Automakers must boost industrywide average fuel economy to 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016 under U.S. rules adopted in May that moved up the deadline by four years. BMW will have a harder time meeting the tougher standards than most companies because it has a smaller vehicle lineup and focuses on compact, powerful models, Baloga said.
BMW’s fleetwide average was 26.5 mpg in 2008, he said. The exact increases for individual automakers haven’t been set yet because the government is still writing the new standards.
Baloga wouldn’t say when BMW might resume offering four- cylinder engines in the U.S. About 50 percent of the company’s models worldwide use them, he said.
BMW’s fleetwide average was 26.5 mpg in 2008, he said. The exact increases for individual automakers haven’t been set yet because the government is still writing the new standards.
Baloga wouldn’t say when BMW might resume offering four- cylinder engines in the U.S. About 50 percent of the company’s models worldwide use them, he said.