German luxury auto major BMW India has launched its much-anticipated 7 Series and X1, produced at the company's Chennai manufacturing unit.
The challenge for BMW is to overtake Mercedes-Benz, which bounced back three years ago to become king of the hill.
India's luxury car rental market is experiencing a surge in demand, particularly in Tier 1 cities such as Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi, with executive travellers, especially from the tech sector and younger demographics like the millennials and the Gen Z, increasingly renting high-end vehicles for special occasions and domestic travel. Luxorides, a luxury car rental company, observed a 40 per cent year-on-year rise in bookings in 2024 (until April) on popular routes like Delhi-Rishikesh, Delhi-Vrindavan, and Delhi-Jim Corbett National Park, as well as Chandigarh-Manali and Chandigarh-Ladakh.
The BMW Museum near the Olympiapark in Munich depicts the illustrious history of the automobile manufacturer BMW.
BMW said in a statement 'binding agreements' signed with Toyota also foresee to jointly develop an architecture and components for sports vehicles.
Chinese car makers have been copying designs of European car makers.
Let's take a look at some of the BMW models that have graced the roads.
BMW sold 9,375 units in India in 2012, topping the list of luxury car makers for the fourth consecutive year.
The crowd gathered at Prabhadevi in Mumbai witnessed the shooting of Mission Impossible 4 with a futuristic looking BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept car, second generation Indian BMW 650ci and a BMW 5 series with a modified front to fit and rear bumpers for cameras.
German auto major BMW, Korean company LG group and Italian firm Liberty have shown interest in investing in Kerala, according to state Industries Minister V K Ibrahim Kunju.
German firm BMW will enhance production capacity at its Chennai plant as it eyes sales of over 4,000 units in 2010
A year after introducing its popular 'MINI' range of cars in India, luxury car maker BMW has begun the local production of 'MINI Countryman' at the facility in Chennai.
The BMW X3 M-Sport comes across as an incredible package offering the best of all worlds
Dipa Karmakar says the roads in Agartala are too narrow for a BMW and also the city does not have a single BMW showroom or service centre.
The German luxury carmarker on Tuesday said it will invest $50 million (about Rs 230 crore) to set up a financial services subsidiary to better serve its customers besides industry as a whole.
German carmaker BMW on Friday launched its 3 Series in India, as competition hots up in the luxury car market.
World over, BMW cars are considered to be royal, pristine and very refined.
Many of these companies have a waiting period from 6-18 months now, indicating a rise in demand.
The BMW Welt is an architectural marvel blending technology, design, innovation and style.
The cars are being manufactured in the company's Indian plant and would be available across its 17 dealerships.
The model is loaded with various safety features including six air bags, anti-lock braking system with brake assist, dynamic stability control, including dynamic traction control, cornering brake control, among others.
Passenger vehicles, motorcycles, bikes and commercial vehicles made their presence felt at the Munich Auto Show.
Come 19th September and get ready to be swoon at the Frankfurt Auto Show with the series of line-up planned by BMW.
Anuj Chauhan, one of the two persons injured in Thursday's BMW hit-and-run case in New Delhi, succumbed to his injuries at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday. Chauhan and his friend Mrigank Srivastav, who were riding a motorcycle, were hit by a BMW in the wee hours of Friday, when they tried to overtake it at the Moolchand Hospital flyover.The BMW was being driven by Utsav Bhasin, the son of an influential businessman, who was reportedly inebriated.
If owning a BMW has been your dream the dream might just become a reality after BMW's new SUV X1 hits the market.
Sachin Tendulkar was present at the launch of the BMW 328i at the NCPA on Friday.
BMW is here and they have got their complete line up of superbikes for sale in our country. So which are the best bikes from the stable of BMW? Let's find out!
CBEC alleges that the company imported semi-knocked down cars but paid duty for completely-knocked down car units.
The top-end model to cost Rs 7.73 crore.
The German auto major is also set to double its current production capacity in Chennai to meet the growing demand.
While Mercedes-Benz India expects 25 per cent of its India sales to come from EVs in the next four years, BMW says it estimates around 10 per cent of sales to come from those in the near future.
Luxury car maker BMW is conducting trials of prototypes of a car, which will be run on hydrogen as well as petrol.
The current generation 3-Series or as the fanboys at the Bimmerpost forums say - the F30 chassis car is a beautiful looking vehicle.
The rupee and a BMW both move fast. So will a rise in the rupee make the BMW move even faster?
The International Automobile Federation wrote to all 11 teams after the race at Magny-Cours expressing concern that such devices 'may impair the forward and/or lateral vision of the driver'.
'With 600 horses under the hood, the M5 that comes in a four-wheel drive avatar has historically been a track car, which means it's not going to be at its spirited best on city streets.' 'But this version, which is the sixth generation, has bits and bobs that do try to make it more compatible for everyday commuting,' says Pavan Lall.
At least four people were injured after being run over by a speeding BMW car in Noida region of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. The condition of one of them is said to be critical.
The Formula One team confirmed that the Canadian will line up alongside Nick Heidfeld for the BMW Sauber F1 team in 2006.
BMW is quite keen on venturing into the pre-owned cars business and as a first step it is planning an exclusive store in the Delhi- Gurgaon region.
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