Archive for May, 2010

MINI is going head to head with Nissan this autumn as an all new car sector fast hots up. The small crossover market is one both makers hope will bring ...

SOCIAL media channels continue to both expand and mature. There are ever-more out there – but norms are also developing for the established players, too. This has got me thinking ...

MINI is expanding vehicle production abroad with the new Austrian-built Countryman. The model is assembled by Magna Steyr in Graz, using a production line to be shared with a new ...

ROADS are rough in the UK. We know that, and so does BMW’s Heinz Krusche. Indeed, it is a characteristic that is almost unique in the world. ‘You sometimes find ...

F1 is stuck in the dark ages in one incredibly road-car-relevant area. It still uses 13-inch wheels! This is a surprise detailed in Autosport’s news pages a few weeks ago. ...

BMW chose not to significantly change the 2010 X5 because customers didn’t want it to, explained BMW’s Heinz Krusche at the car’s launch. ‘We had no complaints, customers were ordering ...

Rolls-Royce has released an iPhone app that shows just how car makers can innovatively use the smartphone platform. The Rolls-Royce Ghost App lets iPhone users paint a ‘virtual’ Ghost car ...

BMW says a year after the launch of the X5 M and X6 M, there’s been lots of good feedback. ‘People like the tuning,’ said chassis chief Heinz Krusche. ‘So ...