German carmakerBMWis to recall hundreds of thousands of cars worldwide over a potential fire risk, a company spokesman confirmed to AFP Wednesday.

A global recall would affect a “mid-six-figure number” of cars, the spokesman said, adding that the company would write to drivers affected to replace potentially faulty engine starters.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency.

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