Category: BMW
2013 Shanghai auto show floor scenes

Shanghai, China – Scenes from the 2013 Shanghai auto show includes the women, the characters, the police and the cars. Watch the video to see BMW, BYD, Peugeot, Renault, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Geely, Opel, Mazda, Smart, Brabus, Citroen, Luxgen, JAC, Infiniti, Volvo, Continental, Buick, Kia, Chevy and Jeep on the floor of the Shanghai auto [...]

2013 New York auto show on the John Batchelor radio show

Host, John Batchelor and Co-host Mary Kissel, Wall Street Journal editorial board, talk to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com about the 2013 New York International auto show (NYIAS). We talk about the BMW i8, first introduced as the BMW Concept Vision Efficient Dynamics, that will come out with as a 3-cylinder twin turbo plug-in hybrid [...]

An Analyst’s view of Europe on the eve of the 2013 Geneva auto show

In January, 2013, at the Detroit auto show I interviewed Anthony Pratt, Director of Forecasting, Polk of America. I asked Pratt about Europe, what Polk was forecasting for 2013 and beyond for Western, Eastern and Central Europe. Polk has a downside scenario and an upside scenario. Would Germany going into a recession be in the [...]

BMW’s Ludwig Willisch on BMW’s i-series and sustainability

BMW of North America’s President and CEO Ludwig Willisch talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, about the BMW i concept cars. When will we finally see a production vehicle come out of all these i concept cars? Will it be a full EV, a plug-in, or an extended range, or all three. What will [...]

Benoit Jacob, Chief designer, BMWi

Los Angeles, CA – Benoit Jacob, Chief designer, BMWi, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, at the 2012 Los Angeles auto show about the world debut of the i3 coupe. What does i stand for? Jacob talks about the BMWi, the design, the powertrain, the lightness of the vehicle. Will BMW use recycled or [...]

Sao Paulo, Brazil (Brasil) – Car companies in Europe are shutting production plants, China’s economy is slowing. CEOs from car companies, such as General Motor’s CEO, Dan Akerson, and the Chairman of the Board of Management (CEO) of Volkswagen AG, Martin Winterkorn, are happy to be attending an auto show in Brazil. Lamborghini’s President and [...]

2013 BMW M5 at Laguna Seca

Matt Russell, Product and Technology communications manager for the M5, talked to www.drivingthenation.com about the new 2013 BMW M5. Russell goes through the car, everything from the head-up display by Continental, to the beautiful engines that allow the car to go from 0-60 in 4.2 seconds at up to 155 mph. Enjoy the video Loading [...]

Eric Sargent on the 2013 BMW 750Li infotainment technology

Eric Sargent is a Senior Vehicle Engineer at BMW of North America. Sargent talked to www.drivingthenation.com about the 2013 BMW 750Li. BMW has an intricate system for their infotainment. Sargent goes through some of the infotainment, including radio, stitcher, pairing TWO bluetooth phones and the NAV system with all of its updates. One new feature [...]

Scott Pruett, BMW M5, races one lap around Laguna Seca

Scott Pruett is a four-time Rolex Series Champion (2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010), and three-time Rolex 24 At Daytona winner. In 2010, he and co-driver Memo Rojas dominated the field with 11 podium finishes, and set the record for GRAND-AM wins in a single season with nine wins. Pruett is the single most successful Daytona [...]

Cars you won’t see in the United States

Have you even heard of Valmet Automotive? Mia Rio? Drivingthenation.com took some video at the 2012 Geneva auto show of cars that you won’t see in the United States, added a little Eurofusion and came up with a conglomeration, an amalgamation of vehicles that are poetry in motion. Some of the cars in the video [...]