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BMW UK threatens Dealers
Saw this article in yesterdays Daily Telegraph.
http://tinyurl.com/4wpzc About time they kicked some of the dealers backsides! Jason Russell -- |
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Dotcom Computers > wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/4wpzc > About time they kicked some of the dealers backsides! Yeh - but it's about their performance in selling new cars. What little experience I've had of this has been ok - it's the servicing etc that's dreadful. -- *How many roads must a man travel down before he admits he is lost? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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> Saw this article in yesterdays Daily Telegraph.
> > http://tinyurl.com/4wpzc > > About time they kicked some of the dealers backsides! Excellent, well overdue. A few bad apples are giving the rest a bad name in my opinion. -- Who needs a life when you've got Unix? :-) Email: , John G.Burns B.Eng, Bonny Scotland Web : http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk - The Ultimate BMW Homepage! Need Sun or HP Unix kit? http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/unix.html |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" > wrote in message ... > In article >, > Dotcom Computers > wrote: >> http://tinyurl.com/4wpzc > >> About time they kicked some of the dealers backsides! > > Yeh - but it's about their performance in selling new cars. What little > experience I've had of this has been ok - it's the servicing etc that's > dreadful. What I found strange was that last year on this ng, I read British participants, it might even have been you, saying the demand for the new cars was so bad that dealers were heavily discounting them. Yet this article says last year BMW (GB) saw a 52% increase in sales and that BMW AG implied the cars were selling themselves so well that certain dealers had become complacent, neither of which point indicates there wasn't at least solid demand for the cars (unless all that increase was limited to e53's and e46's). In any case it could be that US dealers will see the face the same scrutiny in the future. BMW dealerships in the US are nicer than those which sell domestic models, but many aren't up to Mercedes or Lexus quality...which really provide a nice buying and servicing experience. Lexus is probably the best of any full line manufacturer in this country. |
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Following Merc GB, who have bought out all the franchises in London,
Birmingham, Manchester and, I think, Glasgow, in order to improve service (not sure if they mean retail and/or servicing or both)? DAS For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- "John Burns" > wrote in message ... [...] > > Excellent, well overdue. A few bad apples are giving the rest a bad name > in my opinion. |
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> What I found strange was that last year on this ng, I read British
> participants, it might even have been you, saying the demand for the new > cars was so bad that dealers were heavily discounting them. Yet this article That's really for the new 5 and 7 series. Other models are selling well. It's interesting to note that values of used 6 series are really taking a dive though. Normally a year old "new model" like that would be worth more than a brand new car to those eager to avoid the waiting list. -- Who needs a life when you've got Unix? :-) Email: , John G.Burns B.Eng, Bonny Scotland Web : http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk - The Ultimate BMW Homepage! Need Sun or HP Unix kit? http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/unix.html |
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In article >,
John Burns > wrote: > > What I found strange was that last year on this ng, I read British > > participants, it might even have been you, saying the demand for the > > new cars was so bad that dealers were heavily discounting them. Yet > > this article > That's really for the new 5 and 7 series. Other models are selling well. Yup. Although my *impression* is that 5 Series sales have picked up. -- *Taxation WITH representation ain't much fun, either. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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As far as I'm concerned, they can start with John Clark Ltd of Aberdeen.
I've never met such a load of self-opinionated dickheads in one place. Smart showroom spoilt by the amount of bull**** flying about. Thanks to them it will be a very long time before I buy another BMW. Oldun |
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"John Burns" > wrote in message ... >> What I found strange was that last year on this ng, I read British >> participants, it might even have been you, saying the demand for the new >> cars was so bad that dealers were heavily discounting them. Yet this >> article > > That's really for the new 5 and 7 series. Other models are selling well. > It's interesting to note that values of used 6 series are really taking > a dive though. Normally a year old "new model" like that would be worth > more than a brand new car to those eager to avoid the waiting list. It's maybe even more strange that a model with dropping resale prices after one year, has a waiting list for new builds. That is not the relationship that generally exists between new and used cars, their prices, and their availability. Something there isn't right. As is the assumption that BMW could make 50+% gains without the 5 selling well, let alone being heavily discounted because no one wants one. I haven't been able to find a site that specifically follows or reports BMW GB sales. Could you point me to the one you used to see the failing 5 and 7 series sales last year. Much appreciated. |
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In article >,
Oldun > wrote: > As far as I'm concerned, they can start with John Clark Ltd of Aberdeen. > I've never met such a load of self-opinionated dickheads in one place. > Smart showroom spoilt by the amount of bull**** flying about. Thanks to > them it will be a very long time before I buy another BMW. Strangely, I've used them twice for a service, although I live in London. On holiday visiting relations. Once when they were in Gray Street, and once at their current location. And both times they were ok - ish. The service wash at their new premises scratched the paint - as do all automatic car washes. But compared to my local Coopers Wimbledon and their predecessors using the same premises they were magic. -- *Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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