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Brazilian Felipe Massa put his Ferrari on pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday for the second year in a row.

SMEDEREVO -- Three persons have died Saturday morning near Smederevo when a BMW crashed into a truck parked on the road.

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Second free practice times from the Turkish Grand Prix at Otodrom in Istanbul on Saturday. 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1 min 27.325 secs 2. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:27.366 3. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:27.506 4. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1:27.743 5. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams - Toyota 1:28.056 6. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:28.184 7. ...

Who would have guessed that the sleek and handsome Infiniti G coupe could become even more sexy-looking for 2008?

HARRISON, New York (Reuters) -- K.J. Choi holed out from the fairway on the 350-yard par-four seventh for eagle on Friday on his way to claiming a two-stroke lead at the halfway mark of the Barclays Classic.

Michael Jerome Duran of Celina was killed on Saturday when his 2005 BMW went off the highway and hit a tree on Farm-to-Market rood 1461, according to a Department of Public Safety report. Duran was 34-years-old.

According to the Sharjah Police, the thieves use duplicate keys and target only luxury cars, specially BMW, Lexus, Prado, Mercedes, Land Cruiser and other four-wheel drive vehicles.

HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) -- Vijay Singh missed the cut Friday in The Barclays, squandering a good opportunity to pass Tiger Woods in the FedEx Cup standings.

Okay it’s really 6 minutes and 30 seconds, but the more the merrier. The last Mercedes C63 AMG video seen online had some horrible techno music over it, but this time we got to hear the beautiful sounds of the new BMW M3 competitor.

Rich Beem is not sure he likes the new season-ending FedExCup series format, but the 2001 U.S. PGA champion knows the time is right for him to get hot at the Barclays Classic.

Nowak said she did not give her consent for police to search her blue BMW on February 6, which her lawyer argued meant evidence of weapons purchases and Nowak’s cross-country trip to confront Shipman at the Orlando International Airport cannot be used against her.

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 24, 2007 -- For the fourth consecutive year, BMW Financial Services (BMW FS) ranked highest in dealer satisfaction for retail leasing in the J.D. Power and Associates Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study(SM).

The man, a neatly-dressed white male wearing matching shorts, shirt and a ball cap along with sunglasses with a neck strap, coolly strolled with the stolen clubs to an older red BMW M3 sports coupe parked nearby.

Turkish GP: Practice notes - BMW

A DRIVER had a lucky escape after a carwash collapsed above his car. The drama unfolded at the BP garage in Scotgate, Stamford, at 2pm today, when a silver BMW 3 series entered the car wash.

Turkish GP - BMW Sauber - Practice Despite the intense heat on the undulating and challenging Istanbul Park track, both of the day’s practice sessions were trouble-free for the BMW Sauber F1 Team...

Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica eye a good race after a quiet day of practice at Turkey.

Turkey Friday quotes: BMW

For the fourth consecutive year, BMW Financial Services ranked highest in dealer satisfaction for retail leasing in the J.D. Power and Associates Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study.

AROUND THE CAROLINAS GOLF Nationwide event gets new courses Greenville, S.C. | The Nationwide Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am tournament is getting a new home.

Due to the next year’s launch of the new 7-series, Bmw is presenting an extra attractive BMW 7-Series High Edition. This model comes with a bunch of extra options with a relative affordable price.

I, like many of you I am sure got that email from BMW North America "Inviting" me to come drive the new M3 in Nurburg, Germany. I am interested in how many out there would drop the $$$ for the 3 day package that is scheduled in October.

Jacques Villeneuve is about to take his first step towards a new career in the world of NASCAR racing. The 1997 world champion, who lost his BMW-Sauber seat last year, is scheduled to test a Toyota pick-up truck in Chicago on Monday for the team Bill Davis Racing, according to American media.

Not the Z9 Over the past few months there were quite some heated debates about whether the covered up BMW prototype was the new generation Z4 or an entirely new roadster. After a lot of contemplating, we can now safely say that it was the Z4 after all.

BMW Manufacturing Co.ʼs technical purchasing division is presenting a program on becoming associated with the companyʼs supply chain at 2 p.m. Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center of Anderson.

THE M5 has been reopened after shots were fired at a police car when a BMW was stopped as part of a routine check early this morning. The blue L-registered Series 3 BMW was parked in a lay-by outside Blooms Garden Centre on the B4008 near junction 12 of the M5.

