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EEOC sues over criminal background checks

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed lawsuits Tuesday against discount retailer Dollar General Corp. and a BMW manufacturing plant in South Carolina over their use of criminal background checks to screen out job applicants or fire employees. Full story

BMW recalls 220,000 vehicles in Takata airbag issue

(Reuters) - BMW <BMWG.DE> is recalling about 220,000 vehicles worldwide from model years 2002 and 2003 as part of a wider recall affecting airbags made by supplier Takata Corp <7312.T>, BMW said on Tuesday. Full story

Daimler gives CEO three more years to chase rivals

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler <DAIGn.DE> extended the contract of its chief executive by only three years in a gesture to investors concerned that rival premium carmakers are winning the race for global leadership. Full story

BMW recalls 750,000 cars due to electrical problem

(Reuters) - BMW <BMWG.DE> is recalling about 750,000 of its vehicles in the United States, Japan, Canada and South Africa due the chance of an electrical failure that may cause the cars to stall unexpectedly, U.S. regulators and the company said. Full story

BMW recalls X5 utility vehicles for brake flaw

DETROIT (Reuters) - German automaker BMW is recalling 30,265 of its X5 utility vehicles from model years 2007-2010 to correct a brake vacuum pump leak, according to U.S. safety regulators. Full story

BMW posts record group sales in January, up 9.9 percent

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BMW <BMWG.DE>, the world's largest premium carmaker, said group sales in January rose by 9.9 percent to 123,276 vehicles, a record for that month. Full story

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  A look at new Olympic bobsled, designed by BMW

Chuck Berkeley, a 2010 Olympian and 2014 hopeful, gives TODAY’s Al Roker a tour of the new bobsled that Team USA will be using in Sochi next year, designed by BMW of America, which he calls “smaller, faster, and sleeker.”

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