The Habberstad automotive family has lost a dear friend. Recently, Ron Filardi, a pre-owned client advisor at our Huntington location, passed on. For decades, people who came to Habberstad BMW would be welcomed by Ron’s infectious smile and astounded by the depth of his automotive knowledge. After over 40 years working around cars–and almost as…
Throughout the year, BMW dealerships across North America are rated for their superior service performance. The latest ratings have just been announced and Habberstad BMW was voted Number One in total customer satisfaction in the Long Island region, and NUMBER 2, out of 94 dealers on the east coast! The Habberstad BMW team works hard…
The Consumer Electronics Show hosted every January in Las Vegas has seen a lot more action from car makers these days. That’s because car makers, like BMW, have to change the way they do business, in order to remain relevant. The huge amount of tech people expect to find in their cars has prompted traditional…
BMW further solidifies its position as electric pioneer with the launch of the new compact-sized plug-in hybrid crossovers: the X1 xDrive25e and the X2 xDrive25e. Starting with early 2020, the new plug-in hybrid compact SAV and SAC models are celebrating their official market launch, being made available for clients with immediate effect. Thus, BMW further…
At CES 2020, some really radical futuristic car concepts and technologies made their worldwide debuts, such as the electric/autonomous car from Sony, of all companies. However, there was also another interesting technology on display in Las Vegas, which came from Continental and Sennheiser — speakers. Or, I should say, a lack thereof. Essentially, both brands…
Just a few days ago, the first official trailer for the all new James Bond movie, No Time to Die, was released. As a fan of the Bond franchise, I was very excited to see the new trailer and am waiting very impatiently for it to hit theaters. While the most recent entry to the…
One of the most overlooked aspects of yearly car maintenance (BMW cars included) is a set of winter tires. Most drivers feel as if they can get away with the same all-season tires they’ve been driving on all year. And in most cases, they’ll survive with them but using all-season tires in the winter is…
Pasture to Power: The BMW Group and Straus Organic Dairy Farm Deliver Clean Energy for California. When the BMW Group started producing electric vehicles, the objective was to make sustainability a core component not just of the cars themselves, but of every element from design to engineering, supply chain to manufacturing. Now this holistic approach…
Partnership for the sound of the future: Hans Zimmer is now official composer and curator for BMW IconicSounds Electric n June 2019 at the #NEXT Gen in Munich, Hans Zimmer and BMW Sound Designer Renzo Vitale presented their jointly developed e-sound for the BMW Vision M NEXT. In Santa Monica Hans Zimmer has now officially…
BMW’s latest entry into the compact sedan segment has recently been revealed, joining the likes of its market-specific 1 Series in some marts of the world. Being a more youthful and attainable model, the 2 Series Gran Coupe has a pretty nice silhouette, and the rather controversial styling hasn’t gone unnoticed. Buyers and those waiting…
