Despite Rolls-Royce's association with history and tradition, BMW executives decided they had no choice but to build a new company from the ground up.

BMW executives say they plan a tour for the exhibition and are looking at appropriate sites in the United States and elsewhere.

BMW executives and spokesmen for the family could not be reached today.

Although a BMW executive argued that it hadn't changed too much since its introduction about 40 years ago, we doubted it would be a vintage driving experience.

BMW executives said later that the cause was a head-gasket leak.

Period anecdotes tell of a BMW executive who was quoted as saying "if that rear wing works, we'll have to redesign our wind tunnel."

BMW executives admit they have big problems.

BMW executives repeatedly cautioned in recent weeks that Rover would not return to profitability as quickly as they had hoped.

The cars belong mostly to BMW executives, who are becoming more numerous by the week.

BMW executives say they designed it to be what the old Mini would have been had it been redesigned every 10 years since 1961.