BMW of North America has issued a recall for 79,670 vehicles equipped with a defective integrated brake module. Supplied by Frankfurt-based Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH, the suspect module ...

As automakers look to meet ever more-restrictive emission standards and ever-increasing fuel economy goals, automatic start stop systems, which shut down an engine after a few seconds of idle and then ...

BMW North America has identified an issue affecting certain BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles produced for the 2023 through 2025 model years. Due to iffy welds in the servomotor of the integrated ...

Stop-start systems have been praised as a quick way to boost fuel economy. But if the stop-start activation is balky or uncomfortable, the customer isn't going to care how much fuel it saves. Case in ...

The German vehicle maker stressed that the temporary stop sale is not safety related and owners may continue to ride their products. In the early years of the 20th Century, BMW (BMWYY) was forced to ...

BMW has introduced a Competition Package for its class-leading BMW M3 Coupé to enhance the model’s exceptional driving dynamics. At the same time Auto Start-Stop technology becomes a standard feature ...

CAP-XX’s latest supercapacitor module supports stop-start (also known as idle-stop or micro-hybrid) vehicles’ batteries by supplying the peak cranking current (up to 300 A) needed for each engine ...