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From further purchases he later owned 23.7% of the company. [1] In 1997, he joined the company's supervisory board. [5] Following his mother’s death in 2015, Quandt’s voting stake in BMW temporarily increased to 34.19 percent, above a 30 percent threshold which triggered a compulsory takeover offer under German rules. [6]
The company is headed by Stephan Pierer (CEO of KTM). Pierer Industrie AG is 51% owner of KTM and 100% owner of Husqvarna. In September 2018, BMW unveiled a new self-driving motorcycle with BMW Motorrad with a goal of using the technology to help improve road safety. [51] The design of the bike was inspired by the company's BMW R1200 GS model. [52]
Susanne Hanna Ursula Klatten (née Quandt, born 28 April 1962) is a German billionaire heiress, the daughter of Herbert and Johanna Quandt.As of January 2022, her net worth was estimated at US$23.4 billion, and the richest woman in Germany and the 50th richest person in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Zipse is an advocate of experimenting with and pioneering new technologies within the BMW group. Supporting the use of exoskeleton vests for workers at BMW's plant in Spartanburg, he stated: "We take out all opportunities to try something new, which we haven’t done so far. If the idea works in Spartanburg, we go somewhere else."
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The company said on 5 July 2019 that Krüger did not plan to seek an extension of his contract with BMW when it expires in late April 2020; the press release quoted Krüger as stating that he planned to pursue "new professional endeavors". During his tenure, competitor Mercedes-Benz became the new leader in the global luxury automobile market. [15]
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