Hot! BMW AG: What's Next

[Matski]

Some old vibe sexy cold coolness, much more welcome than the joy snooze fest

Joy is a word I hate, but I did kind of like the JOY advert they did.. the proper one, it had the actual Lightning Seeds song.. and it might even have had Patrick Stewart doing the VO.. can't seem to find it on YouTube... but I like it because it threw some love to the enthusiasts and supporters of the brand and its older models.

 

[SCOTT27]

Remember this one. It was the first indication of radical change. Spooked a lot of people at the time.

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This one was also quite humorous and apt. Of course the storm was yet to hit. (badly dubbed in English)

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[Deleted member 1071]

One of my favorite BMW commercials:

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[CrunchSlaughtered]

Remember this one. It was the first indication of radical change. Spooked a lot of people at the time.

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Hmm. Why do I have the suspicion that the robot is putting transversely the three cylinder engine in a body for longitudinal engine.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

You're on the right track, congrats.

I am ?

Hmmm, cryptic .

 

[Deleted member 1071]

...and just for the sake of stirring the pot:

An article originally published yesterday (Feb. 12th) in the online edition of Autobild titled BMW M8 mit V8 Biturbo briefly mentions the possibility of an M860i that may be offered in Gran Coupe form as well.

Wild and crazy stuff !

BMW M8 (2018): M8 GTE, 2018, Preis - BMW M8 mit V8-Biturbo

 

[PanterroR]

... briefly mentions the possibility of an M860i that may be offered in Gran Coupe form as well.

Article says "Womöglich" - meaning "maybe".

 

[klier]

Article says "Womöglich" - meaning "maybe".

"Mentions the possibility" means exactly that.

 

[PanterroR]

LOL...

 

[hovabongZA]

BMW rises in 2018 JD Power Dependability Study. 2er,4er,5er above average in segment.

J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study

 

[martinbo]

BMW rises in 2018 JD Power Dependability Study. 2er,4er,5er above average in segment.

Not surprising, BMW does make great quality cars despite the Internet saying otherwise. However I do also wonder about the dependability of these studies!

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Not surprising, BMW does make great quality cars despite the Internet saying otherwise. However I do also wonder about the dependability of these studies!

Dont want to detract from the thread but the JD Power IQS has many shortcomings and sadly customers take it for granted.

J.D. Power dependability survey is out, but you shouldn't depend on it
The Trouble With J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study - Feature - Car and Driver

 

[klier]

Via the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ):

German car makers are fighting behind the scenes to become no 1 in developing electric cars, and they are making deals with suppliers to ensure the supply of materials for building electric cars and accus.
According to the Allgemeine Zeitung BMW is on the verge of making a hugely important deal that would set them apart from the competition to become the no 1 electric car maker in the future.

It's not disclosed where and what company (hopefully not Congo with child labour), but it's a 10 year deal that would give them guaranteed access to 100.000 tons of cobalt, the most important part of an accu next to lithium.
Maybe @Jimmy can do some more research on this.

Also highly interesting:

BMW is stopping it's mutual buy-in with Daimler AG. Because MB accused them of this cartel thing some months ago, and it looks like the Quandts didn't take that lightly.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

Via the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ):

German car makers are fighting behind the scenes to become no 1 in developing electric cars, and they are making deals with suppliers to ensure the supply of materials for building electric cars and accus.
According to the Allgemeine Zeitung BMW is on the verge of making a hugely important deal that would set them apart from the competition to become the no 1 electric car maker in the future.

It's not disclosed where and what company (hopefully not Congo with child labour), but it's a 10 year deal that would give them guaranteed access to 100.000 tons of cobalt, the most important part of an accu next to lithium.
Maybe @Jimmy can do some more research on this.

Also highly interesting:

BMW is stopping it's mutual buy-in with Daimler AG. Because MB accused them of this cartel thing some months ago, and it looks like the Quandts didn't take that lightly.

Sorry, Klier-I have no further information with regard to the identity of the supplier. Apparently, the contract is ready for signing, upon which the identity will be disclosed.

 

[SCOTT27]

Via the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ):

German car makers are fighting behind the scenes to become no 1 in developing electric cars, and they are making deals with suppliers to ensure the supply of materials for building electric cars and accus.
According to the Allgemeine Zeitung BMW is on the verge of making a hugely important deal that would set them apart from the competition to become the no 1 electric car maker in the future.

It's not disclosed where and what company (hopefully not Congo with child labour), but it's a 10 year deal that would give them guaranteed access to 100.000 tons of cobalt, the most important part of an accu next to lithium.
Maybe @Jimmy can do some more research on this.

Also highly interesting:

BMW is stopping it's mutual buy-in with Daimler AG. Because MB accused them of this cartel thing some months ago, and it looks like the Quandts didn't take that lightly.

The Quandts are ruthless. They even have a tank of Great White Sharks with Frickin lasers to deal with their adversaries.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

well...maybe ill-tempered sea bass.

 

[Matski]

Is it too soon to make a joke a joke about Quandts and battery production?

 

[Deleted member 1071]

Is it too soon to make a joke a joke about Quandts and battery production?

Innuendo pertaining to the "gigolo blackmail scandal" some 10 years ago ?

 

[Matski]

Innuendo pertaining to the "gigolo blackmail scandal" some 10 years ago ?

No, it would be in significantly worse taste than that.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

No, it would be in significantly worse taste than that.

Fascinating !

DO tell us more !