From the International Herald Tribune, Carmaker shies from tampering much with 3 Series “Emotionally, the 3 is the heart of BMW,” Panke said in an interview here, using the in-house shorthand for this perennially popular compact sedan. “Replacing it is close to everybody’s heart.” Read more.

From the Globe And Mail, BMW is closing the gap with Mercedes for the title of the biggest maker of luxury cars. Worldwide sales of the BMW brand rose 10 per cent to 1.02 million vehicles in 2004, while Mercedes-Benz brand sales fell 3.1 per cent to 1.06 million units. …

Show Car Providing an Outlook at Future Models Apart from the new BMW 3 Series making its world debut in standard trim at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show, BMW M is also presenting the first BMW Individual 3 Series. While this car is still a show car closely related to …

World debut No 1: BMW 3 Series Saloon The fifth generation of the world’s most successful compact sports saloon offers even more driving dynamics, motoring comfort, and generous space inside. Even more powerful and fuel-efficient engines with both four and six cylinders, innovative assistance systems, a wide range of safety …

From dpreview.com, Pre-PMA 2005: HP has today announced a BMW Williams F1 Team version of the four megapixel R607. The metal bodied-camera boasts a 3x zoom, eight shooting modes, a 6cm macro function and HP Adaptive Lighting technology plus in-camera red-eye removal. The special edition camera also features HP image …