After showing off their
BlueTec-equipped diesel six-cylinder engine at the
Detroit Auto Show,
BMW indicated that they would be installing oil-burners in their US offerings in 2008. Yesterday, prior to the opening of the
Geneva Motor Show BMW CEO Dr. Norbert Reithofer reaffirmed that
diesels would be available in US-market BMWs beginning with the
X5 and 5-series models. Diesel engines make up about forty percent of BMW's sales worldwide, but are currently unavailable here. He also stated that the mild
hybrid system they are jointly developing with DaimlerChrysler would be on sale in about two years time.
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