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Share deal worries Panke.(News)(BMW Chairman Helmut Panke)

Automotive News Europe,  May, 2003  

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Share deal worries Panke

Discussing brand management at last month's New York auto show, BMW Chairman Helmut Panke seemed to indirectly criticize archrival Mercedes-Benz.

Noting the industry's growing reliance on architecture and sharing components as a means to cut cost, Panke said he is "worried" about "one major manufacturer that is going to make technology available for everyone in the group to use again and again."

Panke called a brand "a promise that has to be fulfilled with each component and each solution. You can't make it with a Post-it ...

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