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Originally Posted by SCOTT26
Won't happen. And not in the US.
Sales are not justifiable for federalisation same goes for the 3er Touring which will eventually be replaced by the BMW X2 and all new X3 which will have far greater appeal in the North American market. Both the current X3 at seven years old and the latest X1 outsell the Touring by a considerable number with Touring numbers decreasing year by year. Even the maligned 3er Gran Turismo outsells the 3er Touring in the US.
And here is why.
Frank van Meel: This decision is and remains true. We have always said that we do not make an M from every car because we do not want to overwhelm ourselves or the market with too many models. There must therefore always also be a segment which is sufficiently large. And this is simply not the case with an M3 Touring. The car would be a pure Europe car because there is no market for such cars in America, Asia or the Arab world. And in Europe, too, we see that the market for high-performance combos in this segment is shrinking. I know there would be some customers, but there are just not enough. So we continue to focus on sedans, coupees and convertibles.
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Bring a 4-door A3 or CLA competitor
The amount of A3 sedans seen on the road nowadays is insane