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Lexus GS was 25 units and Jaguar XF 103 units.. BMW 5 used to be in the top 10 every year but this year its down to number18; if you're into stats check out http://www.beepbeep.ie/stats/
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Not here in the UK, bmw sales are down 14.9% overall and 5% each month this year.
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Today on my 20 mile commute from work to home, I saw 3 G30s. The Alpine White one had a black grill somehow I didn't like it as much as I thought I would.
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Tony, I see a few but not yet as ubiquitous as the F10. When I was looking around to change dealers were downplaying their expectations about sales..apart from the 5 being number one in its segment so far I think Audi and Mercedes are outrunning them in overall units
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I've seen alot of them here. But once again every new car sell like crazy here.
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Company Car Pattern?
I recall seeing a statistic that looked something like this:-
80% of BMW's on the road in the UK are 520D's And of those 520D's some 80% are company cars. Even if this is wily out, I think here could be the reason for the lack of G30's out there 1. If the bulk are company cars, then you have to 'wait' until people are DUE to get a new car (every 3-4 years in the UK) 2. Diesel - Income Tax on Co2 - My company only allow Diesels still, painful due to new legislation and the Diesel hate gang and you pay 3% more tax than petrol... but my point is people might be going for MUCH cheaper diesels, even 320D's instead.. I have had mine since the firstrst release date, and to be honest I have seen no more than 10 examples on the road in 5 months (and 5 of those were courtesy cars for players at Wentworth!) My 2c worth
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I've just ordered a 530e for my next company car. The BIK saving is huge over my 62 plate F11 520d. Will save me over £5k in 3 years over a new 520d. I think this model will be huge in the UK as company drivers get to reorder. I am now looking for G30's on the road and have seen 4 in the last 8 weeks, very rare still.
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I spent last week driving in England and expected to see loads of G30's including the spec I have ordered (M Sport in Med blue with Ivory) but only saw a handful of G30's and only one was Med blue (black interior) - very surprised.
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Yes, there are a load of F10's around but when you look at the number plates the do range from '10 regs to 162 regs.
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^^ This. Further more discounts on the 3-Series are utterly insane. There is so much inventory that dealers are selling them at cost or below. Dealer margins on the 3-Series is 26%. As others have also noted, SUV are very popular and for the same money as the 5-Series, some people rather buy an Evoque, Q5, X3 or GLC. Luxury sedans aren't as coveted as they were 10 years ago.
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I've only seen a handful around London/ South East UK (although new 7 series is even rarer!).
Just placed an order for a 530i because of moves against diesel cars; but I did consider the Merc GLC and new Volvo XC60 before deciding against diesel - thus in line with comments about medium SUVs earlier in this thread. Apparently got a build slot in September. So should get it by October at the latest but if the dealer and BMW UK think there is a chance to get it in time to register in September/Q3... we'll see! |
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I was surprised at the number of midrange luxurious cars on moving over here compared to London. I might be wrong |
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