Now that news of this week's BMW Sauber F1 Team launch is fading from the headlines a bit, the focus of the automotive world has turned to the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. 

NAIAS coverage will no doubt figure prominently in the news and in other media outlets in the days to come, but in the meantime, BMW has introduced an interesting selection of vodcasts from the show, dealing with the latest model changes, some emerging technologies and general news from the marque.  All are available for download on a single page.

I wasn't too familiar with the concept of "vodcasting" prior to visiting the new site, but the idea behind it is to serve up on-demand video in a wide variety of standard formats, including Windows Media, Apple Quicktime, and MP4 (compatible with iPods and the Sony PSP). Conventional podcast and RSS-feeds are also available.

Featured clip titles currently on the page include:

BMW Assist and BMW TeleService.
The BMW Concept X3 EfficientDynamics.
BMW CleanEnergy.
The fascination of the BMW Brand.
Chris Bangle gives us his personal overview of BMW Group at the Detroit Motor show.
The refreshed BMW Z4 Roadster.
The Concept BMW Z4 Coupé.
BMW M Products.
BMW in the United States of America.
The product highlights from the BMW Press Conference in Detroit.

While you're unlikely to find too much depth of content here, most of these videos are still quite interesting and well-worth viewing.  Note: a broadband connection is recommended.