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I hope not! Their new concept car reminds me of the BMW i8 -- which I adore.

by hh3k0 9y ago

nitrogen 9y ago
Occasionally see one of those parked around SF -- pictures and video don't do it justice.
- greglindahl 9y ago
  The i8 looks great, but it's a low-performance car in all-electric mode. And a slow seller -- 32 sold in the USA in January.
  - logicallee 9y ago
    How do you know the exact number sold nationwide last month? (I'd think the company would not release exact low figures)
    - King-Aaron 9y ago
      There's a few places that keep track of this data, http://carsalesbase.com/european-car-sales-data/bmw/bmw-i8/ http://carsalesbase.com/european-car-sales-data/bmw/bmw-i8/ for one. I have seen sales figures for most brands shown publicly, so I don't think it's something they keep to themselves.
    - frankchn 9y ago
      BMW actually puts out a press release every month detailing the exact number of cars it sold in the preceding month broken down by model: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/attachment/T0277617EN_US/400565 https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/attachment/T02776... Other manufacturers do similar things.
      - logicallee 9y ago
        This is pretty surprising. What do they get out of doing this? It's competitively valuable market information but I don't see why customers would benefit from knowing the exact numbers - so I don't get why they do this.
        slededit 9y ago
        Investors expect this information so if they stopped it would be assumed they were hiding bad numbers. Further the information will trickle out in the form of car registration statistics anyways so they aren't giving you anything you couldn't get elsewhere.
  - kmonsen 9y ago
    It looks amazing, but there is no real reason to buy it. If I had a few more million I would still do it :-) Saw a matte black one in San Mateo recently, OMG so gorgeous.
  - dmix 9y ago
    Wikipedia said its the top selling car in it's category: > Global sales since mid-2014 totaled more than 10,000 BMW i8s by early November 2016, making the i8 the world's top selling plug-in electrified sports car. The top selling markets are the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany.

I hope not! Their new concept car reminds me of the BMW i8 -- which I adore.

by hh3k0 9y ago

I hope not! Their new concept car reminds me of the BMW i8 -- which I adore.

nitrogen 9y ago

Occasionally see one of those parked around SF -- pictures and video don't do it justice.

greglindahl 9y ago
The i8 looks great, but it's a low-performance car in all-electric mode. And a slow seller -- 32 sold in the USA in January.
- logicallee 9y ago
  How do you know the exact number sold nationwide last month? (I'd think the company would not release exact low figures)
  - King-Aaron 9y ago
    There's a few places that keep track of this data, http://carsalesbase.com/european-car-sales-data/bmw/bmw-i8/ http://carsalesbase.com/european-car-sales-data/bmw/bmw-i8/ for one. I have seen sales figures for most brands shown publicly, so I don't think it's something they keep to themselves.
  - frankchn 9y ago
    BMW actually puts out a press release every month detailing the exact number of cars it sold in the preceding month broken down by model: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/attachment/T0277617EN_US/400565 https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/attachment/T02776... Other manufacturers do similar things.
    - logicallee 9y ago
      This is pretty surprising. What do they get out of doing this? It's competitively valuable market information but I don't see why customers would benefit from knowing the exact numbers - so I don't get why they do this.
      - slededit 9y ago
        Investors expect this information so if they stopped it would be assumed they were hiding bad numbers. Further the information will trickle out in the form of car registration statistics anyways so they aren't giving you anything you couldn't get elsewhere.
- kmonsen 9y ago
  It looks amazing, but there is no real reason to buy it. If I had a few more million I would still do it :-) Saw a matte black one in San Mateo recently, OMG so gorgeous.
- dmix 9y ago
  Wikipedia said its the top selling car in it's category: > Global sales since mid-2014 totaled more than 10,000 BMW i8s by early November 2016, making the i8 the world's top selling plug-in electrified sports car. The top selling markets are the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany.