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11/2009
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Joint development and production together with the BMW 7 Series.
The world debut of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan opens up the latest
chapter in a truly impressive story of success. In the course of five model
generations, overall sales of the BMW 5 Series already amount to more than
5.5 million units. Now the new model is based on a newly developed vehicle
architecture also featured in the BMW 7 Series luxury sedans.
Joint production of the BMW 5 Series Sedan and the BMW 7 Series at
BMW Plant Dingolfing, together with the extensive use of shared
components, ensures highly efficient production with a supreme standard
of quality following the most demanding benchmarks in the market.