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Auto Motor und Sport said in its March 4 edition
that the two firms were discussing possibilities for cooperating
on the development of a passenger car.
Apple was impressed with BMW's carbon-fiber electric cars, the
magazine said, citing a "high ranking BMW manager."
The BMW spokesman said: "We are in regular talks with companies
from the IT and telecommunications sector, including Apple,
concerning topics like connected vehicles. Developing or
building a car is not a topic of these discussions."
An Apple spokesman said the company did not comment on rumor or
speculation.
Auto Motor und Sport said Apple cars could be sold in Apple
stores and serviced at BMW dealerships.
Among the issues that needed to be resolved was whether BMW
would allow Apple to develop an operating system for its i3
model, a step that would require BMW to reveal details of its
own vehicle software to the technology giant, the magazine said.
Last month, a source told Reuters that Apple was looking beyond
mobile devices to learn how to make a self-driving electric car,
and was talking to experts at carmakers and automotive
suppliers.
(Reporting by Edward Taylor and Eric Auchard; Editing by Mark
Potter)
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