Seven illegal immigrants arrested last month while working in the BMW cafeteria have pleaded guilty in Greenville federal court to using fake green cards, U.S. Attorney Reginald Lloyd said.

Eighteen months have passed since Robert Kubica made his Formula One debut as BMW Sauber’s third driver. Since then Kubica’s time in the cockpit has been full of surprises.

"As police pulled up behind the BMW, it made off on to the southbound carriageway of the motorway," a Gloucestershire police spokeswoman said. "Two shots were fired from the BMW in the direction of the police vehicle."

Shots were fired at a police car in the early hours of Friday, police said. Two shots were fired at the police patrol car as officers made a routine stop-check on a vehicle at around 4.10am, on a road leading on to the M5 motorway in Gloucestershire.

Shots were fired at a police car in the early hours of Friday, police said.

A section of the M5 in Gloucestershire is closed after shots were fired at a police car. At just after 4 this morning, officers were making a routine stop check of a BMW in a layby near Blooms Garden Centre on the B4008.

Newly re-signed Nick Heidfeld has set his sights on the World Championship with BMW.

Shots are fired at a police car from a BMW which then sped off southbound along the M5 in Gloucestershire.

Shots are fired at a police car from a BMW which then sped off southbound along the M5 in Gloucestershire.

BMW due to transfer sports car production from Greer plant to make room for SAV lines

Michael Jerome Duran of Celina was killed on Saturday when his 2005 BMW went off the highway and hit a tree on Farm-to-Market rood 1461, according to a Department of Public Safety report. Duran was 34-years-old.

HE has achieved a number of milestones in single-seater racing in his impressive season to date in Formula BMW Asia, and yesterday Jazeman Firhan Jaafar confirmed what could be another piece of history in the making.

Looks like Lindsay Lohan likes the BMW 7-Series for her courtroom cruiser... If you do not have an account, you will need to Register (It's Free!). Register to vote, post articles, write comments, and interact with fellow auto enthusiasts.

Getting in shape for a new generation. (Spy Shots and Future Cars)

There's been some speculation about the future of the increasingly successful Nick Heidfeld, but it looks like 2008, at least, is decided.

Speaking at this afternoon’s official FIA press conference ahead of the twelfth round of the season here at Istanbul Park in Turkey, BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld explained just how comfortable...

Prosecutors said that seven former employees of the company that provides cafeteria services for the BMW plant in Greer have pleaded guilty to having fraudulent green cards.

BMW Group plans to move production of the Z4 models to Germany from the Greer facility sometime in the next few years — when the current life cycle of the sports car ends about 2010.

BMW ace says he plans to win the team a world championship title in next two years.

Munich, Aug 23 : When BMW celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1966, it launched a model designed to compete in a segment dominated until then mainly by sporty Italian cars.

Drivers: David Coulthard (Red Bull), Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber), Heikki Kovalainen (Renault), Felipe Massa (Ferrari). Q: Heikki, a winner in GP2 here, so presumably it’s quite a favourite circuit of yours.

BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen says his team never considered looking beyond their current line-up for 2008 - despite several drivers being linked with the team.

BERNE, Switzerland - America's Cup holders Alinghi have accused rivals BMW Oracle of holding the competition to ransom following their decision to file legal proceedings in New York.

America's Cup holders Alinghi have accused rivals BMW Oracle of holding the competition to ransom following their decision to file legal proceedings in New York.

For the 2008 model year BMW is upgrading is Z4 Coupe and Roadster range with two new special editions as well as the carmaker’s trademark EfficientDynamics technology.

Nick Heidfeld has ambitions of fighting for the title in 2009 after committing his future to BMW.

Nick Heidfeld is hoping to fight for the title in 2009 with BMW-Sauber following his decision to extend his contract with the team.

Nationwide event to be held closer to Upstate fan base

DOHA: The new redesigned BMW ALPINA B5 has hit the Middle East markets, including Qatar, where the sole importer is Alfardan Automobiles.

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament will have new homes in 2008.

The car born in Spartanburg is getting ready to leave home. BMW will shift production of the next generation Z4 roadster from its Spartanburg County manufacturing plant to its facility in Regensburg, Germany. The Spartanburg plant will turn its attention entirely to building its high-volume, hot-selling sports activity vehicles. The Spartanburg plant currently builds the X5 sports activity ...

