BMW's Mini apologises over ice cream 'discrimination' in China | Business

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Car brand Mini apologised Thursday over accusations of discrimination at the Shanghai Auto Show, after a video apparently showed staff at its booth handing free ice cream to a foreigner after refusing it to a Chinese visitor. | News24_Business

A video compilation posted on social media platform Weibo appears to show workers telling the Chinese visitor they were out of the dessert.

China is the world's largest car market and Mini's owner, German auto giant BMW, has been at pains to emphasise the importance of Chinese customers at the show. "Munich is where we come from, but China is where we are at home," executive Frank Weber told a news conference Tuesday.

 

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