Why BMW Is No Longer The Leader In Luxury Sales
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- BMW lost its crown as the top-selling luxury brand around the world to fellow German rival Mercedes-Benz. In 2012, the BMW brand led Mercedes-Benz in global annual sales, but Mercedes-Benz gained the top spot in 2016 and has held it since. Mercedes has also surpassed BMW in its home continent of Europe, a major market for both. BMW appointed a new CEO in August 2019 and has assured investors it is on its way to reinvigorating its brand, but progress could be a bit slow.
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Why BMW Is No Longer The Ultimate Driving Machine
They need to stop innovating their grills and focus on the rest of the car.
@Donald Trump 😂😂 your right, grills are the most important thing next to fake vents.
Yup the main problem is their designs are either super ugly or boring as hell
@@webchamp930 I've yet to see a BMW I like better than the E30, E92. Their interior designs aren't really that good, never actually were. I'm a fan of like Porsche, Mercedes, Audi before BMW, I feel.
🤣🤣🤣 I swear bro
@@jorhop4005 apparently the reason for the stupidly big grills on the new BMW"s is because of China. Apparently Chinese ppl like cars with big grills.
The main signs of a company’s failure is brand abuse: focus on investors over innovation, dividends over development, and CEO’s over workmen.
Sounds like typical publicly traded companies...
They also diluted their M brand, so many fake M car out there
the last one doesn't exactly apply for a great company. A lot of great companies like Amazon don't really care about the workmen and they are still profit machines.
You've basically described every corporation.
Ferrari are doing the same thing , they have always been the pinnacle of design and engineering and performance , low volume gorgeous cars . Now they are churning out bland uninspiring model after model and jumping on the terrible suv market . Others cars used to copy ferrari , now ferrari copy other cars
Bmw is trying to cater to soccer moms, they need to remember they got there for making the ultimate driving machine, not the ultimate grocery getter
I think BMW was the compromise for dads who wanted to buy a Porsche, but couldn't sell that idea to his wife.
Keyser Soze import sales data of our trucks and sports cars to Europe would beg to differ. We seem to be making fun cars even if I drive a 2019 X5.
Keyser Soze my stupid countrymen don’t understand that a sitting up high in a Suv doesn’t work when everyone else has an suv. You aren’t safer, you are the same idiot driving an even bigger hunk of metal
Keyser Soze so true. Europeans have much better cars.
@Keyser Soze All the technology Germans have for building cars came from the Yanks, you dolt! They were the ones who financed the Nazi war machine, and as such, most if not all its industrial capacity during Hitler's regime.
I love BMWs being a mechanic. I earned alot. Thanks BMW.
Your welcome
@@cardboardpackage lolzzz
@@khoado2060 thats why I hate toyota being a mechanic 😂
@@carrepairandtoolsvideos I forgot I made this comment lol. We have dedicated spaces at our office at BMW to make sure it's easier for mechanics to dispensable. You can actually buy a decent sized kit from the bmw website for about $200 that includes official parts.
@@carrepairandtoolsvideos Mechanics love Toyota’s every Toyota I’ve ever worked in is a pos and always broken
They are no longer trying to make “the ultimate driving machine” they just make cars that will sell in high numbers.
Bingo. They also all but eliminated the manual transmission.
DD5 Reaper You used to be able to get a manual with almost any model, even the X3, now they are very select.
Plastic dash and vinyl seats on a 40-50k car is UNNACCEPTABLE
Bigger grill bam 100k
And break in high numbers
I love BMWs but they really have to stop slapping M badges on every damn car with slightly aggressive front bumpers
어른이 장난감 By doing that they cheapened the M brand for sure.
Yah it dilutes the power of the M brand
True
Mercedes is literally doing the same with the AMG badge smh
Ya the M cars are really weak now and not very special like they used to be.
BMW: The Ultimate Lease Machine
buy a used car
BMW- Big Money Wasted
BOMBON187 📠
If cant afford to fix a BMW dont get one
@@alexgarza760 exactly.
BMWs are that hot girl who ruins every man she's with.
Thats my kind of car and girlfriend
Marwan Malek lol😂
My girl is a BMW 640i coupe. It's a beautiful car. Not sure what plastic interior people are talking about. I will not buy a striped out bare plastic interior of a Telsla.
@@SilverAudiophile However you miss the drivetrain innovation point in Tesla compared to the old ICE tech in BMW. Tesla focuses its attention in the "brain" of the "girl", not as much in the outfit
Lol 😂😂😂
No one:
BMW: let’s make the grill bigger, people like that, right? That’ll help us sell more cars!
Thank you
hahahhaha
you have china to thank for that
I will get the 440i especially for the grill!!
@ BS
this whole video has been about bmw "image" and never mentions quality
because there isn't too much of that
@John Texas what does this video have to do with trump or the kardashians
Thats because Mercedes outsells BMW because mercedes has a better image. Both brands have the same quality, mercedes has a better image of luxury.
@@tt-ln4mc Mercs have better quality
@@jordanrosenberg9816 No they dont. BMWs have better engines, thats a given if you've ever driven both. Interior, if you've ever seen reviews for both cars, you would see how terrible reviews are for Mercedes' interior touchpad garbage. BMWs idrive is much better quality and reviewers prefer it.
BMW's design has been too conservative since Chris Bangle left. Instead they've been adding more models, often overloaded with tech that doesn't make it the ultimate driving machine it once was 10+ years ago.
And just completely unreliable now.
Chris Bangle designed ugly cars
Yes, thank you! It's a sad time for them when mainstream brands like Hyundai and even some Toyotas are producing more interesting, sexier cars. Albert Biermann even works for the Hyundai group now, leading their N division.
I think it's opposite, they ditched key design features like the small kidney grills, round headlights, straight lines from front to rear(like the E38), etc
@@cheapdrunk8531 that's just your opinion man...his designs were literally copied by every automaker.... And BMW became #1 under his reign... Their sales exploded worldwide and they retained their dominance until 2016.
I love how this has not aged well at all, BMW is making some of the only EV's that are actually geared towards auto enthusiasts, and taking more market share daily.
Point 1: Extra Large stupid Grills
Point 2: Interiors look same from 3 to 8 series
Point 3: FWD cars by BMW !
Point 4: Manual transmission is a dream now
Tbf Mercedes interiors are also the same from A to S Class
@@edipires15 you propably meant A to S. But even then you are wrong difference between C and E is huge even E and S differ enough that you couldn't mistake them with one another
Gizawar lol you have used the worse example to talk about differences: take a look at those cars again, the exterior design is practically the same thing, there’s only a few differences (for example the front lights: the C class has one line while the E class has 2) that take them apart, but a ordinary person quickly looking at them both wouldn’t see a difference.
