King_of_lion Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) BMW is not moving as many M8 Coupes and Convertibles as it thought it would. Between the reluctance to spend $130K on a two-door and the global pandemic, BMW Blog is reporting that the U.S. won’t get any allocations of those two vehicles for 2021. The four-door M8 Gran Coupe can still be ordered and optioned. According to the site, U.S. dealers are still sitting on a lot of the two-door M8s. Even without the coronavirus, car sales in general are down as SUV/crossover sales go up. Sporty cars have been hit hard in 2020 and are down 20% percent from last year. Dealers literally can’t afford to have cars sit on their lots for long periods of time, for both fiscal and image reasons. And most people literally can’t afford to buy six-figure cars anyway. The ones who can seem to be holding onto their cash for the moment. Related Story 2020 BMW M8 Gran Coupe adds to the M8 Coupe BMW sold about 3,400 8-Series vehicles this year so far. That’s well behind the Porsche 911 and almost half of what the Chevy Corvette sells. And we don’t know what percentage of those are M vehicles. Obviously, pricing makes a difference here too, as the ‘Vette costs less than half of what the M8 does. Still, you can get a two-door M8 at the dealership. You’ll just have to pick one that’s already been spec’d. And it’s not like the M8 Gran Coupe is a booby prize, it’s just not as cool as the non-Gran Coupe, to me at least. It still gets a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 and 617 hp. And it IS more practical with the extra space and doors. And it costs a bit less. We talked to BMW about this story and a spokesperson said that "due to the ongoing global pandemic, BMW of North America will not bring any additional BMW M8 Coupe or Convertible inventory to the U.S. market at this time. Customers who are interested in purchasing a BMW M8 Coupe or Convertible are encouraged to contact their local dealer to discuss vehicle availability. Model Year 2021 BMW M8 Gran Coupe remains available for customer ordering." Edited July 19, 2020 by Dr.Drako Closed Topic / Complete 24 hours.
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