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      01-09-2011, 08:25 AM   #98
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Originally Posted by V1.47fan View Post
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BMW sold around 240,000 cars in the US in 2009 vs 18,000 in SA. It's even a wider divide with the M3.

Even if they command a premium there,the SA M3 market is so miniscule to even affect BMW's bottom line,yet they get rewarded with the coolest M cars.
Well, the sale stats are relative. Look at the size of the U.S in relation to South Africa. The U.S is just as big as Africa as a whole in comparison so its an unfair way of looking at it. Perhaps one should compare S.A vs each state IMO.
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