Report
Richard Hilgert

Growing global demand for BMW premium-priced products supports solid economic profit.

Because of the strength of its intangible assets, including brand and intellectual property, BMW has a narrow economic moat rating. Brand strength has enabled premium pricing across all of BMW's products, while intellectual property supports the brand image with strong product execution, especially in powertrains.BMW continues to outperform the overall car market despite global economic uncertainties and is one of only a handful of automakers to which we assign an economic moat. As emerging-mark...
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BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Richard Hilgert

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