(BFW) BMW Sees ‘More of a Growth Scenario’ for Europe in 2015

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BMW Sees ‘More of a Growth Scenario’ for Europe in 2015 2014-03-04 08:42:53.260 GMT

By Robert Valpuesta March 4 (Bloomberg) -- “European market showing first signs of recovery, not in every market,” sales chief Ian Robertson says in Bloomberg TV interview at Geneva car show. * “U.S. is probably back on pre-crisis growth level” * “Too early to say” if any effect from Russia-Ukraine dispute * Russia’s a good market for BMW, which continues to see potentential there, where co. is looking at the longer term * BMW producing up to 75 units a day of i3, has about 6 mths of orders in pipeline * BMW wants to let customers use handsets of their choice in cars

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--With assistance from Guy Johnson in Geneva.

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