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    Mercedes-Ben Beats BMW at Half-Year Mark in Luxury-Car Sales Race

    Mercedes-Benz solidified its sales lead over the BMW brand in the first half of the year, moving closer to a goal of unseating its rival for the first time since 2005. BMW’s six-month deliveries rose 5.8 percent from a year earlier to 986,557 autos, compared with a 12 percent gain to just over 1 million […]

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    BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler Raided Over Steel-Buying Cartel

    There are indications that antitrust rules may have been violated, and the raids were conducted to investigate the facts, Kay Weidner, spokesman for the Federal Cartel Office, said in an e-mailed statement on Tuesday. He declined to identify any company. Volkswagen AG, BMW AG, Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH were among six companies raided […]

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    BMW Searches Partners in Race to Build Self-Driving Car’s Brain

    The German automaker is pushing to acquire startups, partner with tech companies and hire talent to build an electronic brain for next-generation vehicles, Klaus Froehlich, BMW AG’s head of development, said in an interview in Munich. At stake is billions of euros in potential profit as value in the auto industry gradually shifts to autonomous taxis. […]