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RE: So much for BMW's commitment...

To: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@IX.NETCOM.COM>, MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: So much for BMW's commitment...
From: Joe Short <buster_balz@operamail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 14:52:17 -0500
Sold 100,000 the first year ? Not at BMW prices...



>===== Original Message From "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@IX.NETCOM.COM> 
=====
>Good morning list:
>
>Bloomberg News this morning indicates that BMW is considering a sale of it
>Rover Cars unit to end a six-year money-losing investment.
>
>Now what did that recent letter from the company say about exporting to the
>US?  Perhaps their lack of initiative in that regard is part of their
>problem.
>
>Honestly now, who would have been upset by a badge-engineered MG made out of
>the Z3 platform?  Besides, I'd have wagered that BMW would have sold 100,000
>of them in the first year.
>
>Regards,
>
>Charles
>'74 Midget
>'68 Sprite
>cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
>Bloomfield, NJ

Joe
'75 B Roadster
    Lowered and loud.


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