The interiors are different because the C Class is an older model, but if take a look of all new Mercs, the interior is exactly the same (BMW is doing it too though, so it’s a matter of taste)
@@edipires15 we were talking about interiors not exteriors
Gizawar Your first sentence doesn't make sense at all. You repeated what he said.
And yeah Mercedes all look the same. If I didn't watch carwow I would never know the difference from outside between different Mercedes models because they all look exactly the same and so do their interiors. In fact, BMW, Mercedes, and Audi all have same interiors in their different models. I personally like BMW's best because they put more effort in designing an interior whereas the other two just slapped screens everywhere
The answer is yes, all their freaking cars are the same. A 6 year old BMW is the same as a 2020.
KN Byam that’s just ignorant
@@demolisherOfMoney Not completely. Take a look at EVERY BMW model. There are some common parts and designs that are identical, right from the 1 Series up to the new 8 Series. All BMW's have the same steering wheels, door handles, air vents and button stacks, as well as almost identical shifter area designs. Personally, I think the design is attractive. But it just feels wrong when your 30K 1 Series looks the same as your 150K 8 Series.
@The Truth Exactly. Even on the inside still looks the same. In those cars people want the latest shiny gadgets, instead its the same old panel with a screen.
KN Byam what are you talking about look up the 2020 bmw m340i or even the 330i. Def big step up from years prior
They lost the fun toys , the i8 should have been a monster and was a little monster.
A little pony😂😂😂
for real... imagine if they made it a supercar hybrid like the p1
Uhh have you heard of the m4 gts? 100k track car
Said someone, who had never sat in one! It is a gorgeous and wire fast car. It was never meant to be a super car, drag car, race car. It was meant to be a high-tech one. A toy for those who can afford it, and is turning heads as much as a P1 does. Even today, 5 years after the first release. Also affordable unlike P1.
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Even as a millennial, my favorite BMWs are the 80s models because their fun, quirky, and small. I think BMW has lost a lot of that and replaced it with useless tech and big grilles.
@@violet_lilac ? They have that
@@brandonhernandez1111 part of the long options list😂
Because you are an old man probably. Nostalgia shouldn't be under estimated.
The big grills came as a result of the new innovations to counter Mercedes ...
@@Kammandier huge grill massive innovation
Meanwhile jaguar struggles to sell 100k a year
The whole brand name is just a big fail "Jaguar".
I actually like jaguar
Diego Medina don’t buy line even worse than bmw some how
@@liqhtx3 how is the brand name a fail??
Jaguar is very ugly
because during 2016-2019 the interior was very disappointing, and they make you pay for parking sensors (Back in 2017)
JDM FANBOI Apple pay subscriptions! Who tf thought that was acceptable? Haha
Wtf, Mercedes interior design was and is crap as well. Actually way more than BMs
and it keep broken within and after warranty cover....
GreenStorm01 you’re tripping Mercedes interiors are way more superior
@@GreenStorm01 if you got in a BMW and went into another one, you couldn't tell a damn difference because all of their interiors are identical, with the same bad design. Mercedes has gone ahead of the game with their interior design and their interiors actually look different.
They talk about it as if BMW is almost insolvent.
kopf quax
If they continue the way they operate it would‘t take them much longer to actually be
Mr. Spaha they would never go that far
Dont mind them, this americans just fancy toys, and thats what benz is doing 🤣
@@MrSpaha-kx7ie hahaha good joke
@@joepapa52 I was astonished to see them putting Benz on one level with BMW, BMW is closer to Audi than to Benz in terms of luxury.
Less fake vents, less fake exhausts, less fake exhaust interior sounds and smaller grills... But apparently the Chinese market loves all those things, hence the design...
Because it’s all fun and games until the gearbox breaks and you have to pay $2000 to replace it
King Ray 3 sounds like Tesla in the future lol
George L DCTs are only in their m lineup really, no one expects high performance sports cars to be reliable 🤷🏽♂️
Good thing all our German brands in South Africa sell the cars with a 5 year maintenance plan that covers things like this.
@George L Well, that is the good thing with BMWs so many idiots drive them, that there are plenty of second hand spare-parts in almost mint condition from otherwise totalled cars.
BMW watered down the "M" division of their cars. They've just been slapping the badge on a non M car so make it more sporty.
They have been doing that for years, since the 90s in fact. The whole M Sport line for people who want the sport appearance but don't want the excess bagage of a performance car.
@@kylesoler4139 My last two BMW's both have had the sport suspension on them. It is a different suspension than stock (lower and stiffer) the earlier one was a stand-alone option, the other was part of the M-sport package. My newer car is also X-drive and has a more aggressive torque vectoring program to make it drive more like a rear wheel drive car. That sounds like more than just an appearance package. For just looks they had the sport line package.
Also not everyone wants an M car as a daily driver but want more driver involvement than you get with a Camry or even a base BMW.
Fools will speak foolish things
Exactly! I have loved my BMWs over the years, but I lost interest once the M badge started appearing on the 1 series cars.
It's not true tho. M4 is faster than the 4 series vice versa
Bmw: so how much plastic can you throw inside the engine bay?
BMW engineers: yes!
Too much plastics
Spot in comment- plastic water pumps designed to brick the motor at 50k miles and people are on to them now
My $16k '19 Nissan Note has less plastic in it's engine bay than a 39k 2020 BMW 3 series!
@@AaronDotZone and they just love to call it the ultimate driving maccchine
What is a battery? You mean “propulsion device” said the BMW engineer. Next you won’t even be able to open the hood. Lol
Maybe instead of Toyota using their parts, they should use Toyota parts
DAYASHII haha
They used a BMW engine, the most reliable thing BMW makes. It's the electronic stuff that's a problem. The problem with the Supra ( I think that's what you're referring to) is that it doesn't come in manual.
@@paranormalblacktivity9164 everyone cry's bout the manual transmission, Maybe if all these manual transmission people put their money where their mouths was it would still be around. Where I live with he traffic you can't give away a manual and they are very hard to sell. I will take the automatic all day long. Notice that hardly any super cars are manuals now its time has passed
They already do, The transmission in most BMW 2 series is a similar AISIN transmission found in Corollas, Camrys and RAV4s, isn't it ironic.?
BMW in my opinion has to go back to it's ruts and make affordable, reliable, fun to drive cars like they used to, back in the day.
@@Giardintek who told you the 2 series uses aisin transmission? All 2 series (manual or automatic) uses ZF transmissions, not aisin.
The new kidneys are so big, they make kids cry.
