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      03-16-2015, 11:40 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by SCOTT26 View Post
Alpina won't sell the B3 and B5 in the USA because they are too close in proximity to the BMW M3 and M5.
Alpina offered the B6 in light of the M6 because the B7 ends production and Alpina would not have had a car available in the North American market.
Exactly. Though, even if that was the case, BMW SHOULD still do it. Even if it's close to the price you still see price cannibalization throughout the line-up anyways. 3 series costing more than 5, 5 costing more than 7, etc
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