"There are good synergies between the two companies, " adds Ian Robertson, member of BMW's board of management.

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While it won't be an SUV, it will be sure to have a "pinnacle price point, " says BMW sales chief Ian Robertson.

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BMW's DriveNow programme, and all its customers' schemes, are part of broader efforts across the world aimed at offering "flexible mobility solutions in cities", according to Ian Robertson, BMW management board member in charge of sales and marketing.

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The company also appointed a new chairman, Ian Davis, who will succeed Sir Simon Robertson following the annual general meeting on 2 May 2013.

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Wallwork, 21, was picked by head coach Ian Wright as the perfect partner for 31-year-old Robertson.

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The Irish visitors were first to score, from stand-off Ian Keatley's penalty, but Rob Moffat's side replied with the first of two Mark Robertson tries.

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