IKR? Its ugly and I own a BMW. when I first seen the new bmw with that big kidney 🤮🤦♂️. What are they thinking?
It’s different, it’s extreme, and honestly it’s for the best. Unfortunately BMW cannot keep the same pig-nose size grill forever, and it’s been that image for a very long time. We live in a time now where the only things that succeed change at a drastic rate.
@@jordanmiller6374 The X7 has been noted to be quite the looker in person the larger grill works really well with it, and is robust and elegant. The only model I would have a bit of a dislike for would be their 7series because it's not executed well doesn't fit the design ergonomically. But the majority/rest of their portfolio are nice, 1,2, 3,5,8, X models they all have reasonably proportionate grills.
BMW ceo to lead designer: _Make the front grille big enough to have a barbecue_
Make a GRILLe! *Mind blown*
Perhaps they shouldn't have used so much plastic that turns brittle and breaks after the warrantee is up?
100% right .
The world's ultimate plastic machine.
watch any review against mercedes and the point will be made of how good the interior quality is
@Young Fire Old Flame exactly!, you know your stuff
Not only them but even nissan does the samething but they got sued twice
It's because they put all of their resources into building HUGE GRILLES!
Devoted BMW fans are hoping that the aftermarket will provide a replacement grill very soon.
The reason they're having an "image" crisis is because they've had a quality crisis for a while.
Every bmw after the e36, excluding M models, every series is basically the same just with a different body even the interiors are just scaled up
They're made out of plastic and charge ridiculous amounts for those plastic parts. So they fall apart after a few years. Meanwhile Audi quality is top notch and Mercedes is very good.
@@adanjuarezjr5135 after e46
@@nicktune1219 ok scotty kilmer
Ageeed! My 535 has issues that are costly and the infotainment system is boring and inconsistent.
"Its because the kidney grills are too small, next year we are doubling the size... again" - BMW
Hahahahaha Hahahaha!!!!!!
Undersize kidneys? THATS the reason beemers dont last at all.
Car is an optional extra when you buy the grill.
BOPPE 100th like
@@adamothman1124 WHAT THE @&=× IS Boppe 100th like?
Make them reliable and stop cost cutting everything like plastic engine stuff..
You mean all the plastic that rots including the coolant tank that kills engines. Or door seals. You never have to replace these things on a Japanese car. Great cars to lease. At least the warranty will still apply. BMW - Bring Your Wallet
The plastic engine stuff is mostly to cut down on weight. But I agree, BMW needs to really get quality control in order. The design, technology, etc. is all there, just improve reliability.
The british police uses a range of BMW cars for about ten years now. That has to mean something about the cars *Being* reliable.
Those are lower displacement diesel engines not sold in the US. They are meant for heavy duty use like police and car-ride service.
@@waverunner7063 A whole range of engines, as well as models, is used by the British police. You see, from generalized comments regarding BMW's reliability overall, you are now trying pass to "well this and that".
Engine sound from the speakers - innovative...
XD
Just like mustang
At least real exhaust
@@aamikkalinin6385 Thank Fking god
its because the interior is so well insulated…
There’s not enough “useful” tech in the BMW. The interior design needs a complete overhaul. People want to feel like they are not wasting their money
mrperfect616jr they overhauled it from the previous generation and still got it wrong
mrperfect616jr tell me what part is not useful
I don't need "tech", I need a powerful engine and good handling.
Tf are you saying mate own one then speak
BMW is performance led and not leather led like Mercedes.
If you dont like the BMW aproach then just say it.
Because their headlights blind people and no one knows where the turn signal indicator is
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Vigere he’s a hater because they look nice
@@hoodinisharif1860 no it's just annoying 😂
They come without turn signal. 😎
Head lights work just fine
Scotty told us about their plastic, overpriced engine parts.
He's so annoying
@@dickw.1012 But it's really true
cheaply made, plastic crap, endless money pit
Dudes not even a mechanic now just lives off click bait
@@cc-000 Toyota is the best car you can buy... So not really bias.
Such gloom and doom for a brand that has grown for 5 years straight
Innovate some durability and reliability and maybe they will sell more cars......
Correct
Right? Nobody buys a BMW these days, they only lease them because they're practically junk after 3 years.
For the pretentious, they appreciate the fact that BMW innovates their ego so they buy based off of impressing strangers. With that said, I think BMW will do just fine by catering to these people alone.
Same thoughts. My go to weekend car is a Lexus IS350 - you get the performance and luxury, with the added bonus that it won't fall apart after a few years. BMW needs to stop their planned obsolescence tactic and bring back the famous quality craftsmanship that Germans are known for.
Anything I’ve read suggests you’re out of touch..Mercedes has lost quite a bit on quality/durability in recent years, recently recovered somewhat but not on the BMW tip. Interesting that you don’t know this..
Unreliable, overpriced, HUGE depreciation leading to poor resale value. Fix the over complicated German engineering and make more reliable cars that don't cost a Volkswagen to fix
Mercedes is much much more overpriced and specially unreliable.......
@@marioescoto4714 Do you own a Mercedes? Did you ever owned one? I owned both old and new one and they were just perfect.
@LA Ryan they do... but. the engines are not as reliable
@@CLM1297 agreed, my family had all of em, and the lexus costs wayyy less to maintain overtime than a merc or a bmw.
Ever read the first step of ANY repair/maintenance job, for any German car?
1) Step 1, remove engine.
Huge deprecation
Very expensive to repair if out of warranty
Difficult to work on yourself.
Special tools needed
Plastic
Sound like you have bad experience/owned BMW before & I totally agree with you.
Arc Mas true words!!!!
Scott Kilmer is why I don’t buy these endless money pits!
not really if you know what your doing I have a 2003 bmw I do all the fixes on it myself
Edward Norton I repair my Porsche as well. However it doesnt compare to the ease of working on a Toyota or Chevy. ( this is changing however as the mainstream cars are getting more complicated)
I own a 2003 BMW Z4 and a 2014 BMW 428. I’ve always loved bmw because of its handling and performance, I also love the designs.
because they alienated their customers and started to build their cars like the chinese want them, they even said that themselfes
True enough.
You can't design cars to last 5 years, depreciate like mad and cost a fortune to repair and expect people to keep buying them. Mercedez is next
@Warhammer W40K In at least Canada they break a lot beyond 5 years and parts cost a fortune. It is commonly known for mercs past 5 years if anything breaks it will be over 2k to fix. To give you an idea of cost of repairs I had a coworker rear end someone at 20kmph at a light with his BMW coupe. The cost of the repairs was listed as 18k.
owned a bmw 750 2012 and It was burning 1liter of oil EACH TANK OF GAS. Every time i had to refill gas i had to also refill 1 liter of OIL.
that has nothing to do with their sales. People that buy/lease luxury cars don't keep them for more than 3-6 years anyway.
