I can't obviously speak for other countries, but here we have BMW NL but dealers put their orders in directly to the factory. Dealers only have 1 or 2 bikes per model as showroom models which normally do not get sold unless a customer wants it quick and with the options that are on the bike. In which case the dealer will order a new showroom model for himself. At the end of the year these bikes will get sold at discount as either overstock or demo bikes as the next years models get delivered.Kieran R1100S wrote:This bike is sitting in Motorrad Central (East) showroom just now:
£8995 otr
There are a lot of R1200S's sitting in showrooms all over the world.
With dealerships not placing new orders.
We have BMW Australia here. Another fancy name for a Importer. I would guess most Countries run in the same way. An importer brings a product in. Wholesales the product to a dealer ( Shop front, business ) who sells it on at retail RRP. Communication goes back and forth between them with little of that stock order not shiffting. So no new orders made. Communication goes back to manufacturer who then stops production to safe his money.
Look at it how you like, but at the moment the bike is not coming down the production line, until there is a demand for them.
Are they shiffting off the floors in the UK because there not here. That's why they are colouring them to make them more attractive to passer buyers. "Quote original comment"
PS is it Bank holiday there or are all you guys sat at work looking at this forum because I'm 9.5 hours in front of you which makes it midday there?
Normally, a customer will get in, perhaps do test drive, make a price with all the options he wants and the dealer will put the order in with the factory. Customer hears when his bike is schedules for production, bike gets delivered to dealer and customer get his bike.
No stock at the dealer. No stock at BMW Netherlands.
And I believe that is how it works all over Europe.
