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Originally Posted by pz619
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Originally Posted by Fabb
I think it's the financial that doesn't make sense there. They have to modify the production line to add a manual option, which kinda defeated the purpose of joint development vehicle (to save $$$). Also there gotta be data from BMW that how many manual vs auto they sold on M cars, which I believe would be substantially in favor of auto.
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Definitely true. I wonder what the market would be. A while back BMW released data for the US that showed the M2 actually sold more manuals than autos. |
I read an article yesterday (which for the life of me I can't find but will continue to pursue) that speaks to the take-rate of manuals in a variety of cars. I seem to recall that the Ms had a significant take- over 20% in the US with the M2c close to 50%. I'll continue to look for the source.