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I think #Jaguar and #LandRover is better than BMW and Mercedes
@@edovonstrudla true
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BMW and Mercedes also have their own factories in Russia, where some models are assembled. Recently in Russia showed a new model of the truck KAMAZ: th-cam.com/video/olcO2zawKig/w-d-xo.html&feature=emb_logo as well as an innovative model of the car, which is controlled by the power of thought: th-cam.com/video/geexq4zr4d8/w-d-xo.html&feature=emb_logo and in General what life looks like in Russia, therefore, we can understand that in Russia everything is not so bad as the opponents of Russia declare with the help of propaganda! If it will be interesting to know something about Russia, here is more information I live in the provincial city of Perm: th-cam.com/video/JbGhEoPwx0w/w-d-xo.html today in the labor market, the salary we have is this: perm.hh.ru and perm.zarplata.ru/vacancy/yandex ($300 part-time or light work, and up to $ 2,000 full-time, or business trips) the prices of products in stores: semya.ru/sale/vremya-nizkikh-tsen/ another retailer: edadeal.ru/perm/offers The rate of $ 1=64 rubles, but because of the parity of the purchasing power of the ruble, $ 100 in Russia (for of small taxes, low cost of energy resources, Russia's own raw materials, etc.) is not the same as $ 100 in the United States (for example, the defense budget of Russia is $ 50 billion, and the Pentagon budget is $ 730 billion, but in total about $ 120-150 billion is spent on the purchase of equipment and maintenance of the Russian army in rubles and how much the Pentagon spends on the same amount of procurement and maintenance of the army, so it is wrong to consider the ruble to the dollar in this case)! So is built and evolves Russia-schools, hospitals, are opening production (information is updated every 24 hours): sdelanounas.ru/blogs/ Secondary education for free, higher education free, if you type a certain evaluation under the end schools (such students majority), and if paid, then have us will from 800 until 1,200$ in year. Medicine is free under the insurance policy (the policy can be obtained once and for life, even if you currently do not work anywhere, the policy is still always valid!), but there are also paid clinics, for example vision correction from 300$ Prices for eye surgery services: perm.3z.ru/price/ dentistry-to put an implant (I recently did myself) the implant itself with the operation costs from 300$ + from 300$ the crown itself on it. The prices for dental: prodoctorov.ru/perm/uslugi/stomatologiya/ The price of cars in our city: www.avito.ru/perm/avtomobili/inomarki?radius=200 the price of houses: www.avito.ru/perm/doma_dachi_kottedzhi/prodam/kirpich?cd=1 apartments: www.avito.ru/perm/kvartiry/prodam?f=578_70b0.549_5697-5698-5699 (Rent a simple apartment 180-250$: www.avito.ru/perm/kvartiry/sdam?pmax=16000&pmin=12000&f=550_5703-5704 more than 400$: www.avito.ru/perm/kvartiry/sdam?pmin=25000&f=550_5705-5706 ), For information here are our Russian girls, can anyone want to get acquainted and start communicating the popular Russian network "Vkontakte": vk.com/album-64279904_186139394 and vk.com/albums-64279904 there are many registered Europeans and Americans. So that not everything is as bad as they say about Russia in the Western media!
Taxes, as one of the lowest in Europe, for example for their real estate (7 hectares of land with buildings), I pay $ 1700 a year, and for example for car (Volkswagen Touareg 245 HP) $ 220 a year, and insurance on the car (given my experience) is $ 170 a year. Mortgage loan for real estate from 7% per annum for up to 30 years (at the government level, recently considered the question that the banks of Russia will plan a significant reduction in the mortgage rate over the next three years), you can take a consumer loan of up to 100 thousand $ for up to 5 years and build your own house of brick and concrete, and not from plywood and insulation, as in the United States for $300 thousand! You can buy a ready-made business, here are the options in our city: www.avito.ru/perm/gotoviy_biznes
Here is how the famous American MMA fighter tells about Russia Jeff Monson who moved to Russia some years ago described (how was he received in Russia) and last year received the Russian passport - (interview in English: th-cam.com/video/CC9-oo0o3ZM/w-d-xo.html )
On two countries lives American boxer Roy Jones, too, received Russian passport (he summer 2019 opened world championship on Boxing in city of Yekaterinburg - 250 miles from my town: th-cam.com/video/pIdsOxNkR3I/w-d-xo.html ): th-cam.com/video/oyTBTw7SQa8/w-d-xo.html
American the actor Steven Seagal so same received Russian passport: th-cam.com/video/cImFfIE2p10/w-d-xo.html
Here is the TH-cam Channel of American Justas Walker who lives in Russia for more than 20 years and speaks Russian without an accent. A few years ago, he bought 100 hectares of land in the Altai mountains (250 acres in American) and is engaged in farming and cheese production: th-cam.com/video/_UyyDapvyDc/w-d-xo.html
Here is another American Tim Kirby who has been living in Russia for many years and is engaged in journalism, also speaks Russian well: th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=тим+кирби
And here is an American who moved to Russia, opened his hairdresser and does not know Russian at all: th-cam.com/video/ra_iHaVlG0U/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/dD1MoSsaCsw/w-d-xo.html
The biggest issue BM has is their too expensive after sale service and not very customers oriented personnel. The way BM treats it's customers repeals many (including me) people to buy some other brands.
When you listen to “investors” and “financial analysts” you know how this story is going to end....not well! 😩😏😒
Gumbie007 hahah, I’m a stock analyst professionally, you are so right. Our breed are the experts of speaking nonsense and obvious facts.
Like the idiots shown in the video.
