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"TOP SAFETY PICK" PRIZE FOR JOSEF HABERL.
Mon Mar 10 15:45:00 CET 2008 Press Release
Josef Haberl, head of BMW Group vehicle safety and internationally recognised specialist in this field, has been honoured with a very exceptional award shortly before his retirement. Haberl was the first person to be presented with the so-called Top Safety Pick award by the American Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS) - an institute comparable with the European EuroNCAP organisation.
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Chief BMW safety specialist receives award.
Munich. Josef Haberl, head of BMW Group vehicle safety and internationally
recognised specialist in this field, has been honoured with a very exceptional
award shortly before his retirement. Haberl was the first person to be
presented with the so-called Top Safety Pick award by the American Insurance
Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS) - an institute comparable with the European
EuroNCAP organisation.
This prize is normally awarded to vehicles if they achieve five star status -
i.e. maximum points - for their positive characteristics in terms of passive
safety.
Now, for the first time, a person has received this prize - Josef Haberl.
Adrian Lund, President of IIHS (on the right on the enclosed photo), presented
this special trophy to the BMW specialist at the Vehicle Research Center in
Ruckersville/Virginia.