BMW M6 Coupé and BMW M6 Convertible: two exceptional athletes reach the end of their career
Thursday September 9, 2010, posted by Staff
07.09.2010 Press Release
The BMW M GmbH.
The BMW M GmbH is a one hundred percent subsidiary of the BMW AG. With products and services in the four business areas BMW M Automobiles, BMW Individual, M Sport Packages and Options as well as BMW Group Driving Experience, it addresses customers with particularly high demands on the performance, exclusivity and individuality of their vehicle.
The Munich-based company was founded in 1972 as the BMW Motorsport GmbH. Since then, the letter M has been internationally synonymous with success in motor sports and with the fascination of high-performance sports cars for use in everyday road traffic. Production of BMW M automobiles is integrated into the manufacturing processes of BMW plants. The BMW M GmbH possesses the status of an independently operating automobile manufacturer. In the business year 2009, the BMW M GmbH achieved worldwide sales of more than15,000 vehicles. The BMW M GmbH currently employs around 500 people in the areas of development, administration and marketing.
Munich. BMW M GmbH has announced the end of production of the BMW M6 Coupé and the BMW M6 Convertible. The two high-performance models provide the most exclusive opportunity to experience on normal roads the hallmark athleticism of M vehicles combined with drive and chassis technology inspired by the world of motor racing. In total 14,152 examples of these high-performance sports cars were built: 9,087 units of the Coupé, which launched in 2005; and 5,065 Convertible models, presented the following year.
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Star cars line up for 2009 Melbourne Motor Show
Tuesday February 3, 2009, posted by Staff
Star cars from around the world are lining up to make their Australian debuts – and at least one global debut – at the Melbourne Motor Show which opens on 27 February.
The 75th Melbourne Motor Show is the only major motor show to be staged in Australia in 2009, and global car companies are making the most of it.
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BMW M1 Hommage set to be a 2009 Melbourne Motor Show stopper
Tuesday February 3, 2009, posted by Staff
BMW’s stunning M1 Hommage will be the centrepiece of the BMW stand at the 75th annual Melbourne Motor Show, which opens on 27 February at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre.
The M1 Hommage show car will be the star of a dazzling two-stand display, alongside the all-new BMW 7 series sedan which makes its Australian debut at Melbourne.
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BMW Motorrad Turns 60 Today, December 17 is indeed a day to celebrate
Wednesday December 17, 2008, posted by Staff
Sixty years ago, on December 17 1948 the first post-war BMW motorcycle rolled off the Munich production line. The single-cylinder R 24 was the motorcycle that would bring BMW back from the brink of extinction.
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