Surge said:In the US, there were 2 dealers in Colorado I believe that were advertising 8% discounts! but that could be not real and just a ploy to get you in the door...
MarkN said:Surge said:In the US, there were 2 dealers in Colorado I believe that were advertising 8% discounts! but that could be not real and just a ploy to get you in the door...
Where did you see this? There's a good chance we'll be buying/ordering one soon, and we live in Colorado.
That's certainly the case in the UK but do we know if it is worldwide or is this an assumption?BoMW said:I've mentioned this before that the i3 is owned by Munich and dealers are only handling agents that receive a fee for each one that's been sold.
Until bmw hq decide to reduce the price the price will remain the same
cyellen said:I'm paying MSRP...ordered on Monday and don't expect a dime in savings. I'm just hoping for a free keychain.
BoMW said:I've mentioned this before that the i3 is owned by Munich and dealers are only handling agents that receive a fee for each one that's been sold.
Until bmw hq decide to reduce the price the price will remain the same
RJSATLBA said:That's certainly the case in the UK but do we know if it is worldwide or is this an assumption?BoMW said:I've mentioned this before that the i3 is owned by Munich and dealers are only handling agents that receive a fee for each one that's been sold.
Until bmw hq decide to reduce the price the price will remain the same
stumbledotcom said:RJSATLBA said:That's certainly the case in the UK but do we know if it is worldwide or is this an assumption?BoMW said:I've mentioned this before that the i3 is owned by Munich and dealers are only handling agents that receive a fee for each one that's been sold.
Until bmw hq decide to reduce the price the price will remain the same
Not true in the US. Most states (probably all) have dealer franchise laws that prevent any automobile manufacturer with existing independent dealers from selling directly to the public. Manufacturers must sell to the dealers who in turn sell to the public. Meaning dealers are free to set whatever price the market will bear.
I'm in the great state of Texas.srini81 said:That sounds great, congrats! Do you mind telling us what area of the country you are in?
BoMW said:"Not true" but yet you say probably, the answer is for someone to ask the dealer what the arrangements are with the i3.
stumbledotcom said:BoMW said:"Not true" but yet you say probably, the answer is for someone to ask the dealer what the arrangements are with the i3.
Or you could do some basic research:
"In the United States, direct manufacturer auto sales are prohibited in almost every state by franchise laws requiring that new cars be sold only by dealers." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_de...posing the question to a dealer, who owns it?
BoMW said:There is the possible answer, NEW CARS. BMW dealers are selling new i3's but it sounds like they can still be owned by BMW Munich and the dealer benefits from a simple handling fee. Maybe the dealer buys an i3 from Munich but at a price where they can't discount like they do on petroll/diesel cars. It would still be worth posing the question to a dealer, who owns it?
stumbledotcom said:BoMW said:There is the possible answer, NEW CARS. BMW dealers are selling new i3's but it sounds like they can still be owned by BMW Munich and the dealer benefits from a simple handling fee. Maybe the dealer buys an i3 from Munich but at a price where they can't discount like they do on petroll/diesel cars. It would still be worth posing the question to a dealer, who owns it?
I don't understand why you can't accept the fact that the US business process is different from the one used in Europe. BMW AG (aka Munich) doesn't conduct business here officially. Everything is channeled through the subsidiary BMW of North America, LLC—on paper a distinct company. BMW NA imports the vehicles and wholesales them to the franchised dealers. The lineage is stated (by law) on the Monroney window sticker. Mine clearly shows my dealer as the buyer.
If your theory was correct, there wouldn't be reports of people in low demand states buying at prices below MSRP. Or dealers in high demand states trying to mark up the vehicles above MSRP. And I certainly wouldn't have a friend who didn't participate in the Active E trial yet still managed to buy an Electronaut Edition i3 off the showroom floor because the person who ordered it backed out at the last minute.
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