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      10-01-2008, 02:49 PM   #75
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Originally Posted by noro View Post
It takes 7-8 years from initial design to beginning of production so the X6 was around in 2002-2003 as a development concept. Back then SUVs were a hot ticket. The sales of smaller SUVs has actually been better because a lot of large SUV drivers have been downgrading. You also have to account the worldwide consumption, there is still a demand for large cars in the middleast and Russia. That region now has the money and the fuel to afford large cars.
Not to mention China!

Some of the major manufacturers are going to make exclusive models for the chinese market (Mercedes-Benz for example).
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