This is the kind of thing that really makes me think GOD reads and loves AutoSpies.com. On my way back to Southern Cal today from the Cadillac CTS press trip, I took a look in my rear view mirror and what did my eyes behold?

A BMW 116i, worth RM168, 000, is being offered as a hole in one prize in the Crowne Plaza Mutiara Charity Golf championships- The Corporate Cup- at the Rahman Putra Golf Resort on Aug 26.

Los Angeles, CA. (August 21, 2007) -- The Luggage Express Team Sigalsport BMW is ready for another great performance when the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series returns to California August 23-25 for the Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 at Infineon Raceway.

The BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament will be played on three new Upstate courses in 2008.

The BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament will move next year to the Thornblade Club in Greer and two other Upstate courses, leaving the Cliffs properties after a successful seven-year run.

A 28-year-old Mebane woman was charged with driving while impaired and child abuse after she ran her BMW, carrying four children, off of I-40 North early Wednesday, struck a tree and then attempted to divert the blame.

Alonso to race with BMW?

JENBACH, AUSTRIA - July 23, 2007 - GE Energy has been awarded the contract to supply two natural gas-fueled Jenbacher cogeneration systems that will be used to support production work at auto manufacturer BMW Group's light alloy foundry in the town of Landshut, about 47 kilometers northeast of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. GE is supplying two Jenbacher JMS 420 GS-N.LC units for efficient combined ...

“I would recommend buyers of this car to experience its track capabilities and its dynamics – but always with a qualified instructor,” Rolf Scheibner, who is not only the product manager of the M3 and an instructor but also a racing driver, said.

Mercedes motorsport boss confident world champion will remain at McLaren next season.

Coy on length of Heidfeld's new deal : Team principal Mario Theissen has played down suggestions that BMW-Sauber seriously flirted with signing Fernando Alonso for the 2008 season.

Munich - When BMW celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1966 it launched a model designed to compete in a segment dominated until then mainly by sporty Italian cars. A two-door sedan was launched with the designation 1600-2, combining the characteristic...

Hamburg - BMW is planning to build the next generation X3 Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) as a full hybrid equipped with a start- stop-automatic, Germany's Auto Bild newspaper reports. In addition the X3 would be designed with van elements and offer mor...

A woman in a black BMW crashed through the front door of a hair salon Tuesday in La Jolla, NBC 7/39 reported.

THOUGH BMW launched the original X5 back in 1999 it somehow managed to elude me, so when they launched the latest version of their US-built soft roader I made sure my name was top of the list.

LONDON: Germany’s Nick Heidfeld and Poland’s Robert Kubica will continue as BMW Sauber drivers next year, the Formula One team said yesterday.

Germany's Nick Heidfeld and Poland's Robert Kubica will continue as BMW Sauber drivers next year, the Formula One team has revealed.

MUNICH, Germany - BMW-Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld ended speculation of a possible transfer by signing a two-year contract extension today which will keep him with the German team until 2009.

A Toronto Police officer opened fire on a vehicle early Monday after its driver allegedly tried to run him down in North York. The incident occurred at 4:54 a.m. as the officer tried to stop a BMW X5 SUV on Eglinton Avenue at Jonesville Crescent, near Victoria Park Avenue.

We've been following the development of the 2008/2009 BMW M3 quite closely, most recently getting treated to an in-depth look at the production-ready model . Pictures can be fun and while I think the new M3 looks great, we all want to know how this beast performs.

LONDRES—Los pilotos Nick Heidfeld y Robert Kubica se quedarán con el equipo BMW-Sauber para la próxima temporada de la Fórmula Uno. "Tanto Nick como Robert se han desempeñado muy bien durante esta temporada", dijo el director deportivo de BMW, Mario Theissen.

MUNICH, Germany : BMW-Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld ended speculation of a possible transfer by signing a two-year contract extension on Tuesday which will keep him with the German team until 2009.

When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) first began conducting its 31-mph side-impact crash test, which simulates a hit from a pickup or SUV, it was soon clear that this was a more demanding test than the government (NHTSA) side-impact test.

F1 team to remain the same in 2008

BMW Sauber will keep drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica for the 2008 Formula One season.

BMW Sauber are to retain drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica for the 2008 Formula One season, the team have announced.

