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Originally Posted by Falafel Combo
These low residuals should surprise absolutely no one. BMW has been milking the hell out of their ///M franchise for the past 5 years or so.
They've been expanding the lineup to the Nth degree, slapping ///M badges like whores on every series model and diluting the M3/M4 moniker in the process. Now the cows come home to roost.
Or something like that. 
Next stop, 25-40% discounts on backed up inventory, slowing production and canceling some of these stupid redundant models.
And less ///M badges on series cars. Maybe that's a start.
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I think the decline in residuals is a result of BMW seeing the coming global economic slow down and not wanting to be caught with a bunch of over priced inventory 3 years from now. In other words they are planning ahead and being fiscally responsible based on the currently available economic data.