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      01-11-2011, 04:30 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by nockenpaul View Post
I feel sorry for you guys in the US.

I wondered how BMW could manage to meet the huge demand for the X1 in the existing markets plus the US market without expanding the delivery time. I think that BMW is also surprised by the success of the X1. Just look at the Leipzig factory - I heard that nearly 75 % of the daily capacity is used for the X1! I don't know how they can keep up with the demand this year, because the production of the new 1 series will also need some notable capacity in Leipzig.
I mentioned this on one of the other threads. BMW have been caught out a bit by European demand for the X1. Little birdie says that they have to wait until production moves to India before it can be ramped up to supply new markets.

Down side for me is that eventually there will be lots of them about
Good thing is that BMW may develop more variants

I want a 335d X1 XDrive with the new 8-speed auto box please.....pretty please....Oh and with quad pipes.....please
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