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BMW is one of Germany's top automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing companies. By model sales, its main BMW badge is in the top 15 car manufacturers on the planet.

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BMW CEO Oliver Zipse speaks during the presentation of the BMW "Neue Klasse" in Munich.

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In Munich, the BMW simulator for the bobsled in the winter Olympics sits on its base

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The i4 BMW car model being shown at the Barcelona International Motor Show in Barcelona, Spain

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