BMW Group Builds 3 Millionth Engine at its Hams Hall Plant in the UK

On Wednesday, the BMW Group celebrated the production of the three millionth engine at it is UK manufacturing facility at Hams Hall, near Birmingham.

The milestone unit was a 1.6 four-cylinder petrol mill that was shipped to the MINI plant at Oxford for a car to be built for the emerging Indian market.

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Patent Images Reveal that BMW is Exploring a 7-Speed Manual Gearbox

Automakers in general but even more so German brands among themselves, tend to waste no time to replicate technologies or features developed by their rivals.

When Porsche debuted the world's first production 7-speed manual gearbox on the new 911 series last year, we knew that it was only a matter of time before one or more of its German adversaries would do the same.

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H&R Tunes the BMW 1-Series M Coupe

The limited production BMW 1-Series M Coupe is a fine car, but suspension and tuning specialist H&R believes it can make it even better with some select upgrades.

Developed by the American arm of H&R, the 1-Series M Coupe Project gets a light makeover with the addition of European headlights and headlight switch, a white color surround for the double kidney grille and BMW M racing decals on the front end and behind the front fenders.

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Z1 Roadster Turns 25, BMW to Celebrate with Special Meet in Munich

BMW's first ever production Z model is turning 25 this year and to celebrate the occasion, the official Z1 Club is organizing a special tour from June 2 to 9, the main highlight of which will be a visit to the BMW Group's facilities in Munich on Friday, June 8. Read more »