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...Ian Robertson, BMW’s sales director, recently told a car conference in London that there had been other expressions of interest in joining the group....
...BMW held the crown for a decade, but a range of new products from Mercedes and a push in China helped the marque wrestle back the laurels....
...In the early 1970s, when a young Ferdinand Piëch joined Audi, the German marque had lower revenues per car than Opel and was considered the weaker of the two brands....
...“I don’t want to be chasing and cannibalising my existing customer base with new products,” says Ian Robertson, board member for sales and marketing at BMW, which makes SUVs....
...Ian Robertson, head of sales and marketing at BMW, says: “We are at a tipping point . . . The i8 is a brand changer for the group. It’s a super sports car . . . with an electric engine....
...“What you see is a step in a direction we haven’t been before,” Mr Robertson said....
...Ian Robertson, BMW’s head of sales, said: “China has definitely slowed somewhat but we’re still tracking around strong double digits upwards....
...“I think we will still see double-digit growth during the year, but this market is so difficult to read,” says said Ian Robertson, BMW’s head of sales....
...In the US, Toyota’s Lexus premium marque holds a large share of the market, although it has failed to replicate this success in Europe or China....
...The industry’s largest luxury car producer said on Monday that its “BMW i” marque would launch its first two vehicles – an electric city car and a rechargeable hybrid car – in 2013....
.... £5.50 Lea & Sandeman Marqués de Mejia 2007 Rioja 15.5 Drink 2009-10 Rich, round, very vibrant....
...The British super-luxury marque, owned by Germany’s BMW, sells barely 800 cars a year....
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