ready for service.

Holiday-makers will now have the chance to explore three different holiday destinations in a BMW.

The BMW 3.0si Coupé was named ‘Best Sports Car’ 2006 by Top Gear magazine.

Andy Priaulx retained the 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship title in a tight, nail-biting finale to the series round the tortuous street circuit of Macau in mainland China. The BMW Team UK driver won race one and came fifth in race two to emerge ahead of the other eight title aspirants, beating fellow BMW 320si driver, Joerg Muller, by just one point.

BMW (UK) Ltd is set to achieve record BMW new car sales in 2006. Having broken through the 100,000 barrier in November, BMW is anticipating an increase of 3 per cent over 2005’s record year of 111,666 sales, in a market expected to be down by almost 4 per cent.

BMW Group Ireland has announced the launch of insurance schemes developed in conjunction with Eagle Star, part of the Zurich Financial Services Group. The range of schemes includes three product lines that have been specifically tailored to the needs of BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad owners.

The BMW 5 Series scooped the gong for ‘Best Executive’ car at this year's What Car? 2006 Used Car of the Year awards, the fourth year in a row that the 5 Series has won its category.

BMW is set to achieve record used car sales through its dealer network in 2006. Over 80,322 BMW Approved Used Cars and MINI Cherished vehicle sales had been recorded by the end of October. This shows a year-to-date increase of 13.5 per cent compared to the same period as last year’s record year.

BMW is the first car manufacturer in the UK to offer a mobile phone search system to customers looking for a used car. This innovative new search function enables customers to find their ideal used BMW anytime, anywhere from a mobile.