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I loooove rumors. Especially motorcycle rumors. Even most especially internet based motorcycle rumors.Anybody hear anything about BMW NA doing "something special" for those who had placed a deposit on the F 800GS? I caught a wiff of such a rumor today.
The demand in the US was so great that BMW would lose too much money so as you might guess...it will come in the fall with a higher price tag unless the dollar prevails
I think I can safely predict the dollar will be lower in the fall - the interest rate cut(s) Bernake is touting will put a lot of pressure on the already depressed dollar and it is expected to trade lower - those holding lots of dollars (China) are saying it'll trade a lot lower.
So what you are saying is we either will not see the F800GS in the Fall as announced, or it will arive priced much higher, as many of the other bikes may be by then. Got to love the World economy!
I don't have a clue what BMW will do - the US is their biggest market, my guess is they'll be willing to accept smaller profit margins to sell the bike. They don't have a lot of options, raise the price and reduce market share - or price it as announced and accept lower margins. I'd bet on the latter.
I loooove rumors. Especially motorcycle rumors. Even most especially internet based motorcycle rumors.
I don't have a clue what BMW will do - the US is their biggest market, my guess is they'll be willing to accept smaller profit margins to sell the bike. They don't have a lot of options, raise the price and reduce market share - or price it as announced and accept lower margins. I'd bet on the latter.
I don't have a clue what BMW will do - the US is their biggest market, my guess is they'll be willing to accept smaller profit margins to sell the bike. They don't have a lot of options, raise the price and reduce market share - or price it as announced and accept lower margins. I'd bet on the latter.
Paul as far as I know you are correct, the US was the thrid largest BMW market in 2007. The following article is from Dealer News and was widely reported elsewhere. I have not been able to confirm the numbers yet.
dealernews.com
BMW reveals top markets
Everything that I have been reading in the European sites I follow have the F800GS coming out as scheduled in Europe and South Africa.