German auto manufacturer BMW are known worldwide for producing affordable, high quality, luxurious vehicles. The current BMW model range consists of a vast array of vehicles, from executive saloon cars to chauffeur driven limousines and large, luxurious SUV's. As mentioned earlier in this article, the 2020 BMW 1-Series now features a front-wheel drive (FWD) layout instead of the usual rear-wheel drive (RWD) layout and this gives the new 1-Series increased interior space. In fact, the 2020 BMW 1-Series measures 4,319 mm (170 inches) long and 1,799 mm (70.8 inches) wide while the wheelbase has been shortened by 20 mm (0.8 inches) and now measures 2,670 mm (105.1 inches). Inside, the new 2020 BMW 1-Series features an extra 33 mm (1.3 inches) of kneeroom, an extra 19 mm (0.7 inches) of headroom and 13 mm (0.5 inches) of elbowroom for rear passengers. Inside, the 2020 BMW 1-Series features an all new interior design which is packed with the latest vehicle technology. As for engine options, BMW will offer the 2020 BMW 1-Series with a long list of different engines which include three diesel engines and two petrol engines for the European market. NextGen event which will be hosted in Munich, Germany from 25 June to 27 June. It is believed that the all-new BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe will also be showcased at the same event. Let us know by leaving a comment below.
UPDATE 11/26/2014, 1:00 p.m.: The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has formally demanded that Takata push through a nationwide recall of cars equipped with the suspect driver鈥檚-side airbags. Also, officials in Japan are calling for a recall expansion, after an airbag from an unspecified car not covered by previous recalls ruptured in testing. UPDATE 12/4/2014, 10:25 a.m.: Chrysler, Ford, and Toyota have expanded their recalls of vehicles equipped with Takata airbags. Chrysler鈥檚 recall update adds the passenger-side airbags of roughly 149,000 2003 Ram pickups (1500, 2500, and 3500), which were already part of a driver鈥檚-side airbag recall. The recall remains regional, encompassing trucks 鈥渟old or ever registered in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and the U.S. American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Saipan, and the Virgin Islands.鈥?Chrysler says it is unaware of any accidents or injuries related to these airbag inflators and that no failures have occurred in laboratory tests. Ford鈥檚 expanded recall is very similar to Chrysler鈥檚, adding passenger-side airbags to the repair list of about 13,000 vehicles (2004-2005 Rangers and 2005-2006 GTs) already involved in the regional Takata recalls.
Ford is even more selective with the targeted locations: it covers vehicles 鈥渙riginally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Toyota has recalled some 190,000 vehicles in China and Japan, many of them similar to the company鈥檚 U.S.-market vehicles listed below. UPDATE 12/5/2014, 3:15 p.m.: Honda has announced the addition of 3 million vehicles to its list of affected cars鈥攁nd also that its recall is now nationwide. Read more on this development in this story. UPDATE 12/18/2014, 10:50 a.m.: Ford has expanded the breadth of its recall for Takata driver鈥檚-side airbags, adding nearly 450,000 vehicles鈥攁ll Mustangs and GTs鈥攖o its list. UPDATE 12/19/2014, 7:00 p.m.: Giving in to NHTSA鈥檚 demands, Chrysler has drastically expanded its now-nationwide recall鈥攂y more than 2 million vehicles. A number of 2004-2007 model-year products, included below and specifically called out in this press release, are being called back to have their driver鈥檚-side airbag inflators replaced. The company reports only one related injury. According to The Detroit Free Press, BMW is now the last automaker (of five) holding out from NHTSA鈥檚 demand for a nationwide airbag recall on affected vehicles.
UPDATE 12/30/2014, 10:00 a.m.: BMW has added another 140,000 vehicles to its now-nationwide airbag-recall list, meaning that all five primary carmakers involved in this situation have ditched the regional recalls. Also, Takata president Stefan Stocker has stepped down from the presidency of Takata, and top company executives have agreed to take significant pay cuts. UPDATE 1/20/2015, 4:00 p.m.: Six panelists鈥攊ncluding one who oversaw the Cerberus ownership of Chrysler鈥攚ill join an independent review board in looking into Takata鈥檚 manufacturing processes and recommending best practices for what has become one of the largest-ever auto recalls. Former U.S. transportation secretary (1989-1991) Samuel K. Skinner will lead the panel. UPDATE 2/11/2015, 10:25 a.m.: Takata鈥攆inally鈥攊s increasing its capacity to produce replacement airbag inflators at its plants around the world. By September, according to Automotive News, Takata will be able to make 900,000 replacement units per month. Upgraded assembly lines at a factory in Mexico have already increased that plant鈥檚 capacity from 300,000 units per month to 450,000. Meanwhile, reports of people being seriously injured by these defective airbags continue to arise.
14,000 per day for its alleged refusal to cooperate with a federal investigation over these defective airbags. The supplier has provided plenty of paperwork to NHTSA, but the agency found the 鈥渄eluge of documents鈥?unsatisfactory. UPDATE 3/12/2015, 12:10 p.m.: Honda has announced that it is instituting a voluntary advertising campaign urging owners of Honda and Acura automobiles to check for open airbag and safety recalls that may affect their vehicle. See one of the ads and read more in our story. UPDATE 3/19/2015, 2:25 p.m.: Honda has added about 105,000 vehicles to its recall list. These include nearly 90,000 Pilots from the 2008 model year as well as some 2004 Civics and 2001 Accords that previously weren鈥檛 part of the recall. Our list below has been updated. UPDATE 3/23/2015, 1:40 p.m.: According to a new survey, a surprising and unnerving number of Americans evidently haven鈥檛 bothered to get these potentially lethal airbags repaired.
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