The latest: BMW is preparing for & # 039; Worst options & # 039; in Brexit
The latest: BMW is preparing for & # 039; Worst options & # 039; in Brexit
The latest in the Paris auto show (all local times):
1:25 p.m.
BMW says its Mini and Rolls Royce The factories in the United Kingdom will stop production for maintenance during the Brexit period next year to avoid any repercussions on the supply of the country's withdrawal from the European Union.
There will be a 4-week stop at the Mini plant starting in late March, when Britain officially leaves the EU, and a two-week break at the Rolls Royce factory.
BMW sales chief Pieter Note says the German automaker expects a mild Brexit, but adds that "we are also preparing for worse options."
Factory stops are not expected to affect production objectives. The stop at the Mini plant in Oxford is moving forward from its usual summer schedule.
Speaking on Tuesday at the Paris Motor Show, Note said that it is intended to avoid any Brexit chaos and "to really make sure that during that period we do not have the need for, say, massive product flows".
Wonder if BMW It could take the production out of the UK completely, he said Note: "That certainly is not planned, but of course the circumstances must remain favorable."
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12:15 p.m.
Ferrari says its new Monza SP1 and SP2 supercars will cost 1.6 million euros ($ 1.9 million) each for the 499 people lucky enough to be invited to buy one.
Customers must already have multiple Ferraris and a long history with the brand.
You can choose the Monza SP1 from a single seat or the SP2 from two seats, none of which has a windshield and is open to the elements. For their money, they also receive one or two helmets, coveralls and shoes tailored to the drivers.
The cars have the most powerful natural aspiration V12 engine ever produced by Ferrari, which offers 810 horsepower. Ferrari, which showed the cars on Tuesday at the Paris auto show, says the new models take only 2.9 seconds to reach 100 kph (62 mph) from the start.
The price is based on the tax rate in Italy and will differ slightly in other markets, depending on your sales tax rates.
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11:25 a.m.
Renault is exhibiting a new subcompact urban electric vehicle destined for China, the largest automobile market in the world, during the Paris Motor Show.
Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, unveiled the K-ZE and praised China as the country where the government is "putting more incentives to support electric cars."
The push of Ghosn in the electric tails with its diesel reduction strategy. He told a forum before the show that Renault is reducing its diesel offer by fifty percent and that Nissan will come out completely from diesel.
"This is the end," he said, adding that "today the trend is not in favor of diesel."
The K-ZE will be manufactured locally by e-GT New Energy Automotive Co, a joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group.
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11:20 a.m.
Mercedes-Benz is showing a new version of its luxury GLE SUV that is larger and offers new driver assistance technology and amenities.
The vehicle assistance systems, which were exhibited on Tuesday at the Paris Motor Show, can recognize traffic jams that are approaching, reduce the speed of the vehicle if the driver does not respond and help him stop and drive.
The luxury brand of Daimler AG added 8 centimeters (3.1 inches) to the wheelbase of the vehicle.
And the company says that an interior assistance system will detect if it has bent to take something out of the passenger seat and turn on the light.
The vehicle will be presented with a 367 horsepower six-cylinder gasoline engine, prices will be announced this fall and the market launch in early 2019. Diesel and hybrid versions are also planned.
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10:00 a.m.
BMW says that drivers can use their smartphones to unlock and start the engine of their new models of the 3 Series.
The German manufacturer has presented the latest version of the 3, its best-selling model that has sold more than 50 million units, at the Paris Motor Show.
BMW says the car is 55 kilograms (121 pounds) lighter and more aerodynamic than its predecessors, has a much better fuel efficiency and has a revised interior and a digital key operated by the driver's smartphone.
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This article has been corrected to show that the model will have a digital key, not a keyboard.
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8:10 a.m.
The all-electric vehicles with zero emissions are among the stars of the Paris Motor Show: they rub shoulders with the SUVs that burn fossil fuels that many car buyers love.
Audi, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz of Daimler AG, both on Tuesday showed battery-powered SUVs for wealthy customers.
Mercedes also had a new larger version of its conventional power GLE sport utility, while BMW offers a new version of its X-5 SUV that has been a mainstay of sales and profits.
The combination of models at the fair highlighted the contradictions that attract the industry. The European Union and China are pushing for more electric and hybrid vehicles to reduce greenhouse gases and pollution, while consumers like SUVs and are reluctant to buy electricity due to cost and range limitations.
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