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      03-13-2009, 04:51 PM   #61
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Originally Posted by fijigabe0 View Post
the new Z4's manufacturing was moved to Germany, presumably to make space for the next-gen X3, which is slated to be moved from Magna (Austria) to the U.S. facility. i doubt the X5M or X6M will be built in Germany, considering the U.S. plant is already tooled up to manufacture the vehicle X5 and X6, it wouldn't make much sense to ship a partially completed vehicle to Germany, only to have it shipped back, and have to pay the exhorbitant taxes on importing a vehicle into the U.S., along with the shipping costs.
That's what i was thinking. Is the factory set up for X5/X6 build? He told me the Euro delivery with Euro discount on M cars is doing well. Maybe a sign of the times. We are talking about a $100k vehicle in a down economy. Euro delivery is a great marketing tool.
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