Thursday, September 10, 2009

Buy a BMW!!!

Want an Eco-Friendly Car? Buy a BMW!

If your carbon footprint is an important consideration to you when you're car shopping, you may picture yourself in a Toyota Prius. Or perhaps, if you pay close attention to the auto industry, you've got your eye on a Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf. These cars aren't likely to win you any stoplight drag races, but their fuel economy ratings make them the greenest rides on the road, right?

Not according to Dow Jones. In their estimation, if you really care about your carbon footprint, you'll buy a fine European sport sedan with a turbocharged engine and a fourteen speaker stereo. Or perhaps a V8-powered roadster.

Autoblog explains, "That's the case if you're consulting the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World, which has declared BMW Group to be the ‘most sustainable automobile company worldwide.'" The German luxury automaker "has won the title for five years in a row now. In fact, BMW reminds us it is the only automaker that has been listed on the Index since it was created in 1999."

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index considers the environmental and social impact of a company's operations as a whole, including the entire product lifecycle from design through the end of their lifecycle. In a press release, Dow Jones shows BMW to be above the auto industry average in every category it rates, including Operational Eco-Efficiency, Climate Strategy, Carbon Strategy and the environmental standards the company maintains for its suppliers.

The Motor Report notes, "Since 2000, BMW has listed sustainability among its core strategic principles, focusing on the development of fuel-saving and alternative vehicle concepts - such as the EfficientDynamics range and the recently revealed VISION Concept - through to clean production processes and green recycling practices."

BMW hasn't focused heavily on environmental and social concerns in its marketing, but they may play a bigger role in future advertising efforts. After all, Autoblog points out, "There's a lot of competition to be seen as the world's greenest automaker - just look at the branding efforts surrounding the Toyota Prius or the Chevrolet Volt for examples."

Not to mention, those cars can't exactly keep up with an M5 when the road gets twisty.

If you're in the market for a new car, check out the U.S. News rankings of this year's best cars as well as this month's best car deals.

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