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Eight new BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports cars are parked before
the official delivery in Munich June 5, 2014. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

BMW Unveils New Mini-Electric Car in Frankfort

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 14, 2017 | Technology

London- At the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, BMW Group unveiled a new design for the “Mini electric vehicle”, whose production will begin in 2019. This new design will be followed by the introduction of the first “Mini Hybrid” with external charging this year. BMW...

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FILE PHOTO – A U.S. flag flutters in the wind above a Volkswagen dealership in Carlsbad, California, U.S. May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Trump Warns a 35 Percent U.S. Import Tariff to Face German Carmakers

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 16, 2017 | World

The United States President-elect Donald Trump hinted a border tax of 35 percent on vehicles imported to the U.S. market to face German carmakers in the future. The suggestion drew sharp rebukes from Berlin and hit the automakers’ shares. In an interview with...

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BMW’s first all-electric car, i3, is unveiled at a ceremony in Beijing July 29, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

BMW Revamps “i” Electric Car Division to Focus on Self-Driving Tech

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 2, 2016 | Technology

BMW (BMWG.DE) has transformed its “i” division into a development center for self-driving cars, a board member stated. While Tesla’s (TSLA.O) Model 3 will be in showrooms in 2017, the German carmaker appears to have all-electric cars on the back...

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City workers cross the Millennium footbridge in the financial district of London, Britain January 7, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville

German Firms Scaling Back Investment in Britain Ahead of EU Vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 14, 2016 | Business

BERLIN – German companies are considered among the major biggest foreign investors in the Britain, with 2,500 subsidiaries embracing around 500,000 British employees in different sectors; according to German Industry UK. Today, German firms are scaling back...