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Recalls44,000 Older BMWs With Takata Airbags Recalled in Canada
Better late than never, as they say. More vehicles are now being recalled to fix potentially faulty airbag inflators manufactured by out-of-business Japanese supplier Takata. This time, we’re talking about over 44,000 BMW cars and SUVs in Canada, more specifically select units of the 2005 1 Series , 2006-2012 3 …
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RecallsNearly 100,000 BMWs Recalled in Canada for Fire Risk
BMW is announcing a recall on more than one million vehicles around the world due to a potentially faulty positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve heater that could overheat and result in a fire. Similar recall campaigns were conducted in 2017 and 2019, once again affecting over a million BMWs globally.
New ModelsNew BMW 1 Series Would Make a Great A-Class Rival
BMW yesterday unveiled the third-generation 1 Series, a small, five-door hatchback with sportier styling and considerably more interior space than its predecessors. It will make its public debut on June 25-27 during the automaker’s #NEXTGen presentation in Munich before making an appearance at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. The …
NewsBMW Ends Production of 1-Series Coupes and Convertibles
The BMW 1 Series Coupe and Convertible have left the assembly lines in Leipzig, Germany, while the hatchback versions sold in Europe continue to be produced. Don’t worry thought, because the coupes and convertibles will still exist as the BMW 2-Series. BMW 2-Series. BMW decided to imitate Audi who chose …
New ModelsBMW Releases New 1-Series Early After Photos Leaked
After photos leaked onto the web late last week of the new 2012 BMW 1-Series, BMW has apparently opted to forgo the big launch they’d planned for the Frankfurt Motor Show and has since released all the details and specs of the new car now, to avoid speculation. So, what …
RecallsBMW Issues Stop-Sale Order on 1-Series
Given their reputation for Teutonic reliability and overzealous engineering, you’d be excused for expressing more than a little surprise at this latest revelation: BMW is issuing a stop-sale order on their diminutive 1-series. Apparently, certain 1-series models manufactured before May of 2010 exhibit a potential fire risk in the form …
News80% of BMW 1 Series Owners Are Wrong
If you’re anything of an automotive enthusiast, you know that BMW has founded their entire empire on the construction of agile, capable rear wheel drive coupes and sedans. And while other manufacturers have spent the last thirty years proliferating the use of wrong-wheel drive layouts to power econoboxes and bland …
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