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BMW Group, AUDI AG en Daimler AG hebben met succes de overname van HERE afgerond.
Sat Dec 05 12:51:01 CET 2015 Persbericht
BMW Group, AUDI AG en Daimler AG hebben met succes de overname van Nokia’s digitale kaartentak HERE afgerond. De drie partners hebben elk een gelijk aandeel in HERE. Alle bevoegde mededingingsautoriteiten hebben de transactie goedgekeurd. Meer informatie volgt tijdens een media webcast op maandag 7 december om 14:30 via: http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/ke2xqoy7.
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- Approvals by all competent antitrust authorities received
- More information to be given in a media webcast on 12/07/2015
Berlin, Ingolstadt, Munich, Stuttgart, December 04, 2015 – AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG successfully concluded the acquisition of Nokia’s digital mapping and location business HERE. The three partners each hold an equal stake in HERE. All competent antitrust authorities approved the transaction.
Detailed information and statements will be provided in a media webcast with HERE, Audi, BMW and Daimler representatives. The webcast will take place on Monday, 12/07/2015 from 2.30 p m. CET onwards. It can be followed on the internet: http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/ke2xqoy7.
Please direct any inquiries to:
AUDI AG Kommunikation Unternehmen Ingolstadt
Julio Schuback Tel. +49 841 89-38455
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| BMW Group Wirtschafts- und Finanzkommunikation München
Nikolai Glies Tel. +49 89 382-24544
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| Daimler AG Corporate Communications Stuttgart
Hendrik Sackmann Tel. + 49 711 17-35014
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The Audi Group, with its brands Audi, Ducati and Lamborghini, is one of the most successful manufacturers of automobiles and motorcycles in the premium segment. The company is present in more than 100 markets worldwide and produces at 16 locations in twelve countries. In the second half of 2016, Audi will start production of the Q5 in San José Chiapa (Mexico). 100-percent subsidiaries of AUDI AG include quattro GmbH (Neckarsulm), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy) and Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Bologna, Italy).
In 2014, the last full financial year, the Audi Group delivered to customers approximately 1.74 million automobiles of the Audi brand, 2,530 sports cars of the Lamborghini brand and approximately 45,000 motorcycles of the Ducati brand. AUDI AG achieved total revenue of €53.8 billion and an operating profit of €5.15 billion in 2014.
At present, more than 80,000 people work for the company all over the world, 58,000 of them in Germany. Audi focuses on new products and sustainable technologies for the future of mobility.
With its three brands BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services. As a global company, the BMW Group operates 30 production and assembly facilities in 14 countries and has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2014, the BMW Group sold approximately 2.118 million cars and 123,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax for the financial year 2014 was approximately € 8.71 billion on revenues amounting to € 80.40 billion. As of 31 December 2014, the BMW Group had a workforce of 116,324 employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term thinking and responsible action. The company has therefore established ecological and social sustainability throughout the value chain, comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to conserving resources as an integral part of its strategy. It also will shape the digital revolution of the car industry actively.
Daimler AG is one of the world’s most successful
automotive companies. With its divisions Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler
Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses and Daimler Financial
Services, the Daimler Group
is one of the biggest producers of
premium cars and the world’s biggest manufacturer of commercial
vehicles with a global reach. Daimler Financial Services provides
financing, leasing, fleet management, insurance, financial
investments, credit cards, and innovative mobility services.
The company’s founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history
with the invention of the automobile in the year 1886. As a pioneer of
automotive engineering, Daimler continues to shape the future of
mobility today:
The Group’s focus is on innovative and green
technologies as well as on safe and superior automobiles that appeal
and fascinate. Daimler consequently invests in the development of
alternative drive trains with the long-term goal of emission-free
driving: from hybrid vehicles to electric vehicles powered by battery
or fuel cell. Furthermore, the company follows a consistent path
towards accident-free driving and intelligent connectivity all the way
to autonomous driving. This is just one example of how Daimler
willingly accepts the challenge of meeting its responsibility towards
society and the environment.
Daimler sells its vehicles and
services in nearly all the countries of the world and has production
facilities in Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa. Its
current brand portfolio includes, in addition to the world’s most
valuable premium automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz, as well as
Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-Maybach, the brands smart, Freightliner,
Western Star, BharatBenz, FUSO, Setra and Thomas Built Buses, and
Daimler Financial Services’ brands: Mercedes-Benz Bank, Mercedes-Benz
Financial, Daimler Truck Financial, moovel and car2go. The company is
listed on the stock exchanges of Frankfurt and Stuttgart (stock
exchange symbol DAI). In 2014, the Group sold more than 2.5 million
vehicles and employed a workforce of 279,972 people; revenue totalled
€129.9 billion and EBIT amounted to €10.8 billion.