November 23, 2006
It looks like BMW will not join with major German carmakers such as Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Audi to market the diesel plan in the United States under the BLUETEC, which BMW refuses to use.
BMW is planning to use a name that is much different from BLUETEC and wants to develop a urea-based technology to reduce harmful gases before considering coming to the United States.
We may see the introduction of BMW’s new diesel technology at the L.A. Motor Show.
[Source: Reuters]