BMW Sauber will return with the same driver lineup in 2008, confirming that Nick Heidfeld will race alongside Robert Kubica next year. The move ends speculation about the German's future, who had been rumored to be high on rival Toyota's list of potential drivers for next season.

BMW Sauber are to retain drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica for the 2008 Formula One season, the team have announced.

Silly season in full swing… : With BMW Sauber confirming that Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica will race again for the team next year, the shape of the grid for the 2008 season is starting to take shape.

BMW Sauber has confirmed that Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica will stay on for the 2008 season. While Kubica had an ongoing contract there had been some question marks over Heidfeld, who was known to be shopping around, and was obviously a potential candidate for Toyota.

Munich - Formula One team BMW-Sauber Tuesday confirmed Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica as their drivers for next season. The announcement has ended speculation on the future of Heidfeld who had been seeking early confirmation of his role in the team....

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Germany's Nick Heidfeld and Poland's Robert Kubica will continue as BMW Sauber drivers next year, the Formula One team said on Tuesday.

MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - BMW-Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld ended speculation of a possible transfer by signing a two-year contract extension on Tuesday which will keep him with the German team until 2009.

BMW Sauber are to retain drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica for the 2008 Formula One season, the team have announced. German Heidfeld and Poland's Kubica will once again head the German team's bid to land the F1 title next season.

Germany's Nick Heidfeld and Poland's Robert Kubica will continue as BMW Sauber drivers next year, the Formula One team said.

"They have played a decisive role in enabling the BMW Sauber F1 team to firmly establish itself as the third best team in Formula One."

BMW Sauber has confirmed that it will contest the 2008 world championship with an unchanged driver line-up of Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica.

BMW Sauber's race line up will be unchanged next season as the Swiss-German squad confirmed on August 21st that Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica will again be teammates in 2008. The team cited the importance of continuity and BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen praised the efforts of the pair this year, with Heidfeld currently fifth in the drivers' standings and Kubica sixth.

BMW Sauber are to retain drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica for the 2008 Formula One season, the team announced on Tuesday. German Heidfeld and Poland's Kubica will once again head the German team's bid to land the F1 title next season.

BMW Sauber have confirmed they will be keeping their current driver line-up next season. Stressing the importance of continuity, the team will retain both Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica for 2008.

'We haven't given up on third' insists technical director Bell - despite 38 point gap to BMW.

'Continuity key' as Heidfeld and Kubica stay on for another year.

BMW are sticking with drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica for the 2008 season.

After much speculation and waiting, BMW have finally confirmed Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica for next season.

Theissen opts for driver continuity : The BMW Sauber squad to day announced, as expected, that Nick Heidfeld has agreed terms to remain with the team alongside Robert Kubica for the 2008 season.

Official: BMW confirms Heidfeld and Kubica for 2008

Heidfeld and Kubica to team up again : BMW Sauber is expected to shortly announce that Nick Heidfeld will remain with the German team for two more years.

Michael Jerome Duran of Celina was killed on Saturday when his 2005 BMW went off the highway and hit a tree on Farm-to-Market rood 1461, according to a Department of Public Safety report. Duran was 34-years-old.

BOWMANVILLE, Ont., Canada, August 20, 2007 - It is no secret that 2007 has been a difficult season for Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing.

A special leasing rate on BMW 3 Series models has been announced as part of the BMW Financial Services 'Full Circle' programme, launched in July of this year.

Federal postal inspectors are probing the vitamin-selling business of a Phoenix man known for his get-rich-quick methods touted on television infomercials.

15 Minutes in the All-New 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class...Better Than BMW or Lexus?

Hitting golf balls into the ocean may be prohibited. But computerized simulators have cemented a lasting partnership between cruising and golf.

THE victim of a fatal crash in East Lothian at the weekend was named yesterday.

A teen on a suspended P-plate dies after his car crashes during a police pursuit.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Spy photos of the next-generation BMW Z4 have been circulating the Web for months, and here's the first opportunity to see what the new future roadster might look like without camouflage.

A 31-year-old man was shot during an altercation outside the home of Washington Wizards' guard DeShawn Stevenson, authorities said Monday.

Harrison, N.Y. -- The first event of the new FedExCup playoffs, The Barclays, heads the list of golf events this week. Last year, Vijay Singh closed with a 3-under 68 to beat Adam Scott by two strokes.

21 August 2007 The New Zealand Golf Open has attracted another major sponsor. BMW has committed to a three year partnership with the Michael Hill New Zealand Open, which will be held at the Hills in Arrowtown later this year.

