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Just heard from my CA, they are still waiting on May allocations, which they expect to receive next week. The CA has indicated that information they have received states ~1700 M2s to be imported for 2016, which I assume to mean calendar year 2016. That puts the dealer average to be about .78 M2s per month. We know some will have more, and some less, so it still looks like either your dealer will be getting about 1 a month or 1 every other month.
I would expect that those on waiting lists higher than spot #4 will need to be at a higher volume dealer in order to expect an allocation this year. However, this is all just information from a single CA, and although I trust this CA, treat it as any other unverified source. |
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05-04-2016, 05:13 PM | #576 |
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I agree also! Im number #4, 1 got his 2 is in production. CANT WAIT!! AHHHHHHHH
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Exactly ! I began saying the exact same thing 5 years ago as the 1M was being produced and everyone says - you are just speculating ! Yes I am. But all the info is there and one simply needs to put it together. BMW production models and locations BMW sales figures unattractive Lease rates Marketing strategy/savvy Sales strategy /savvy number of available allocations Lack of profit on low production model Combine all the data and one realizes that M2 is the sizzle that's selling a lot of M235, M3 and M4 steak for BMW AG... And then one begins to realize ... Hey wait... They really Aren't. Gonna. Crank . Up. Production. Like , They . Normally .Do... |
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05-05-2016, 06:39 AM | #579 | |
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As a 1M owner that has seen this story before .. I think your CA is spot on and I would be surprised if they can get to 1700. I've got 1500 as my figure for the US. That's double the number of 1M and BMW could sell TRIPLE that amount * if they were prepared to*, which they aren't ! Putting it into approximate numbers to arrive at per dealer is exactly what the people that assume these are Lays potato chips and "they'll make more " need to start watching. Keep looking at the number of M4 allocations a dealer gets and how many M2 allocations a dealer gets for an understanding of how few M2 will be sold. |
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I find it hard to believe the BMW brass are sitting in Germany going "Wow this thing is really popular. We had no idea this would happen. Quick triple the production next week." Surely they had to have some idea about the demand from data analytic/marketing people. I think people are looking at it from at narrow point of view. They assume hey its popular they will build to suit demand. This I think would be true if it didn't come at the cost of building another car which has a better profit margin at the factory. I do think the M2 is a Halo car. It has done a great job of getting people to talk about the brand and in the door at dealerships. What more could they ask for. That said it would be interesting to know what the profit margin is on the M2 vs other cars built in Leipzig. |
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05-05-2016, 08:07 PM | #582 | |
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Add to that the fact that everyone is taking about how great it is and how hard it is to get, and BMW has now gotten themselves a crazy amount of free marketing. Plus the reviewers themselves are advising people on moving down or up market by saying things like: "if you don't need this much power, get an M235i" or "if you want more power and a luxurious interior get an M4". The M2 is the new 1M, there's no way around it. The difference is that, while the 1M was limited by hard numbers, the M2 is limited by production capacity. At the end of the day, they are both very limited production halo cars, it's just how you define limited that differs. |
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05-05-2016, 08:51 PM | #583 |
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The first batch of cars (excluding HEAs) isn't even off the line and everyone is coming up with a ton of conspiracy theories. It not like they are stamping out iPhones and have been building up stock for the last couple of months.
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Also, what conspiracy theories? |
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I have my production number , supposedly its a June production, but when I call the BMW number they say "your car has been scheduled for production with no estimated production date yet" . Is this normal?
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I'm in the same exact situation - I presume a June build but for the last 2 weeks, getting the same message when I can for an update. June will be the last 16 builds from what I understand.
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I really don't know - my order is through a larger MA Dealership but have been told from other area smaller dealers, most received an HEA, but they will not be receiving another allocation until June which will be either July / August builds - e.g. 2017. I'm hoping it's still going to be a 16 given the pull back in the maintenance plan and the price increase for the next model year. I'm still on the fence about changing the color - seriously considering Mineral Grey vs. LBB.
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