The maverick of Munich
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Too much emphasis is placed on economies of scale in car manufacturing, according to BMW head Bernd Pischetsrieder. He is opposed to the trend towards making many cars from a single basic platform or chassis. He does not feel that this strategy would be the right one for BMW or for Rover, and there are no plans for BMW to share platforms with Rover. However, he is in favour of a common approach to design and engineering, with the group's cars being based on the same software and technical innovations.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Counting the ways
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The official statistics of European Community countries are based on a flawed methodology. European unity should herald new methods for calculating GDP and other economic figures.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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A maverick in more ways than one
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The success of Mark Cuban at the Dallas Mavericks basketball team is examined in detail.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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