Currency factors, high raw material prices and intense competition are all having an adverse impact. Helmut Panke
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[But Panke acknowledged that the Mini's profit margins would be lower than that of other BMW cars in its first life cycle. BMW model life cycles are generally seven years.] We will not hit our usual profitability targets in the Mini's first life cycle, ... But we won't lose any money either. - Helmut Panke Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0J1dCBQYW5rZSBhY2tub3dsZWRnZWQgdGhhdCB0aGUgTWluaSdzIHByb2ZpdCBtYXJnaW5zIHdvdWxkIGJlIGxvd2VyIHRoYW4gdGhhdCBvZiBvdGhlciBCTVcgY2FycyBpbiBpdHMgZmlyc3QgbGlmZSBjeWNsZS4gQk1XIG1vZGVsIGxpZmUgY3ljbGVzIGFyZSBnZW5lcmFsbHkgc2V2ZW4geWVhcnMuXSBXZSB3aWxsIG5vdCBoaXQgb3VyIHVzdWFsIHByb2ZpdGFiaWxpdHkgdGFyZ2V0cyBpbiB0aGUgTWluaSdzIGZpcnN0IGxpZmUgY3ljbGUsIC4uLiBCdXQgd2Ugd29uJ3QgbG9zZSBhbnkgbW9uZXkgZWl0aGVyLiA=&author=ICBIZWxtdXQgUGFua2UgICAg&num=5 "[But Panke acknowledged that the Mini's profit margins would be lower than that of other BMW cars in its first life cycle. BMW model life cycles are generally seven years.] We will not hit our usual profitability targets in the Mini's first life cycle, ... But we won't lose any money either. - Helmut Panke Quotes")
![[Not everyone is optimistic about hybrids.] Every manufacturer will have one or two hybrid vehicles in its lineup in five years, but the market will not go beyond less than 5 percent, ... But the real challenge is to reduce the fuel consumption of the standard engine. Hybrid is not a substitute for that. - Helmut Panke Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W05vdCBldmVyeW9uZSBpcyBvcHRpbWlzdGljIGFib3V0IGh5YnJpZHMuXSBFdmVyeSBtYW51ZmFjdHVyZXIgd2lsbCBoYXZlIG9uZSBvciB0d28gaHlicmlkIHZlaGljbGVzIGluIGl0cyBsaW5ldXAgaW4gZml2ZSB5ZWFycywgYnV0IHRoZSBtYXJrZXQgd2lsbCBub3QgZ28gYmV5b25kIGxlc3MgdGhhbiA1IHBlcmNlbnQsIC4uLiBCdXQgdGhlIHJlYWwgY2hhbGxlbmdlIGlzIHRvIHJlZHVjZSB0aGUgZnVlbCBjb25zdW1wdGlvbiBvZiB0aGUgc3RhbmRhcmQgZW5naW5lLiBIeWJyaWQgaXMgbm90IGEgc3Vic3RpdHV0ZSBmb3IgdGhhdC4g&author=ICBIZWxtdXQgUGFua2UgICAg&num=13 "[Not everyone is optimistic about hybrids.] Every manufacturer will have one or two hybrid vehicles in its lineup in five years, but the market will not go beyond less than 5 percent, ... But the real challenge is to reduce the fuel consumption of the standard engine. Hybrid is not a substitute for that. - Helmut Panke Quotes")
