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The richest women in Germany , Susanne Klatten , owns 21 % of BMW , the world ’ s largest maker of luxury vehicles . Meanwhile , her brother Stefan Quandt ( who also features on the Forbes ’ billionaires list ), owns 23.7 %. The automotive company owns brands including BMW , Mini and Rolls- Royce . As well as this , Klatten also has shares in chemical company Atlana , carbon producer SGL Group , and turbine developer Nordex and more . Forbes reports that Klatten has a net worth of $ 22.9bn . www . bmw . co . uk

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