Posts Tagged ‘automaker’

Scoring another first in automotive metal replacement, the first transmission crossbeam injection molded of polyamide has been made for the new BMW 5 Series Grant Turismo 550i. Developed by ContiTech Vibration Control (Hanover, Germany) in collaboration with materials maker BASF and the automaker, if the part were aluminum, it would weigh twice as much as the PA version

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BASF + ContiTech + BMW = first plastic transmission crossbeam (PlasticsToday.com)

The BMW Hydrogen 7, once a media darling, may be running out of steam as the automaker confronts the technology’s limitations.

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BMW Hydrogen Program Scaling Back (Edmunds Inside Line)

A couple of management changes will take place at BMW AG as Laurenz Schaffer replaces Verena Kloos on December 1 to take charge of the automaker’s studio in California .

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Laurenz Schaffe will take in charge Bmw’s design studio in California (Auto Spies)

Laurenz Schaffer, an 11-year veteran of BMW AG’s design staff, will take charge of the automaker’s studio in California on Dec.

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BMW designer Schaffer to lead U.S. studio: (AutoWeek)


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