Rolls-Royce Motors was created from the demerger of the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. Rolls-Royce Limited had been nationalised in 1971 due to the financial collapse of the company caused in part by the development of the RB211 jet engine. In 1973 the British government sold the Rolls-Royce car business to allow […]

Riley was a British motorcar and bicycle manufacturer from 1890. The company became part of the Nuffield Organisation in 1938 and was later merged into British Leyland. Today, the trademark is owned by BMW.
Riley began as the Bonnick Cycle Company of Coventry, England. In 1890, William Riley Jr. purchased the company and renamed it the […]

BMW (abbreviation of Bayerische Motoren Werke, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is an independent German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. BMW is the parent company of the MINI and Rolls-Royce car brands, and was owner of Rover.
BMW was founded by Karl Friedrich Rapp originally as an engine manufacturer, Rapp Motor. Bayerische Motoren […]

by Damon Lavrinc

During yesterday’s press conference, BMW confirmed much of what’s already been known or assumed, including the upcoming production of the X6 and its subsequent launch in 2008, as well as its plan to grow the number of diesel-powered vehicles it sells in the US over the next two years.
The soon-to-be-released oil burners will […]

by Jonathon Ramsey

The market for MINIs is huge, affirmed today as MINI announced the production of its one-millionth car, a Cooper S hatchback, at BMW’s Plant Oxford.
When the MINI first went on sale in 2001, predictions were for 100,000 per year to find new owners. By 2005 there were more than 200,000 zipping off of […]

NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V124000
Vehicle/Equipment Make: BMW
Vehicle/Eqipment Model: 325I
Model Year: 2003
Mfg Campaign Number:
Mfg Component Desc: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mfg Involved in Recall: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Manufacture Dates: 08-13-2002 through 10-10-2002
Type of Report: V
Potential # of Units Affected: 1,056
Date Owner Notified by Mfg: 05-05-2003
Recall Initiated By: MFR
Mfg Responsible for Recall: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Report Recieved Date: 03-31-2003
Record Creation Date: 04-02-2003
Regulation Part Number:
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Defect Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT WAGON VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, […]