Re:Greece’s Proposals to End the Crisis
by GnarfGnarf on Sunday June 21, 2015 @10:47PM
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Yeah, but who's going to buy those BMWs?
Re:Greece’s Proposals to End the Crisis
by adventured on Sunday June 21, 2015 @11:09PM
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The US and China account for ~38% of BMW sales (with China taking a slight majority of that split).
Re:Greece’s Proposals to End the Crisis
by laurentoget on Sunday June 21, 2015 @11:59PM
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Aren't most BMWs sold in the US made in the US, though? Germany does need a strong european market to keep its manufacturing sector healthy.
X3, X5 and X6 are made in the US. Everything else is made in Germany. The Xs account for a large percentage of BMWs sold here (way larger than in Europe), but still I wouldn't call it a majority.
I would be surprised if all the parts were made in the U.S.
Well they are sold everywhere around the world, not just in Europe. They are quite popular in Asia, for example.
That won't make Greeks able to make cheap BMW on their own anytime soon though. There are stuff where they could compete with a weak currency, and there are a bunch of stuff that Germans are known for that not many countries can hope to match for now. I don't think they are too worried about that.