Ulrich Reithofer combines gold and glass shards in a necklace (pictured below).

Ulrich Reithofer用黄金和玻璃碎片制做了一条项链(见图片)。

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An understandably ebullient chairman Norbert Reithofer said "We have recorded the best third quarter in the company's history.

宝马董事长诺伯特•雷瑟夫的喜悦之情自然溢于言表，他说：“今年我们创造了公司历史上销量最好的第三季度。

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'We managed to generate a positive free cash flow of 516 million for the first half of the year,' Mr. Reithofer said.

雷瑟夫说，经过努力，我们在今年上半年创造了5.16亿欧元的正自由现金流。

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But Reithofer admits BMW made a mistake by not pushing diesels years earlier, when hybrids started grabbing attention.

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"We need an action together to sell diesels in the U.S., " says Reithofer.

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At BMW Chief Executive Norbert Reithofer last year assigned a group of employees to a skunk works effort to develop a new vehicle for megacities--potentially even under a new brand.

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