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      05-05-2020, 01:03 PM   #68
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I am making an assumption as to the catalyst behind the abandonment of the program, however nothing partisan was said.

Why do you think the program was canceled?
Right. CCP Virus

Ok moving on here because I lack the capacity to care about this any longer, here was the reason as posted by another member, Ibiza.

European Program to Begin Phasing Out Operations in May

As the global market has evolved and BMW NA sales volumes have shifted more heavily towards SAVs during the past serval years, the Performance Center Delivery in Spartanburg, South Carolina has seen continuing growth. Since its beginning in 1999, Performance Center Delivery has grown to more than 28,000 vehicle deliveries, while European Delivery, which has delivered approximately 30,000 vehicles since the 1970s, has experienced a significant decline in participation. Although BMW NA has historically represented an average of 2,000 European Deliveries annually, such deliveries have declined in recent years to under 500. Based on these trends and long-term evaluation, BMW Group will end the European Delivery Program in 2020 and cease accepting reservations as of May 18, 2020.
Those are factors as well, but you're being disingenuous if you don't factor in COVID, the restrictions, the plight in Europe, etc. as ADDITIONAL reasons to cancel it. Hell, Europe canceled the entire MOTOGP season because of COVID (...well, canceled until further notice; they canceled it prior to the first race due to travel restrictions and the virus). You don't think BMW considered social distancing, air travel restrictions, etc. as another reason that ED wouldn't be the best business case?!?
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