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BMW chief faints on stage
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 00:50
German luxury carmaker BMW's new chief executive, Harald Krueger, fainted on stage at the Frankfurt auto show on Tuesday. As David Pollard reports, it was his first appearence at a major auto show.
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Glamour enough to make one swoon - as the world's top-selling luxury car maker headlines at the Frankfurt auto show. And that's exactly what happened to BMW's new chief executive. Harald Krueger was making his first appearance at a major auto show - when overcome by dizziness. BMW brought proceedings to a halt. SOUNDBITE (German) BMW spokesman telling audience, saying: "I'm a bit lost for words but that doesn't help. We hope it's nothing serious." Krueger was later said to be recovering well. The 49-year-old chief exec took the wheel at BMW in May - amid a slowing Chinese economy and the threat posed by new technology companies to its market lead. One onlooker saying: 'It's tough at the top - you clearly need a head for heights.''
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BMW chief faints on stage
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 00:50
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