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BMW 3 Series voted most reliable car in the UK

Mon Nov 10 12:00:00 CET 2008 Press Release
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One of the world's largest ownership surveys names BMW as most reliable marque +++ 900,000 drivers place three BMW Group cars in the top ten +++ BMW wins three more awards for EfficientDynamics

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BMW's biggest selling model range, the 3 Series, has been voted the most
reliable car in a survey of Britain's vehicle leasing companies. The poll,
which covered the reliability history of nearly 900,000 vehicles in 2008, also
revealed that BMW was the most reliable manufacturer overall.


In an historic win over the Japanese car manufacturers who traditionally
dominate in reliability surveys, BMW topped the charts in this year's annual
FN50 reliability survey. The BMW 3 Series was the most rated model for
reliability, with the MINI hatch and BMW 1 Series also making the top ten,
sitting fifth and seventh most reliable respectively.


The survey compiled by Fleet News looked at multi-marque leasing companies.
881,000 cars were assessed according to the number of breakdowns per 100 of
each type of model on each leasing company's fleet. Points were then awarded
according to the number of times that brands or particular models appeared in
the tables supplied by the leasing firms and also for the position in which
they were placed.


BMW honoured for EfficientDynamics
News of BMW's success in the FN50 reliability survey comes swiftly after the
marque won a trio of important environmental awards in recognition of its
EfficientDynamics technologies.


The Energy Saving Trust staged the 2008 Fleet Hero Awards to idenitify
companies that have gone to impressive lengths to cut down on fuel consumption
and carbon dioxide emissions. BMW was announced the winner in the 'Industry
supplier' category for the introduction of EfficientDynamics. Meanwhile, BMW
picked up two awards in the GreenFleet Awards 2008. The marque was presented
with 'Car Manufacturer of the Year' in honour of its innovative engineering
solutions to modern day motoring issues and 'Green Marketing Campaign of the
Year' for its accurate and effective promotion.


FN50 Survey results

Top 10 most reliable manufacturers
1 BMW 3 Series
2 Honda
3 Toyota
4 Ford
5 Volkswagen
6 Mercedes-Benz
7 Audi
8 Lexus
9 Mazda
10 Vauxhall

Top 10 most reliable models
1 BMW
2 Toyota Avensis
3 Honda Accord
4 Volkswagen Golf
5 MINI
6 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
7 BMW 1 Series
8 Honda Civic
9. Ford Focus
10. Audi A4

Full details of the FN50 survey can be viewed at www.fleetnews.co.uk
More information on BMW's EfficientDynamics technologies can be found by
clicking on www.bmwcorporate.co.uk/efficientdynamics

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The values for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and energy consumption shown were determined in a standardised test cycle according to the European Regulation (EC) 715/2007 in the version currently applicable. The figures refer to a vehicle with basic configuration in Germany and the range shown considers transmission (automatic or manual) and the different wheels and tyres available on the selected model and may vary during the configuration.

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