The third-generation BMW 1 Series hatch competitor to the Mercedes-Benz A-Class and Audi A3 is a significant departure from its predecessors, which have collectively managed around 2.5 million sales worldwide since 2004. Previous iterations of the 1 Series were throwbacks to another era for BMW, using a class-unique rear-wheel-drive architecture that appealed to driving purists, but compromised the back seat and boot space in the process. The company deemed things could not continue this way.
Grant Barling appointed as General Manager of Maserati Australia