Rumour time! Aust orders delayed to supply USA

qship · 07-25-2008, 09:07 PM

I love rumours. The one I heard was that the demand for the 135i is so strong in the USA that BMW will not make any more for Australia in the near future and that this may even affect current orders which may be pushed back months.:iono:

Anyone heard this or is it BS?

amk2912 · 07-25-2008, 10:21 PM

Wouldn't be surprised. Even though the 135i is much cheaper in the US, BMW would move more volume than they would in the AU market.

From a retailing perspective it is better to achieve a greater stockturn and hence higher return-on-investment at the expense of a slightly lower gross profit.

WAY · 07-25-2008, 10:53 PM

gross profit in US won't be any less than here. Our cars are expensive not because of higher gp but because of higher taxes.

Wraith · 07-25-2008, 11:10 PM

Damn, if true then not good news for people here with current orders...

Hopefully it'll settle down and not be the case in 6-12 months time...

smarm · 07-26-2008, 01:07 AM

I doubt this.

MikeVictor · 07-26-2008, 02:45 AM

It better be just an ugly rumour... after Tuesday week I'll be without a set of wheels for the first time in 14 years.

The three month wait will be bad enough, let alone the idea of having to wait longer

AussieRacer · 07-26-2008, 05:06 AM

Given that dealers like Doncaster BMW have no backlog (although every car ordered is a factory build and hence 3 mth wait), I'm sensing the demand in Aust isn't too strong. There are definitely more than 200 135s in Aust which goes against BMW saying only 200 would be available in '08. So maybe the rush of pre-launch orders gave BMW Aust a leg up to get greater allocation, but since there really isn't a backlog of orders in Aust (it is just dealer specific) possibly the allocation has been cut back a bit.

I think there was a member on here that got a decent discount recently so if supply becomes a bit tighter they can keep the prices in Aust up too.

AussieRacer · 08-03-2008, 06:26 AM

Interesting story:
http://www.news.com.au/business/stor...64-462,00.html
Sure a 40% drop in sales for BMW compared to Audi's 18% says that BMW should have followed others like Volvo, Audi, etc... and covered the LCT for orders placed before the LCT comes into effect.

airhead · 08-03-2008, 06:41 AM

I wonder if those figures are exaggerated by the fact that a lot of people rushed their order in to avoid the tax increase.

My Audi dealer mentioned that sales for the last few months proceeding the increase had been huge.

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amk2912 Lieutenant Colonel 87 Rep 1,663 Posts Drives: '10 X5 40d & '12 F10 520d Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth iTrader: (0)	Wouldn't be surprised. Even though the 135i is much cheaper in the US, BMW would move more volume than they would in the AU market. From a retailing perspective it is better to achieve a greater stockturn and hence higher return-on-investment at the expense of a slightly lower gross profit.
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WAY Brigadier General 458 Rep 4,822 Posts Drives: Fast ones Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	gross profit in US won't be any less than here. Our cars are expensive not because of higher gp but because of higher taxes.
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Wraith Captain 13 Rep 814 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jun 2008 iTrader: (0)	Damn, if true then not good news for people here with current orders... Hopefully it'll settle down and not be the case in 6-12 months time...
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MikeVictor Brigadier General 210 Rep 3,288 Posts Drives: anything given a chance Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: .au iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 Mazda ND MX-5 [10.00]	It better be just an ugly rumour... after Tuesday week I'll be without a set of wheels for the first time in 14 years. The three month wait will be bad enough, let alone the idea of having to wait longer
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AussieRacer Major 24 Rep 1,058 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Aust iTrader: (0)	Given that dealers like Doncaster BMW have no backlog (although every car ordered is a factory build and hence 3 mth wait), I'm sensing the demand in Aust isn't too strong. There are definitely more than 200 135s in Aust which goes against BMW saying only 200 would be available in '08. So maybe the rush of pre-launch orders gave BMW Aust a leg up to get greater allocation, but since there really isn't a backlog of orders in Aust (it is just dealer specific) possibly the allocation has been cut back a bit. I think there was a member on here that got a decent discount recently so if supply becomes a bit tighter they can keep the prices in Aust up too. __________________ Current: 135i Auto, Le Mans Blue - w/ Bridgestone RE-11 rears, GP Thunder 7500k angels, & "golf tee" mod plus a few M3 suspension bits and pieces...
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AussieRacer Major 24 Rep 1,058 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Aust iTrader: (0)	Interesting story: http://www.news.com.au/business/stor...64-462,00.html Sure a 40% drop in sales for BMW compared to Audi's 18% says that BMW should have followed others like Volvo, Audi, etc... and covered the LCT for orders placed before the LCT comes into effect. __________________ Current: 135i Auto, Le Mans Blue - w/ Bridgestone RE-11 rears, GP Thunder 7500k angels, & "golf tee" mod plus a few M3 suspension bits and pieces...
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airhead Private First Class 2 Rep 118 Posts Drives: Join Date: May 2008 iTrader: (0)	I wonder if those figures are exaggerated by the fact that a lot of people rushed their order in to avoid the tax increase. My Audi dealer mentioned that sales for the last few months proceeding the increase had been huge.
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