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BMW i8 Sold out for 2014. Nearly 10,000 Orders for i3
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com (Reuters) - Luxury carmaker BMW has orders for nearly 10,000 of its i3 electric cars, the first of which were delivered in Germany last week, the company's global sales chief, Ian Robertson, said at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday. Robertson also said the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car due to be introduced in mid-2014 has sold out for its first year of availability. He did not say how many the company will sell in that first year. |
11-25-2013, 11:39 AM | #2 |
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Scott26 said the same thing in another thread. Thanks for posting the article. Too bad they won't say how many are sold, but it's gotta be 300 or so for the US at less than 1 per dealer allocations.
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If dealers are only getting 1 or so each then the numbers are indeed quite low. I would have thought they would try to get a production run at a few thousand minimum. Maybe they want to get just a few hundred on the road for real world testing before they put 1000's out there in case fixes or recalls are needed. So much new tech in this that its bound to have a few kinks here or there. |
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11-25-2013, 11:46 AM | #4 | |
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I was more implying that we now have a source to backup what Scott said in the other thread, which is always a good thing. |
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I hope we get more than 1 per dealer. My first allocation is already spoken for. I'd like to get the chance to drive the darn thing and I can't/won't drive a sold unit in respect to the buyer
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11-26-2013, 07:43 AM | #10 |
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Germans make very conservative forecasts, so this isn't surprising....
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11-26-2013, 07:53 AM | #11 |
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we have a couple reserved i8 orders last time I checked. Not sure about the i3's.
I was hoping of maybe snagging a i8 down the road for myself but could be very difficult if they are always sold before we even get them!
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11-26-2013, 09:21 AM | #12 |
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I seem to recall BMW saying it had 8000 orders for the I3 some time ago so a rise to only 10000, now that the cars are in dealers showrooms in Europe isn't exactly great progress. The two in my local dealer always seem to be in the showroom rather on test drives with all those thousands of people BMW claim want to drive the car.
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Oh I thought an i8 had my name written on it - guess
I would have to throw tons of money at it if I really wanted one --- -_- Let the guinea pigs have at it.
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I believe the US MSRP for the i8 was ~$137,000 but I have no idea how much options cost. |
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The product manager of BMW "i" stated at the LA auto show that they come with nearly everything standard at the base price price, "very few options." Basically said "pick your color, wheels, interior and you're good to go" which makes me hope for that price they're just making HUD, surround camera/radar, cruise, etc. standard and the only options might be the already announced carbon-fiber wheels and, in other countries, laser headlights...maybe a upgraded stereo. Last edited by Carac; 11-26-2013 at 11:38 AM.. |
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