VIDEO from BMW AG Available on thenewsmarket.com: BMW Group Celebrates Successful New Beginning 50 Years Ago
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The BMW Group is celebrating its independence and the company's continued success since its restructuring plan was accepted on 30 November, 1960 with a special ceremony at the Theresienhohe in Munich, Germany, on November 30. After rejecting Daimler-Benz's takeover bid for BMW in 1959 and adopting the rescue plan in November 1960, BMW went on to become a leading supplier of premium automobiles. Its workforce has grown from 6,900 in 1959 to over 96,000 employees today. At the same time, the number of vehicles sold has climbed from 42,000 at that time to a predicted total of more than 1.4 million automobiles (BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce) this year. Available material includes: Sound and b-roll from the ceremony at the Theresienhohe in Munich, Germany
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