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Patent Drawings Possibly Reveal New BMW i4/i5 Electric Hatchback
BMW i5 Patent Drawing Via Autocar Patent images filed in Japan (hmm...why Japan?) reveal what's being reported to be the next BMW i electric car. According to Autocar: "A large hatchbrack under the BMW i sub-brand has been revealed in patent images, and takes the form of a large hatchback." It's clear from the images that this is a BMW i branded hatchback, but what's o...
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BMW Sales Chief: Next i Car Is In "Final Stages Of Consideration"
At the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, Ian Robertson, BMW’s sales chief, told AutoNews that the next BMW i cars are in the final stages of consideration. “We have a number of options that are in the final stages of consideration” to join the i3 battery-powered compact and i8 plug-in hybrid sports car in the “i” lineup, Ian Robertson, BMW’s sales chief. “The i unit will continue to develop.”
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BMW i5 Coming In 2018?
The latest edition of German magazine Autobild talks about the highly and long-time rumored BMW i5. The third model graduating from the i sub-brand has been the topic of many conflicting reports in the last year; some pointed to an imminent release to compete with Tesla while more recent ones said the car won’t arrive until at least 2020.
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BMW Won't Add More Vehicles to i Lineup Unless There's Sufficient Demand
BMW claims to have a backlog for at last 11,000 orders for the i3 under its belt, which will be fulfilled perhaps by the middle of the year as Germany manufacturer slowly ramps up production. On the other hand, the BMW i8 raises excitement around the world and is likely viewed as a success too. But all of this is still not enough to encourage the BMW Group to invest more to bring a third i-m...
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