SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of BMW owners will file a complaint with police this week seeking a criminal investigation into top officials at the local unit of the German carmaker over a recent series of fires in vehicles, a law firm representing the plaintiffs said Wednesday. Barun Law LLC said it [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will look into BMW Korea over its alleged delay in the recalling of more than 100,000 passenger cars, an official said Thursday, as the latest vehicle fire is fueling safety concerns. A BMW 520d sedan caught fire while being driven on a local expressway at 11:47 a.m. [...]
DAEJEON, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Advanced driver support technology developed by South Korean researchers is expected to find its way into BMW models. On March 9, the ETRI and BMW Korea’s R&D Center signed a MOU agreeing to beef up joint R&D efforts into car-related technologies. The MOU signing is a continuation of collaborative [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – BMW said Wednesday it will sell its 10 millionth 5 series model through an auction in South Korea later this month. It is the first time for an imported carmaker to sell their limited editions in an auction here. An auction slated on June 28 will find the owner of [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – BMW was the most popular foreign car maker in South Korea during the month of April, knocking Mercedes-Benz from its perch as sales leader for the first time. According to figures released by the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA) yesterday, BMW sold 6,334 vehicles in April, amounting to [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – BMW Korea will sell five limited edition models to commemorate its 20th anniversary. The limited editions will be applied to the 120d M Sports Package, 320d M Performance, 530d xDrive M Sports Package, New 640d Gran Coupe xDrive M Sports Package and X5 xDrive 30d M Sports Package. Each model [...]
SEJONG, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – German carmaker BMW is recalling 3,488 units of its 5-series sedans due to defective rear bumper reflectors, the transportation ministry said Friday. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the rear bumper reflectors do not reflect enough light for following vehicles to detect there is a car [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — BMW Korea announced that its BMW Driving Center on Yeongjong Island had welcomed 100,000 visitors as of May 24, nine months after its opening in August of last year. The driving center offers various fun family experiences while driving BMW vehicles. In particular, its 2.6-kilometer track enables drivers to [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — BMW Korea, the local unit of German carmaker BMW, launched the i8 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in South Korea on Thursday, igniting competition in the burgeoning environmentally friendly car market. The i8 plug-in sports car is equipped with an engine and an electric motor, which can be charged from [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Google Korea has been selected as Korean job seekers’ number one dream work place for seven consecutive years, according to a survey conducted by job portal Saramin. According to results published on March 2, 43 percent of 1,424 job seekers answered that Google Korea was their preferred work place among foreign [...]