Christian Stadler, associate professor of strategic management at Warwick Business School, described BMW's performance as comparatively "healthy", pointing to how its strength in the US and China helped to compensate for weak sales in Europe.

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Analysts say, however, the announcement has more to do with management realignment than any strategic reshuffling of the company's business units.

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