The Delhi High Court today told the amicus curiae in the BMW case to address the court on controversial witness Sunil Kulkarni. "Mr Amicus (Arvind Nigam) get ready to address us on Sunil Kulkarni... we cannot allow this flip-flop to go on," a Bench led by Justice Manmohan Sarin today told the amicus curaie. The Bench had, on August 6, issued showcause notices to senior lawyers R K Anand and I U ...

Federal prosecutor Michael Gallagher on Monday pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter in the 2006 death of a 23-year-old woman.

Will Ferrell, star of “Talladega Nights, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” will be the first to be given a BMW Hydrogen 7 for everyday use.

As the zealous enforcers of Iran's Islamic revolution, they are at pains to be seen living humbly, maintaining homes in the crumbling Soviet-style slums of downtown Tehran and driving modest, imported South Korean cars.

Taking a 67-point lead in the Overall standings into the final two rounds of the 2007 Formula BMW USA Championship at Mosport International Raceway this weekend, 17-year-old Daniel Morad looks to win this year’s Formula BMW USA title in front of his hometown fans.

The prosecution in the BMW hit-and-run case on Monday moved a city court seeking fingerprints of all the accused persons to match them with the fingerprints collected by the police during the investigation. Additional Session Judge Vinod Kumar however, has directed the prosecution to come with the records of fingerprints on August 27 afterwhich the court will decide on the application.

After initiating contempt proceedings against senior lawyers R.K. Anand and I.U. Khan in the BMW hit-and-run sting case, the Delhi High Court is now closing in on key witness Sunil Kulkarni.

When a company has a record setting 12 wins – seven consecutive since 2001 – at the famous Dakar Rally that constitutes a remarkable heritage. Known as the toughest race in the world, it’s just one of the records held my Mitsubishi Motors in rallying and racing.

With the BMW X3 eating up the small luxury SUV market and with the introduction of Infiniti’s EX last week, Mercedes is getting ready to launch its small GLK SUV in 2009.

The Delhi High Court today issued a notice to a person for sending it a "blank" audio cassette and claiming it contained incriminating material on alleged prosecution and defence nexus in the BMW hit-and-run case.

Sports car star Bill Auberlen took the lead with 15 minutes remaining in Sunday’s two-hour Grand-Am KONI Challenge Grand Sport (GS) race and went on to win at the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres for the second time in three years in the No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M3 he co-drove with Chris Gleason.

The matching of the fingerprints, lifted after the incident, with the fresh ones was necessary for the logical conclusion of the case, prosecutor submitted.

BMW hopes that the 1-Series coupe along with the introduction of a convertible variant in the U.S., will boost the 1-Series range past the half million mark. The BMW 1-Series coupe arrives in April of 2008 followed by the 135i convertible which will be available in SE and M Sport trim levels.

While developing BMW’s Efficient Dynamics technology is hurting the company’s financials, executives plan to spend more on BMW’s green plan since it gives it a huge competitive advantage over rivals like Mercedes.

BMW released the details of the new works racer last week and we can now reveal the look as well as the substance behind the 2008 Mini Challenge race car.

A MAN has died after crashing his car on the A1 in East Lothian.

Renault has decided to concentrate its resources on preparing for next season as it attempts to return to its winning ways after a disappointing 2007 campaign.

Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo -- SLI Systems, Inc., a provider of on-demand search services for Internet and e-commerce sites, today announced that A&S BMW Motorcycles (www.ascycles.com), the premier Internet shopping destination for BMW Motorcycle riders, has significantly improved its customer service capabilities and has made the shopping experience easier and more enjoyable for ...

Blog: Glaskowsky surveys recent news stories about hydrogen fuel cells, including how BMW and Ford are using them.

Blog: Glaskowsky surveys several recent news stories about hydrogen fuel cells

Renault have not had the easiest of campaigns as reigning world champions. Fourth in the standings, their immediate aim is closing the performance gap to nearest rivals, BMW Sauber.

How the FedEx Cup playoffs work: • The top 144 players in the season-long points race are seeded with weighted point totals based on where they finished in the regular season. Tiger Woods is first, Vijay Singh second and Jim Furyk third. • There are four tournaments in the playoff series: The Barclays in Rye, N.Y.; the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston; the BMW Championship in Chicago; ...

