Good morning! It’s Thursday, August 1, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Max Burkholder’s First Car Was A Recall Nightmare 1st Gear: U.S. Pushes For Recall Of 51 Million Faulty … Read more
The Indian market is an “exception”, growing steadily and sustainably at a time when demand for premium vehicles in several developed countries like China, Japan and Korea have started slowing down amid weak customer sentiments, Jean-Philippe Parain, Senior Vice President, Region Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, BMW Group said. Parain, along with Markus … Read more
The BMW Group introduced four new vehicles on Wednesday which included two new Mini Cooper models, one luxury sedan, and one electric scooter. The centre-stage was reserved for its brand-new 8th generation BMW 5 Series luxury sedan which the Munich-based company had previously showcased in India.For the first time, a long-wheelbase guise instead of the … Read more
Image: Rolls-Royce Ian Cameron, the man essentially single-handedly responsible for the renaissance of Rolls-Royce design following its purchase by BMW in 2003, was stabbed to death at his Lake Ammer home in Bavaria on July 12. Authorities suspect the unknown assailant, who fled the scene, was attempting to steal a valuable car from Cameron’s extensive … Read more
Despite its huge size and 6,417-pound curb weight, the Rolls-Royce Spectre EV manages to be pretty efficient. The EPA rates the electric two-door coupe at 291 miles of range, or 266 with the optional 23-inch wheels in place of the standard 22s — around the same amounts as the BMW i7 M70 and Maybach EQS. … Read more
For more than five years, BMW’s new kidney grille designs have dominated talk about any new car the German automaker unveils. After the 4 Series started the trend, the new 7 Series refined it. Now, the Vision Neue Klasse X concept completely pivoted by shrinking the kidney grilles back down to size. Happy now? 2024 … Read more
