GENEVA — BMW could decide as early as this summer whether to begin sourcing transmissions in the U.S. for its manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, S.C., the group's largest in the world. Transmissions ...

BMW built its brand on creating "the ultimate driving machine." For much of its storied lineage, that meant vehicles with manual transmissions. However, BMW is not immune to trends affecting the rest ...

There are no longer any new BMWs that come with a DCT transmission, all of them having made way for torque converter automatics. This is a decision that was first made around two years ago and is now ...

A failing BMW transmission can sneak up on you. One day, the car shifts smoothly, and the next, it hesitates, shudders, or throws a warning light that makes your stomach drop. Paying attention early ...

Automatic and manual transmissions are built to survive years of abuse, yet the same internal parts tend to fail first when fluid breaks down, heat builds up, or drivers ignore early warning signs.