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BMW limits carbon fiber use to protect profits

Carbon fiber is used in the passenger frame for the BMW i3 electric car, pictured, and BMW i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. (BLOOMBERG)
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Edward Taylor and Alexandria Sage
October 28, 2016 05:00 AM

LANDSHUT, Germany -- BMW Group is limiting its use of costly carbon fiber and turning to cheaper lightweight materials such as aluminum and steel for its biggest-selling cars to keep profit margins high.

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