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Originally Posted by Parabolica
Why is BMW pathetic? They are only reacting to consumer demand.
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Perhaps. But this captures the dilemma of a market leader / shaper.
IME, product portfolios shaped by demand work satisfactorily with commodities. And if BMW has evolved strategy to compete in the automotive commodity segment, then this might be reasonable.
But I thought this company competes in the premium segment? And segment leaders are defined by innovation and delivering product in an iconoclastic manner, i.e. Apple, Amazon, etc.
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Originally Posted by Parabolica
I just bought a manual and will continue to as long as it's offered. My next car will most likely be a manual Porsche.
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I understand. My early cars were Porsches. I had to move heaven and earth to find a 6MT BMW wagon. In fact the sales agent was so adamant that I try a new SUV and could not understand why I needed a wagon. When I told her it's about the driving dynamics, her facial expression simply looked confused.
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