Now, during the first...
Now, during the first half of 2006, his corporation has had to choose between axing nearly 1,000 British Vauxhall workers or a similar number of German Opel employees... and it"s the Brits rather than the Germans who"ve been dumped. How come these Ellesmere Port jobs are the ones to be sacrificed? Especially after Lutz told me that the UK has the edge over Germany as a manufacturing country.
It"s just the ticket...
It"s just the ticket for BMW buyers. This sticker might look like a list of meaningless figures, but it actually reveals several top-secret new models. Taken from a spare wheel or tyre spec sheet, the document lists several cars" badge names, including the current 3-Series saloon (E90, image), the Touring load-lugger (E91) and the all-new coup탩-convertible (E93).
The list details the previously unheard of 125i, indicating the arrival of the 218bhp 2.5-litre straight-six unit from the 325i in BMW"s smallest hatch. The 3-Series range also looks set to grow with the introduction of a powerful 335i - an M3 understudy - and a flagship 335d powered by the 5-Series" 272bhp oil-burner. The new cars are due later this year, but 4WD variants designated by an "x" won"t appear in the UK.