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BMW AG Board of Management

During the panel discussion held yesterday by the German newspaper DIE ZEIT with German Environmental Minister Jürgen Trittin, BMW AG Board Member, Production, Dr. Norbert Reithofer, called for new recycling standards for the automotive industry. The European End-of-Life Vehicle Directive requires a utilization rate of 85 percent by weight for end-of-life vehicles as of 2006. Then, starting in 2015, this quota is to be raised to 95 percent. Read More »

Commentary: A Better Way to Greater Fuel Economy

Just as Ford announced that it would not meet its self-imposed goal of improving the fuel economy of its sport utility vehicles by 25 percent by 2005, General Motors announces that it will incorporate fuel-saving technology into its V8- and V6-powered vehicles. Read More »