Daimler Benz takeover of BMW

[Lily the Pink]

Autosport November 27 1959 said:

After several months of negotiations, it is now understood that the BMW takeover by the Daimler-Benz concern has been successfully completed.

Can anyone shed any light on this ?

[mike9009]

Lily the Pink said:

Autosport November 27 1959 said:

After several months of negotiations, it is now understood that the BMW takeover by the Daimler-Benz concern has been successfully completed.

Can anyone shed any light on this ?

There is a little explanation under the 'third crisis at BMW' under Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_BMW

[4rephill]

Lily the Pink said:

Autosport November 27 1959 said:

After several months of negotiations, it is now understood that the BMW takeover by the Daimler-Benz concern has been successfully completed.

Can anyone shed any light on this ?

Hmmmm.......

I'm going to guess it never happened!

[TimCrighton]

mike9009 said:

There is a little explanation under the 'third crisis at BMW' under Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_BMW

Now edited out!