Theeb Rent-a-Car received the first batch of 25 BMW 730Li from Mohammed Yousuf Naghi Motors, exclusive dealer of BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce cars in Saudi Arabia.

A FATHER who was too drunk to drive home after a night out with friends suffocated to death after getting in the boot of his car to sleep. Charles Courtier-Dutton was found in the boot of his black BMW by a search party of friends.

A special leasing rate on BMW 3 Series models has been announced as part of the BMW Financial Services 'Full Circle' programme, launched in July of this year.

Tiger Woods will skip the first tournament in a points race that will award the winner $10 million.

A car seen idling outside the Sydney home of a father-of-five before he was shot dead sped away after the shooting, police say.

Michael Jerome Duran of Celina was killed on Saturday when his 2005 BMW went off the highway and hit a tree on Farm-to-Market rood 1461, according to a Department of Public Safety report. Duran was 34-years-old.

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's Nick Flanagan, the 2003 U.S. Amateur championship winner, sank two 30-foot birdie putts on the final three holes to win his third Nationwide Tour title of 2007 and gain automatic qualification to the U.S. PGA Tour.

American Brandt Snedeker was elated after achieving twin goals with his two-shot victory at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro on Sunday.

While many countries are seeking to restrict immigration by low-skilled migrants, they are increasingly working to attract those with advanced degrees and scarce skills.

While many countries are seeking to restrict immigration by low-skilled migrants, they are increasingly working to attract those with advanced degrees and scarce skills.

In its first year as a living entity, the PGA Tour?s FedEx Cup points race has been embraced and embellished, mocked and misunderstood.

With his third victory of the 2007 Nationwide Tour season, Nick Flanagan earned an automatic promotion to the PGA TOUR.

ROCHESTER, New York -- Nick Flanagan roared from behind Sunday with a 7-under 63 to overtake James Driscoll and win the Xerox Classic. Flanagan ended the tournament at 10-under-par 270, one stroke clear of Driscoll, who coughed up a four-stroke lead in the final six holes.

As legions of common workers across the globe face new barriers to migration, skilled professionals are finding ever more welcome mats.

A pedestrian is killed in a road traffic accident in Arbroath, Tayside Police confirm.

BMW driver Robert Kubica has bemoaned the FIA's ban on traction control in F1 which comes into affect at the end of the current season.

Turkish GP: Preview - BMW

It's also a race against time On its way to the top in Formula One, speed is a must for the BMW Sauber F1 Team - not only on the racetrack but also when it comes to improving the car...

2007 BMW 328i

Michael Jerome Duran of Celina was killed on Saturday when his 2005 BMW went off the highway and hit a tree on Farm-to-Market rood 1461, according to a Department of Public Safety report. Duran was 34-years-old.

Maryland legislators tweaked the state's real estate laws in 2005 in an effort to protect people at risk of losing their homes, saying fraud and abuse in foreclosure transactions had become widespread. The message was lost on Nicholas D. McLeod, Montgomery County prosecutors say.

With an estimated price of $60,000+ (£50,625 in the UK), many of us can just dream of sitting behind the driver seat of the new 2008 BMW M3. It’s gorgeous; it’s fast; and it’s created by BMW’s M division, which is probably one of the best high-performance division of any automaker.

Colin Turkington claimed his fourth pole of the season by just two thousandths of a second in his Team RAC BMW at Brands Hatch in round eight of the British Touring Car Championship.

DARNESTOWN, Md. (MarketWatch) -- It was a small thing, really, but a big thing overall.

Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica are eagerly awaiting racing at the Istanbul Park circuit, a firm favourite of the BMW drivers.

PEQUANNOCK -- An early morning police chase that began in Cedar Grove ended abruptly Friday when the driver of a stolen BMW lost control on Route 23 north at Newark-Pompton Turnpike, hit a concrete divider and spun out across the roadway.

The Knauz BMW car dealership, located on Route 41 in Lake Bluff, is part of the BMW Ultimate Drive program to raise money to fight breast cancer.

The Detroit conference still rules, but some automakers prefer the Southland stage to roll out their new models. When BMW introduced its retro-inspired Mini Cooper to Americans in 2001, it did so at Detroit's North American International Auto Show, the biggest tent in the industry's annual exhibit circuit around the country.

BMW Sauber are keen to make sure Renault don't get anywhere near them during the remainder of the season.

