The road-safety visions of society, politics, business and science haven now been clearly defined as "Vision Zero (Accident-Free Mobility)" and "Safety for All". The "Ko-FAS" (Cooperative Vehicle Safety) research initiative has set itself the goal of implementing these visions. It wants to make a contribution towards making accident-free mobility a reality.
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BMW would not need to make more job cuts even if a second wave of the global financial crisis hits, its personnel chief has said.
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Hybrid hatchback is designed to take on the likes of the BMW 1-series
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Hybrid concept, 5-Series GT and X1 all debut
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If given the green light to race in 2010, the team currently known as BMW-Sauber will be equipped with Ferrari engines and transmissions, it is reported in the German press.
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BMW AG, based in Munich, Germany, is pleased to announce today that Qadbak Investments Ltd, a Swiss-based foundation which represents the interests of certain Middle East and European-based families, has agreed to purchase the BMW Sauber F1 Team, based in Hinwil, Switzerland.
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The garage currently occupied by BMW-Sauber will be replaced by a Malaysia-owned 'Lotus F1 Team' in 2010, formula one's governing FIA announced on Tuesday morning.
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BMW would beat its targets for reducing expenses by 2012 and new models would give a "major boost" to sales, chief executive office Norbert Reithofer has said.
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Frankfurt Show preview, new electric Audi supercar, MINI Speedster, Ford Grand C-MAX, BMW 5-Series GT driven, A5 Cabrio tested
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These days, the success of any mobile phone is determined not least of all by the availability and range of "apps", or applications. It is primarily these numerous little extra programs, which can be subsequently downloaded, that provide the greatest use. BMW is presenting its Concept BMW Application Store at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA).
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BMW-Sauber has a buyer for its Hinwil based team, should the FIA grant it the thirteenth spot on the 2010 formula one grid. That is the claim of the Swiss newspaper Sonntagsblick, although team founder and minor shareholder Peter Sauber was giving nothing away at Monza when he said: "The negotiations are at a crucial stage. I can't say anything."
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Both BMW-Sauber drivers retired from qualifying at Monza with the same failures in their fresh V8 engines, the team revealed on Saturday. First Nick Heidfeld and then Robert Kubica had to park their cars during the Q2 session, on the same day mechanics fitted new BMW engines for the high speed demands of the Autodromo Nazionale.
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BMW has seen its sales on mainland China leap 63.2% in August, the company has said in a statement. For the first eight months of the year, sales were up 31.3%.
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BMW is to offer a special edition of its popular X5 to mark the range's 10-year production milestone.
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BMW is to strengthen ties with PSA Peugeot-Citroen according to the German carmaker's chief financial officer Friedrich Eichiner.
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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany recently launched a research project headed Security in Embedded IP-based Systems (SEIS) as part of the federal government's high-tech strategy and the research support programme ICT 2020. The initiative sets out to develop a universal security solution for internal and external vehicle networking based on the Internet Protocol.
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Following the links with Malaysian and Indian investors, yet more possible saviours of the BMW-Sauber team have now emerged.
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