@@rbkfan200 haha we tend to overanalyze things 😅
BMW and Mercedes also have their own factories in Russia, where some models are assembled. Recently in Russia showed a new model of the truck KAMAZ: th-cam.com/video/olcO2zawKig/w-d-xo.html&feature=emb_logo as well as an innovative model of the car, which is controlled by the power of thought: th-cam.com/video/geexq4zr4d8/w-d-xo.html&feature=emb_logo and in General what life looks like in Russia, therefore, we can understand that in Russia everything is not so bad as the opponents of Russia declare with the help of propaganda! If it will be interesting to know something about Russia, here is more information - I live in the provincial city of Perm: th-cam.com/video/JbGhEoPwx0w/w-d-xo.html today in the labor market, the salary we have is this: perm.hh.ru and perm.zarplata.ru/vacancy/yandex ($300 part-time or light work, and up to $ 2,000 full-time, or business trips) the prices of products in stores: semya.ru/sale/vremya-nizkikh-tsen/ another retailer: edadeal.ru/perm/offers The rate of $ 1=62 rubles, but because of the parity of the purchasing power of the ruble, $ 100 in Russia (for of small taxes, low cost of energy resources, Russia's own raw materials, etc.) is not the same as $ 100 in the United States (for example, the defense budget of Russia is $ 50 billion, and the Pentagon budget is $ 730 billion, but in total about $ 120-150 billion is spent on the purchase of equipment and maintenance of the Russian army in rubles and how much the Pentagon spends on the same amount of procurement and maintenance of the army, so it is wrong to consider the ruble to the dollar in this case)! So is built and evolves Russia-schools, hospitals, are opening production (information is updated every 24 hours): sdelanounas.ru/blogs/ Secondary education for free, higher education free, if you type a certain evaluation under the end schools (such students majority), and if paid, then have us will from 800 until 1,200$ in year. Medicine is free under the insurance policy (the policy can be obtained once and for life, even if you currently do not work anywhere, the policy is still always valid!), but there are also paid clinics, for example vision correction from 300$ Prices for eye surgery services: perm.3z.ru/price/ dentistry-to put an implant (I recently did myself) the implant itself with the operation costs from 300$ + from 300$ the crown itself on it. The prices for dental: prodoctorov.ru/perm/uslugi/stomatologiya/ Every year, hospitals are built all over the country. In just one year 2019 many hospitals were built across Russia: sdelanounas.ru/blogs/129131/ The price of cars in our city: www.avito.ru/perm/avtomobili/inomarki?radius=200 the price of houses: www.avito.ru/perm/doma_dachi_kottedzhi/prodam/kirpich?cd=1 apartments: www.avito.ru/perm/kvartiry/prodam?f=578_70b0.549_5697-5698-5699 (Rent a simple apartment 180-250$: www.avito.ru/perm/kvartiry/sdam?pmax=16000&pmin=12000&f=550_5703-5704 more than 400$: www.avito.ru/perm/kvartiry/sdam?pmin=25000&f=550_5705-5706 ), For information here are our Russian girls, can anyone want to get acquainted and start communicating the popular Russian network "Vkontakte": vk.com/album-64279904_186139394 and vk.com/albums-64279904 there are many registered Europeans and Americans. So that not everything is as bad as they say about Russia in the Western media!
Taxes, as one of the lowest in Europe, for example for their real estate (7 hectares of land with buildings), I pay $ 1,700 a year, and for example for car (Volkswagen Touareg 245 HP) $ 220 a year, and insurance on the car (given my experience) is $ 170 a year. Mortgage loan for real estate from 7% per annum for up to 30 years (at the government level, recently considered the question that the banks of Russia will plan a significant reduction in the mortgage rate over the next three years), you can take a consumer loan of up to 100 thousand $ for up to 5 years and build your own house of brick and concrete, and not from plywood and insulation, as in the United States for $300 thousand! You can buy a ready-made business, here are the options in our city: www.avito.ru/perm/gotoviy_biznes
Here is how the famous American MMA fighter tells about Russia Jeff Monson who moved to Russia some years ago described (how was he received in Russia) and last year received the Russian passport - (interview in English: th-cam.com/video/CC9-oo0o3ZM/w-d-xo.html )
On two countries lives American boxer Roy Jones, too, received Russian passport (he summer 2019 opened world championship on Boxing in city of Yekaterinburg - 250 miles from my town: th-cam.com/video/pIdsOxNkR3I/w-d-xo.html ): th-cam.com/video/oyTBTw7SQa8/w-d-xo.html
American the actor Steven Seagal so same received Russian passport: th-cam.com/video/cImFfIE2p10/w-d-xo.html
Here is the TH-cam Channel of American Justas Walker who lives in Russia for more than 20 years and speaks Russian without an accent. A few years ago, he bought 100 hectares of land in the Altai mountains (250 acres in American) and is engaged in farming and cheese production: th-cam.com/video/_UyyDapvyDc/w-d-xo.html
Here is another American Tim Kirby who has been living in Russia for many years and is engaged in journalism, also speaks Russian well: th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=тим+кирби
And here is an American who moved to Russia, opened his hairdresser and does not know Russian at all: th-cam.com/video/ra_iHaVlG0U/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/dD1MoSsaCsw/w-d-xo.html
When you try to have driving dynamics like Porsche and luxury like Mercedes, you have to save money somewhere, looks like it was reliability and build quality.
unfortunately all the japanese models i have owned were the most reliable cars ever with superb electronics
They obviously operate in different consumer markets than German brands.
Robin Östringer of course this is global marketplace and distinct markets do offer different models than in other markets. In Europe, China, and USA/Canada there are both Japanese and German and plenty of the Japanese cars are either fast, premium sports cars or fast, premium luxury sedans.
@@Elliott_Elliott actually in 2020 everyone is fair game to car brands
But slow asf cant beat the twin power
Kurt Wollermann Definitely more reliable but they build for that and if you drive them you can tell the difference also the electronics in japanese compare to a german car are like comparing a Nokia brick to a iPhone reliable but very simple
My neighbor across the street is a mechanic. Him and his spouse both own BMW. Does his own work. But it still cost him as much as his monthly payment just to service the car with the parts. He sold it during the Covid Quarantine. With the money, he bought a SUV. And a vintage 'project' car. And he's STILL saving.
Bring back the straight six naturally aspirated engine.
"naturally aspirated"? What century are you living. No western country and in fact the entire continent of Europe will allow the pollution that comes for "natural" aspiration.
@@dzerres Wrong. Mazda is doing well with natural aspirated engines, so why can't other manufacturers?
@@Dromoys Lexus, too.
@@dzerres Prius has always been NA
Dieter Zerressen what are you taking about.
Do you know what naturally aspirated means ?
They just started going away from that less then a decade ago
You know ...
"Mini Cooper" isn't a car brand...
"Mini" is though
Lukas Murmann and neither is the fact that the BMW logo is meant to resemble a spinning propellor true, that’s been debunked by the firm for ages, this video is filled with lazy research
Lukas Murmann Not true
I'm gonna take it a step further.
Their official brand name is "MINI", all caps
So you have to scream whenever you say it.
Calvin, I did some research and I’d say the spinning propeller has been thrown into question, but not debunked. Unfortunately, the person who designed the logo and the people who approved it are no longer here to clarify the matter.
