Showing posts with label rival bmw. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rival bmw. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

BMW’s M Division wants to Develop a Mercedes SLS AMG Rival



BMW features quite an substantial variety of designs, from the starting 1-Series hatchback to the primary M variations and everything in between. Hatchbacks, coupes, bars, locations, compounds, SUVs, you name it and there is at least one style with the red and glowing blue logo on it. Lately, even a diesel-powered X6 M was identified creating the periods at the Nordschleife.

The M division's designers, though, think that there's something losing. In a current meeting, the F10 M5's job chief Max Ahme unveiled that the business is currently considering a absolute supercar – something it didn't have since the Lamborghini-built M1 that was created between 1978 and 1981.

Even though the business unveiled a strategy edition to observe the M1’s 30 wedding, not a expression has been seen since.

Now the M split wants to obstacle Bmw and Mercedes with its own supercar. The M division’s service primary, Edward Biermann, recently advised Indian paper Autocar that, in the same way that AMG designers certain Bmw to go forward with the SLS, his individuals want to do the same.

However, merely desiring something is not enough; the workforce also has to influence BMW's control that such a job will be successful, as Biermann admits: “From an technological innovation point of view, we have the knowledge and we’d like to do it”, he said. “We’ve reviewed it several periods but we’ve never been able to create the business situation. Everything we do has to generate.”

A business situation was also something the M split didn't have when it encouraged for an M edition of the new Z4 roadster: “There are periods when it damages not to have one, but there was no business situation sometimes. We are trying, but there are so many elements to consider," Biermann advised the paper.
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

GAZ Siber to switch from Chrysler Sebring to MB E-Class?!


Russian automotive manufacturer GAZ is being courted by a number of handsome suitors, according to Inside Line. While the company currently produces the Volga Siber at its Gorky Automobile plant, there’s some indication that Daimler may want the facility to switch to building the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The move would kinda sorta be an all-in-the-family affair as the Siber is currently built off of the old Chrysler Sebring platform. With Chrysler out of Daimler’s portfolio and Mercedes-Benz looking to take the Russian assault to its rival BMW, the move would make plenty of sense. It would also seem to be a rather large step up from its current configuration.


The thing is, GAZ has also been spending late nights on the phone with the likes of Tata to produce that company’s Indicar. At the same time, General Motors has been wooing Tata to manufacture any number of its vehicles. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess as to which company will win the GAZ plant’s heart, but Inside Line seems to think that GM has the best bet out of the field of potentials. The reason? Bo Anderson, the new chairman of GAZ, used to be the head of worldwide purchasing for The General. How’s that for a love trapezoid?

GAZ Siber to switch from Chrysler Sebring to MB E-Class?!


Russian automotive manufacturer GAZ is being courted by a number of handsome suitors, according to Inside Line. While the company currently produces the Volga Siber at its Gorky Automobile plant, there’s some indication that Daimler may want the facility to switch to building the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The move would kinda sorta be an all-in-the-family affair as the Siber is currently built off of the old Chrysler Sebring platform. With Chrysler out of Daimler’s portfolio and Mercedes-Benz looking to take the Russian assault to its rival BMW, the move would make plenty of sense. It would also seem to be a rather large step up from its current configuration.


The thing is, GAZ has also been spending late nights on the phone with the likes of Tata to produce that company’s Indicar. At the same time, General Motors has been wooing Tata to manufacture any number of its vehicles. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess as to which company will win the GAZ plant’s heart, but Inside Line seems to think that GM has the best bet out of the field of potentials. The reason? Bo Anderson, the new chairman of GAZ, used to be the head of worldwide purchasing for The General. How’s that for a love trapezoid?

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