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Article: BRIEFING - ASIA AUTOMOTIVE - APRIL 14, 2009.
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14, 2009, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.
BMW'S KOREAN UNIT SUFFERS HUGE OPERATING LOSS IN 2008
SEOUL - The South Korean unit of German luxury carmaker BMW AG suffered an operating loss of about US$40 million last year, hit by higher marketing costs and currency-related losses, according to its regulatory filing Tuesday.
BMW's Korean unit saw its operating loss, or earnings before interest and taxes, snowball to 53 billion won ($39.9 million) last year, compared with a loss of 4.2 billion won a year earlier, the filing ...