 When asked why he preferred the Fiat to the other more comfortable company cars, Brüel answered that the comfort in a Fiat 500 was so poor that he could keep the car for himself; nobody in the company would ever ask him for a lift.In 1953, Brüel & Kjær was part of the first European corporation delegation into China.Brüel died at the age of 100 on April 2, 2015.