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ALC's custom-made upholstery and accessories industry ceases to operate on the Bulgarian market, after more than a month ago, its owner announced that it is shrinking its business in the country because of lack of qualified personnel.

FRANKFURT/BUDAPEST: BMW will invest 1 billion euros (US$1.17 bln) to build a new plant in Hungary at a time when a rise in protectionism is forcing carmakers to curb inter-continental exports and to refocus production networks to serve regional trading blocs.

U.S. warning it may introduce tariffs on foreign auto imports hit shares in German carmakers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen yesterday, which together have a more than 90 percent share of North America's premium car market.

German car manufacturer BMW on May 9 said it was expanding a British recall on faulty vehicles whose engines are at risk of suddenly cutting out.

Easy and convenient - people dump public transport

Driving in a city abroad can not only be expensive but often complicated, the DPA said.
Anyone who is planning an excursion to Europe can consider the idea of a shared car journey alongside the classic choice of taxi, public transport or car hire.

The annual Motorcycle Show organized by the Hellenic Association of Motor Vehicle Importers-Representatives is one of the country's biggest showcases of two-wheel rides produced around the world. Visitors can take bikes for test drives and get all their questions answered by the experts on hand. One of the highlights of this year's event is the BMW display of its latest models.

The operation of the BMW, Daimler, Audi and Porsche car manufacturing plants has stalled in Germany over a round-the-clock warning strike organized by the IG Metall trade union to pressure employers for a higher salary, local media reported on Friday.

 Germany's BMW AG is talking with other automakers "around the world" to try to find partners to lower the cost of electrifying its future Mini small cars, management board member Peter Schwarzenbauer told Reuters.

A 22-year-old British citizen has been ordered to pay around EUR 1,600 in local currency for driving without a license at 244 kilometers per hour.

The man was driving a British license plates BMW when he was stopped on the Bregana-Zagreb-Lipovac highway late on Sunday, Hina is reporting.

Serbian Customs officers late on Wednesday prevented two attempts to smuggle nearly EUR 200,000 in cash illegally out of the country.

The first case happened on the border crossing Gradina with Bulgria, in the east, when two Turkish citizens in an Austrian number plates BMW X6 said they had only EUR 1,500 in cash to declare - but were found in possession of a total of EUR 165,000.