Bmw needs to improve their reliability first.
remind them to get automatic blinkers
@Pepsi Stove all bmw suv models are actually manufactured in spartanburg, SC
@Keyser Soze The fact is they are unreliable that's the fact
@Keyser Soze no they're not Thats why resale value is obismal
@Pepsi Stove That's funny my 5 series that I haven't had a single issue with is made in germany. Best car I've ever driven hands down. Nothing even comes close.
That grill has GOT to go. Bangle is happy someone else is moving in to take responsibility for the worst design decisions in their history.
BMW:
- Reliability issues;
- Costly maintenance;
- Ditched rear wheel drive for front wheel drive, alienating enthusiasts;
- Jumped on the SUV bandwagon, further alienating enthusiasts to please soccer moms.
BMW used to be the best car you bought if you wanted a daily driver that would put a smile on your face, nowadays they make bloated Americars and bland front wheel drive "grocery getters" with a meaningless badge for IKEA-dwelling, cinnabon-munching, khaki-weaking soy-milk affictionados.
funkmaster3k n0xx They only changed to FWD on the 1 Series, X1, X2 and 2 Series GC
😅. This write up was epic. Especially the last part.
Finally, a response worth reading. You have brilliantly put into words what I have thought so many times.
Still market leaders and they always dominate their segments
Because that's what happens when you sell self-destructing cars.
I've owned 2 BMWs in the past, I'd be hardpressed to go back to the brand. Reasons? Quality/electrical issues. Design, interior and exterior in that order.
New Used Media Corp yea buddy a 328i isn’t considered driving a bmw. Get m3 and talk
@@TheMMAjackal 328's aren't BMW's?! What world have I been living in??
New Used Media Corp same. I had a bmw and I’ll never go back. Plus they’re getting ridiculously expensive
New Used Media Corp probably bc u opted for one of those cheap 328’s. Get a 2019 g30 and we talking
@@alexzhou7 shouldn't any car made by an auto manufacturer represent the company? And anyways, a small 30-40k sedan shouldn't have any excuses, they're the size of a damn Toyota Corolla.
Just look at the evolution of interiors between BMW and Mercedes. BMW only does minor facelifts on their interiors while Mercedes completely redesigns them. Speaking of interiors, sometimes it is so hard to tell them apart just looking at their interiors.
In fact, Mercedes is gonna stop innovating combustion engines because it's as good as it's ever going to be. Why break something that is perfect?
And i never heard the word "reliability" next to BMW
Kytes93 it depends on what model you are talking about bmw isn’t for someone that clearly have zero knowledge about cars
адулт тлерхи it really depends on the series. If you are talking about v8 BMWs anything after e38 is money pit unless it is from m division. Most 3 series and 5 series are reliable except for the ones with n54 motors and v8s.
BMw is no more reliable car.... there is a huge problem with chain... BMW is trash.
@Seasexnsun That was in the past.
Seasexnsun factss!
They’re making fwd vehicles now, that’s where they went wrong!
Lucas Odum ew
it is about the requirements needed to finance the vehicle, try getting a lease on BMW and one on Mercedes
So is Mercedes
Hate to break it to you, but most BMW (or any other brand) drivers don't give a rat's ass about FWD or RWD. I'd wager that most of them don't even know the difference.
BMW has became stale and boring, and it shows from the sales perspective.
@@viperabyss and reliability sucks
By "Innovate", I hope they mean build a car that doesn't have a perennial check engine light and oil leak.
@Jack njones I'll let you beta test that theory.
As soon as I read this comment, both of those lights appeared in my Beamer 💀💀 I lie to you not 😭🤦🏽♂️
@@justo2640 well, it's probably dealer time. Hopefully just a filter housing seal. God speed my man.
Bob Cortez lmao my Audi does that too. Ugh 😫
The next innovation they need is an engine oil dipstick!
I love my e46 m3. drove a 2019 m4 and it just didn't feel right, lost its driver enthusiast feel.
The reasons are poor reliability, expensive spare parts, low maintainability and high depreciation.
Mercedes is the same
@@zlord1199 But Mercedes has reliability.
And Scotty Kilmer
Pedro The Potato thank you, finally someone sees it
@@domantas7054 I see more older bmws on the road then older Mercedes. That proves which are more reliable right there. And they say older bmws are the worst with reliability but yet you see so many of them on the roads.
7:43 In my opinion that is totally incorrect, what made Mercedes more popular now is what made BMW more popular in the early 2000s. Innovation and a good design, not more models. That is actually something that is currently being harmful to them, they have way to many cars that are really similar and confusing for customers. So whist more models might boost sales in the short term, BMW has to face the reality that they have to start to innovate again, like they once used to.
Yeh exactly, Tesla is doing quite well and they don’t offer many models. I do think they need better designers. The new 3 and 7 series look terrible imo.
What about lower price points
You hit the nail right on the head, I like bmw but Mercedes interior are much nicer and luxurious than bmw
bmw has itself admitted to this fact on multiple occasions. they have compromised on units to get profits by selling fewer model variants. it is very much a true statement.
I think you are wrong. Mercedes just squeezed every drop out of ic engines. Bmw made electric cars merc made 6.3L engines for rich sporty chinese buisnessmen and maybach kinda cars for the relaxed chinese buisnessmen. Bmw heavily invested in mexico before trump, build one of the most modern factories, invested in britain with mini before brexit. All in all many smaller errors and merc was just... these are the fossil years baby! (Don’t know if the electric smart is any good)
BMW : no more innovation
Apple : hold my beer
Atleast apple tried to copy Android
Tesla is non stop innovating
zen young 😂😂😂😂
@@trungnguyenhoang6821 Are you referring to the triangle truck.
@@michaelcarr4748 software driven performance
The i8 looked so sweet 🎂
Totally a showstopper. Too bad the curtain dropped on it already.
I'm surprised the title isn't, "Will BMW Survive Amazon? "
🤣🤣🤣
Stupid comment by someone, who has no idea what they are talking about!
Hahaha It's surviving, BMW exports vehicles made here in Brazil.
I just don't know if the Amazon and the planet will survive with progressive ideology.
The Amazon looks like a city inhabited by NGOs from Brazil and other countries, doing what they want and need not explain anything.
D Stanoev 💯👍🏽
@@enioveiga2439 he means Amazon the company. Sorry if ur being humorous and I'm being a literalist lbs
so much innovation it has become less reliable and artificial.
The reason BMW became so huge and desirable is because the company had a mission statement to build the ultimate driving machine and they delivered decade after decade. There was a point in the late 2000’s and early 2010’s that it seemed as if the brand no longer cared about that and only wanted to increase sales and appeal to bigger markets. Though somewhat successful, everybody drives a bmw now, not just purists and wealthy elitists, it has cost the brand it’s reputation and original appeal. I hope the brand goes back to making truly driver focused cars again. I used to be a huge fan but I no longer desire to buy a new BMW these days.