Michael Jerome Duran of Celina was killed on Saturday when his 2005 BMW went off the highway and hit a tree on Farm-to-Market rood 1461, according to a Department of Public Safety report. Duran was 34-years-old.

WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey — BMW has given actor Will Ferrell the keys to its first hydrogen-powered 7 Series sedan as the automaker kicks off its Hydrogen 7 Pioneer Program.

Despite its dimensions, the rear passengers will definetely have a problem due to the steeply sloping roofline of the new Bmw. The new X6 will not be equipped for sure with the third row of seats like its older brother, the X5.

Michael Jerome Duran of Celina was killed on Saturday when his 2005 BMW went off the highway and hit a tree on Farm-to-Market rood 1461, according to a Department of Public Safety report. Duran was 34-years-old.

Turkish GP - BMW Sauber - Preview After a short respite from racing and testing, Formula One enters the final spurt of the season on 26th August in Istanbul...

Kubica and Heidfeld are looking forward to tackling the demanding Turkish track.

Take a pen, start with the nib at the bottom left corner of the page. Gently drag the pen diagonally from bottom left to top right and you have a quick and easy graphic representation of the price differential between the standard BMW 3-series and its habañero cousin the M3 coupe over the last four generations (and 20 years).

It was a dramatic view of a four-seat car that would be fine for a supermar-ket visit, the school run or giving delicate Aunt Maude a tootle down the promenade in Eastbourne.

After a short respite from racing and testing, Formula One enters the final spurt of the season on 26th August in Istanbul.

Turkey preview quotes: BMW

IF HEMEL HEMPSTEAD were a car, what kind would it be? When the locals were asked this question by the town’s planners, their response was damning: Hemel Hempstead was a Ford Mondeo, they said, and they wanted it to be a BMW.

Price per player is $175 and includes lunch, golf shirt and golf balls, goody bag, refreshments, open bar and dinner. Players will also have the opportunity to win a new BMW.

A South Carolina defense contractor pleaded guilty yesterday to bilking the Pentagon out of $20.5 million over nearly 10 years by adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cost of shipping spare parts such as metal washers and lamps. The parts were bound for key military installations,...

The black BMW in the parking lot off West Rosemary Street is, clearly, counting down the days. Its license plate read "2009YET?"

Our friends over at Auto Motor & Sport Sweden have passed along this great video review of the new BMW M5 Touring. Though the review was originally in Swedish, they’ve subtitled it for everyone to see.

Former extreme adventurer Will MacKenzie, boosted by a run of seven birdies in nine holes, charged one stroke clear at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina on Thursday.

Recovery experts were pondering yesterday how to retrieve a BMW that rolled off a precipice and crashed 40ft (12m) on to a house. The driver had got out of the car at the Harleyford Estate, Buckinghamshire, when it started to roll towards the edge.

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 16 -- BMW today announced the launch of the Hydrogen 7 Pioneer Program as it handed over the keys of a BMW Hydrogen 7 -- the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan -- to Hollywood actor Will Ferrell.

LONDON — Just ahead of its September 8 launch in the U.K., BMW's British distributor has released additional photos and details on the new M3 Coupe. In the British market, it will be priced at a cool $100,500.

BMW today announced the launch of the Hydrogen 7 Pioneer Program as it handed over the keys of a BMW Hydrogen 7 -- the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan -- to Hollywood actor Will Ferrell.

The new BMW M3 concept was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show just a short while back, but guess the Autobahn-loving automaker is anxious to get this new beast on the road, because here is a huge gallery of pictures of the production model.

BMW has sold all 700 M3 coupés it has been allocated for 2007 with each buyer specifying on average £4,700 worth of extras, says Carl Sanderson, general manager product and market planning.

European shares sank Thursday, with metals producers and financial services firms feeling the worst of it as investors worried about the extent of credit market woes.

Bounced out of his seat with Toro Rosso in Formula 1 at the end of July, Scott Speed will attempt to resume his career back home in the USA. Speed, who was pushed out after a run-in with team management at the European Grand Prix last month, will begin his comeback effort this weekend at Michigan, where he and agent Glen Hinshaw will meet with several NASCAR teams.

Firefighters are called after an empty car fell down a 40ft drop and ended up against the wall of a house below.

BMW will build its next Z4 model in Regensburg, Germany, rather than Spartanburg, US, where the current model is built.