AdWeek.com - An emergency meeting Jan. 27 among BMW, dealer board members and Grey executives from here and San Francisco averted a review of the $30 million western regional account, sources said last week. "The L.A. organization will continue to support and serve BMW from the Los Angeles area," said Betsy Sperry, the newly installed managing director of all Grey offices in California, based in San Francisco.

NewsFactor - In an effort to crack down on search-engine abuse, Google has eliminated the German site of automaker BMW from its listings index, charging the company with violating Google's webmaster guidelines.

Reuters - Germany's BMW , the world's biggest premium carmaker, reported a 14.6 percent increase in January group vehicle sales to 93,811 units on Tuesday, helped by weak 3-Series demand last year ahead of its relaunch.

PC World - Car makers German site is accused of trying to manipulate search results.

AFP - Internet search giant Google said it had removed the German website of German auto maker BMW, www.bmw.de, from its search index after it allegedly discovered attempts to artificially boost the popularity ranking of the site on Google's search engine.

AP - Automaker BMW AG said Wednesday its sales in China more than doubled in 2005.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - At least five people were shot Monday on a busy downtown street crowded with hundreds of Boxing Day shoppers, with one witness saying the shots rang out from a passing BMW.