Try a BMW X5m 2021 and you’ll change your mind
@@mariobello4036 L O L
Grills are gettin bigger
Sales graph gettin shorter
1960s: Ford vs Ferrari
2019: BMW vs Mercedes
Lmfao 😂
iPlayClashRoyale So you are saying you know nothing of cars.
And it is losing to MB.
Stefan Unson nah I’ve seen both and merc interior creaked when I pushed on it
Nestor Jr. Abalos In other words, the body shell and interior must not be of high quality in BMWs, or else it would have been harder for them to copy.
because of that insecure grill
dee. M sure that’s not you
Haha yup
Yeah idk why people are saying that for me it’s teeny tiny
Those sales are going to drop even more when people see how ugly their future vehicles look like with their grilles becoming longer and wider.
They don't make enough "drivers" cars anymore. Can't even have the latest 3-series with a manual transmission.
BMW Outlet but Mercedes does not claim to be the ultimate driving machine
@@autohut3720 Exactly the point. BMW making autos now so they are removing what makes them great and are letting competitors catch up.
That's BS. May depend on the market. Which market are you talking about?
SamTheCar yes because the most popular cars in the US are Camry's, Corolla's and F-150's. This video is about BMW, the Ultimate Driving Machine.
Manuals make up an incredibly small portion of the car market. Getting butt hurt over a method of shifting that is slower, less economical, and less daily driveable in a market that always is demanding faster, more economical, and more comfortable vehicles, is just plain pointless. We as car enthusiasts do want a manual 3 series, without having to get an M3, but you have to understand that when a car company looks at their bottom line, they're going to go with what will sell the most of. Not what 2% of the market wants. I'm not a BMW fanboy or anything, in fact, I am quite the opposite of that. I agree that the brand has lost their edge, but, manuals don't sell, and I don't blame them for not offering it in the majority of their models anymore. The 8-Speed boxes in them now are excellent and have been widely regarded as excellent for years now.
You forget to mention the important role played by Herbert Quandt in rescuing the company in the 1950‘s and the role of the Quandt family since.
I have driven bmw my whole life and I’m honestly thinking of buying a new Mercedes just because their interior looks so much better and modern.. reminder I have had almost every bmw even the m5 and the latest x5..WE NEED A BETTER LOOKING INTERIOR BMW PLEASE!!
Miguel angel its sad. It breaks my hart to say it, but Mercedes cars at the moment are better. I’m sorry i hate it. But its true...
Whats so modern about those ugly circle shaped dials, vents and everything inside?
Test drive Tesla
How is a square slab of glass on the dashboard that Mercedes offers, better looking than the new 3 series interior?
Sasa Lolic because it hasn’t been around since 2005. Look at the buttons under the screen, some of them are almost identical to what bmw was putting in the 1 series over 10 years ago
"Why this luxury German car maker is losing to another luxury German car maker" 🤣
That's what they get for charging for Apple CarPlay
They stopped that.
Well said sir. Well said!
flightjam Doing for 1 day was 1 day too much.
Wait what the hell
They went to Android auto
Wow I thought this was just gonna be german car maker bashing but it was a very nice, short documenatry. I‘m impressed :)
When i couldnt find an oil stick on my bmw. I gave up on the brand altogether
TriggeredLmao My gen 1 X1 has no dipstick, but also can’t be put into neutral if it won’t start. Hurts watching your car be 4 wheel skidded onto a flatbed with a winch and bounced off at dealer because it won’t roll.
@@DaDude999 wow that is horrible. They are designed to become a money pit to the consumer. Thats why I now despise the brand. I mean they already made money off the sale of vehicle. Now they also want to do any little service to it to overcharge you 3x of what you would pay on a Chevy. No love for the automobile industry just straight up GREED.
@@getexposedlmao BMW (and Mercedes) make about $3.500 dollars profit per vehicle. Ferrari makes about $65K.
@@NorceCodine they sell 50x the cars Ferrari makes in the same time frame. You see their cars everywhere. Also Ferraris are brand for the ultra rich. People who don't care about a few thousand in maintenance. BMWs and Mercedes are supposedly for the working not so rich class. People who just saved up or earn enough for these cars yet they get charged outrageous prices. I have good income and I'm not an idiot to keep getting milked that wsy
Great White North I agree. I repair these for a living and hate to see one coming g off a flat bed like that as I know in going to have to remove panels and crawl underneath to manually put it into neutral.
*The ultimate mechanic shop machine*
*there, I fixed it for ya*
RELIABILITY ISSUES!!!!!!
Mercedes also has Reliability issues
@@ctm9364 Not to the level BMW has.
People way overhype "German engineering" just because they don't wanna admit Japan makes the best cars in the world. Most German cars are pretty unreliable.
Long called "the ultimate driving machine" but never seen being "driven ultimately".
The interior is crap and has remained the same for the past 12 years
exactly!
Lol i had a 03 745i over 10yrs ago and my wife got a 2015 535xi in 2016 and it felt like the same exact car for the most part... after that 745 i said i would nvr touch a bmw again but she insisted... after a few water pumps, oil seals, and numerous problems she's saying the same nvr again.. i can't imagine how bad reliability will get with the complexity of new tech if they keep sweeping the real issues underneath the rug
@@thckitchen434 yea just looked at a picture of a 7 series from that era. They literally look the same, almost nothing different.
They've become the European version of Cadillac.
nicktune1219 Navi/info screen sits on top of the dash. Outdated & very unattractive imo
To summarize: They’re expensive to buy. Pretty, but not that pretty. Break down all the time. Cost twice as much to fix. You see them everywhere on the road, and they depreciate to half they’re original price after like five years (if you’re lucky). You would have more fun lighting your money on fire.
They are one of the most reliable cars, you probably never owned a bmw and don't understand cars.
If anyone was financially smart but wanted to scratch that BMW itch, they would try to get the best lease they could and then walk away at the end of the lease. To buy it would put the owner at a severe risk of having a money pit that would financially hurt. Toyota, unfortunately, is more reliable and it's luxury brand, Lexus.
You clearly don't drive one or know what you're talking about.
My 6 series has not broken down in my 4 years of ownership... im actually questioning why i pay for warranty now.....
@@jonny5777 Why is that the go to for limp BMW fanatics? "you can't afford one" is pretty childish. It also speaks to the brand image problem they have; as well as the logic that Porsche follows with maintenance (money is no object). BMW maintenance over the life span has grown so fast, that a lot of BMW's are being totalled out for the smallest accidents (which is also why the resale value tanks after 3 years).
