has bmw ever made a truck?
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Even though BMW has never sold a production pickup truck, the German luxury brand has built not one, but two prototype M3 pickups based on the E30 and E90 generation cars. Many markets, mainly Australia, have been begging BMW to build a pickup truck to rival the new Mercedes X-Class.
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Founded in 1916 and headquartered in Munich, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly known as BMW, is a German manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. BMW is also notably the parent company of the luxury Rolls-Royce brand. BMW is traded publicly on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol BMW.
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BMW X5. The BMW X5 is a mid-size, rear-wheel drive luxury SUV produced by BMW. ... It was BMW's first SUV and it also featured all-wheel drive and was available with either manual or automatic transmission.
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Electric isn't just coming — its here. BMW has jumped into hybrids in a big way, committing to a plug-in version of its 3 Series, 5 Series and 7 Series sedans, as well as its X5 Crossover and the i8 coupe.
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BMW vehicles are mainly made in Germany, and the largest manufacturing facility is located in Dingolfing. BMW also has plants in China, Austria, and Great Britain: Germany: Berlin, Dingolfing, Landshut, Leipzig, Munich, Regensburg, Wackersdorf.
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Have you ever wondered who makes BMW vehicles? BMW, which stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengeselleschaft and translates to Bavarian Motor Works, is owned by the parent company, BMW Group. This company also owns luxury auto brands like Mini and Rolls-Royce, and BMW has its headquarters in Munich, Germany.
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X5s are manufactured in Greer, South Carolina at the Spartanburg BMW plant and modified for armoured, security versions in Mexico at the BMW de México Toluca plant. Since July 2009, some assembly operations are also performed in Kaliningrad, Russia by Avtotor.
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BMW Built a One-Off X7 Pickup, and It Looks Awesome. A team of 12 BMW trainees created a one-off pickup truck based on the X7 SUV, featuring such amenities as a teak bedliner. It's 3.9 inches longer than a regular X7 but weighs over 440 pounds less. BMW says there are no plans to put an X7 pickup into production.
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The engines available were four-cylinder diesel and four- and six-cylinder petrol, in both naturally aspirated and turbocharged forms. Unlike most hatchback competitors, the E81/E82/E87/E88 uses rear-wheel drive (instead of front-wheel drive). The 1 Series accounted for nearly one-fifth of the total BMW sales in 2008.
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BMW's unique version of all-wheel drive is called xDrive, helping to emphasize that it isn't just like all the other all-wheel-drive systems on the market today. ... With xDrive, the system does distribute torque between the front and rear axles, but it does so variably.
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The engines are built by hand. Here's Part I of III on how they build BMW's, in German, but a great video.
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At present, BMW has no plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid X7, but product manager McFadden told us that the CLAR platform it uses (which is adapted from the X5) can accommodate plug-in powertrains, so a PHEV variant is possible if demand is there for it.
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BMW de Mexico has two production facilities in Lerma, Toluca, Mexico State. In one, the company manufactures BMW motorcycles, and in the second, the company manufactured the BMW 3 series and BMW 5 series. ending in 2003 when BMW de Mexico ended local assembly. ... In 2012 BMW revealed plans to build a new plant in Mexico.
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A 2002 tii Touring model was available throughout the run of the tii engine and the Touring body, both of which ended production in 1974. The 2002 Turbo was launched at the 1973 Frankfurt Motor Show. This was BMW's first turbocharged production car.
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BMW has unveiled the i4, its latest electric car, at a presentation that was planned for the Geneva Motor Show. The new prototype of this stunning Gran Coupe is still only a concept, but BMW has confirmed plans to bring a production version to market next year.
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The 328i uses rear-wheel drive (RWD), which means that the vehicle uses only the rear wheels to move. In contrast, the 328xi uses all-wheel drive (AWD), which means the car's four wheels are driven by the engine all the time.
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BMW Group owns BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce. Daimler AG owns Mercedes-Benz and Smart.