 News
of February 28, 1999
update March 2, 1999
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BMW will produce 2 Series |
| According to the German Journal "Auto-Bild", BMW will start
production of a 2 Series in 2002. It will compete against Mercedes A-class and Audi A3. The
2 Series will become a front driven car, the type of drive Rover is designing. Obviously,
a front driven 2 Series would perfectly fit into the product portfolio of Rover and could
serve as a nucleus for a platform concept common for Rover and BMW. In the beginning of
the 90th, BMW engineers developed their first proposal for a front driven car.
But it was not accepted by the board at that time. |
The all new BMW 2 Series, coming out 2002
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Because of a common part strategy, BMW expects necessary
investments for the new car amounting to DM 3 billion, the paper reported. Development time is estimated to
30 months. The price for the new car will be in the region of DM 30,000- 40,000, somewhat
between the new Mini and the 3 Series compact. |
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