*Watches Scotty Kilmer once, never owned a BMW in their life.*
“Trash brand, never been innovative, plastic computers I’ll stick to my Toyota Corolla!”
true 😂
trigolis I love Scotty’s channel and have watched him since he was doing burnouts in his intros. Not knocking what he’s saying at all but I am knocking those fan boys that have never owned a BMW but want to trash it not knowing the history of the company.
Richie Hart 😂 Yeah man I’ve read some craziness in these comment sections just total ignorance. Pretty sure most don’t even know what Alpina is, they’ll tell you it’s a stereo company.
Agree 100%
@trigolis well any german vehicle nowadays it's better to just lease them ... not just bmw. They're are money pits... just ask me how I know
BMW : makes grills bigger, people : hates big grills, bmw : makes grills even bigger
You gotta be a mechanic or good with fixing cars to own of these.
I was lucky enough to make a couple honest friends who are Ukrainian and Romanian and specialize in European cars. Hell they even let us make payments.🙏
Jordan Miller NOICE👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
Commercial was paid by Mercedes-Benz 😂
not really. fanboys are dumb because who falls for the " if you want one, you should be able to maiintain it". while that is true with regular maintenance....if a 2015 or 2018 bmw breaks more than an asian winter beater from 2007...there's a problem somewhere. if toyotas and hoondas broke as often as bmws or even mercedes at times...somehow buyers hsould be proud of door and window actuators breaking and interiors melting as if it's a badge of honor lol. they're junk. the engine might be great but if it breaks down as often...then it's not engineered as well as they like to claim
No, I don't agree, I own BMW 5-series, but I totally agree: BMW was on top of electrification in 2009, but lost its place during bad decisions of the previous CEO. Current hybrids (not plug-in, but normal) are shameful with the battery capacity lower than my electric bike: 440 Wh for some 'hybrids' vs 720 Wh for e-bike. I wish BMW all the best but they need to make an efficient and practical EV with Tesla-like efficiency, Tesla-like range, but with BMW-like quality, practicality and steering.
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Interesting to see that increase of sales of Mercedes coincide with the successes Mercedes have in the F1.
The AMG line is what comes from F1...
@The Truth AMG is their sports development division.
Most people are idiots that follow like sheep. I have driven a Mercedes on the Autobahns across Germany and the drive is not the same as my daily 5 series. The satnav is crap the automatic braking system (as opposed to the the steering vibration in the BMW) when you touch a line has to be switched of evertime you get into the car which highly annoying.
Trance 9 AMGs have less in common with their F1 racing cars than Quattro with their Le Mans
Trance 9 F1 tech and innovation trickles down to many vehicles from a lot of manufacturers, it just hits the AMG line first.
They used to make great cars with effective engineering and high quality. Now they're just a status symbol for people to show off how good their credit score is. They drive like refrigerators compared to their earlier cars.
The problem for me was that they were trying to innovate just for the sake of innovation and not because they'd even found a problem that needed fixing.
Removing oil dipsticks and telling customers that their new change intervals are 10,000 miles with no way to check if your levels are getting low in that time, turns to settling lawsuits about failing timing chain tensioners and entire engines.
It’s all fun and games until you need an oil change. I’ll stick with Honda’s and Toyota’s.
EVs don’t need oil changes FYI
@@nofurtherwest3474 And who buys something like an EV?
succes885 ever heard of Tesla ?? duh !
@@nofurtherwest3474 EV vehicles are flammable
I prefer Honda vehicles over Acura vehicles and all other luxury and non-luxury vehicles. #HondaForLife
Mashfiq Alam ya know Honda owns Acura
Would still take a BMW over any of the US manufacturers
Us manufacturers quality is really bad, a friend of mine had a Cruze Chevrolet that cars stink like cheap china plastic toys.
I think you will regret that once you realize BMW charges $200-$250 for an oil change
ibo beko lol
Chevy and bmw are not competition. Cadillac
DaEverything1 it’s not that much. LOL At most 140$
Except Tesla
Visited BMW sales lot for a BMW 5 Series... all looked exactly alike. All wheels among many other things looked exactly alike between cars and now ABSOLUTELY boring! No sporty look. Complete turnoff and I am a lifelong BMW driver.
I am waiting for a video called
*Has APPLE stopped innovating*
Kenil Sheth oh that day isn’t far off. Maybe another 6 months and that video will turn up.
no they didn't !!! they added another camera
They don’t need to innovate when they’re riding on such success
Kenil Sheth
Maybe that will happen when they stop selling, but they haven’t so there’s that.
@@TheAdnanmajor 😂
Having owned 3 of them from 1989-1998, the last being a M Roadster, I can’t remember the last time I was impressed enough with their product to consider buying another.
U r lucky. U owned the best model years. Luckily u didnt buy their junks.
Performance and SUV should never be in the same sentence.
@japanwatchconnection fools and their money are soon parted. Enjoy your turbo soccer mom vehicle, try not to tip over on the bends
u just put them in the same sentence
lmao jk
Ever heard of Lamborghini urus?
@Ike N for me its remarkable.
The Lamborghini Urus, Audi RSQ8, Bentley Bentayga Speed, and Porsche Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid would all like to have a word with you. Quicker, faster, and better handling than most "Performance" sedans and coupes.
They just don't make high quality vehicles and they are being ripped daily on social media. People want cars that drive like BMW's but last like Toyotas. They also need to design better looking new cars.
They underastimated Tesla for too long, like all our car companies in Germany😴
But credit where credit is due, VW and Daimler are trying to close the gap with VW leading and Daimler following not too far behind. BMW is doing next to nothing. Maybe iX3 this year but nothing set in stone
Tesla is not a luxury Brand.
@@noahbowie5985 yeah if I'd buy stock from a german automaker, it would definitly be VW😊 Daimler is in a lil crisis now& there's lots of job cuts
@boken168 only 3 Series and big X modells are produced in Mexico and US
Tesla just got there first. their only gimmick is straight line speed and you can't even repeat too many times back to back. Tesla will have a long hard slog when the real carmakers decide to get serious about electric.
They need to make the kidney grills smaller god dam
The word unreliable comes to mind when I think of these luxury brands.
Compared to other car manufacturers with similar performance engines, BMW is reliable.
And I thought Honda had fanboys
Except Lexus
Just the vehicles sold in the US, because they are produced there
That and no one can fix them but dealers anymore and they get $200/hour
In India Mercedes Benz controls 50 percent of the domestic luxury market with the balance shared by BMW,Audi,Volvo,Jaguar Land Rover and Lexus..
no its not its just 38%
In India people can’t even afford toilets so I doubt they’ll sell cars