Comments on: BMW NA Selling Corporate MINI Dealer

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:09:48 +0000

I apologize for the writing errors... I threw this together before I left for Munich. I was planning on editing it before it went live, needless to say I forgot while at Oktoberfest! Obviously, not one of my best posts.

On the other hand I think you can give me a bit of a break on this one... trying blogging and you will see how difficult it is to do with the rest of life going on!

In the future I will be sure not to schedule things to go live until I have completed them.

By: O(=^=)O Capn

O(=^=)O Capn — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:09:06 +0000

Contact MF, The discreet way of doing it.

Thanks love the site, I wish most paid sites were run as well as this free one! You guys Rock!

And, why does Michael need a last name? So you can look him up and throw eggs at his house?

By: alpinamike

alpinamike — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:37:11 +0000

Written By: Michael …who?

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:32:31 +0000

I think it is Westchester BMW/MINI

By: Gabe

Gabe — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:27:20 +0000

Angael.. Letâ€™s see. No link to Mike on the page. No link to Matt on the page. Oh wait, a place to leave a reply down below. How nice.

That's what the contact for is for - to leave suggestions and complaints. The comment section is intended to discussion about the story above.

By: Rocketboy

Rocketboy — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:05:27 +0000

Angael.. Let’s see. No link to Mike on the page. No link to Matt on the page. Oh wait, a place to leave a reply down below. How nice.

By: Angael

Angael — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:41:20 +0000

Is it really necessary to pick on someone through here and not privately? An email to Matt would have sufficed.

The market situation does have me worried some though, because my loan is up next year and I will need to refinance the loan.

By: Rocketboy

Rocketboy — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:47:07 +0000

Chris... So, if an article on a website that you've been reading for years is not up to its normally high standards, it is impolite to bring it up? That there was a rather big cleanup is not an indication that there was a probelm?

Matt... Thanks. I hope you did not take what I wrote the wrong way, I was just disheartened to see a post like the first version slip through.

By: lilcoopr

lilcoopr — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:55:09 +0000

BMW Group Canada already did this years ago, and the dealership, the one that I work at, is even attached to the head office but is now under new non-corporate ownership.

By: GregW

GregW — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:51:26 +0000

Good news – this is not a USA thing. BMW are reducing staff in all Subsidiaries around the world and even at Munich. It’s called both project MOVE and ONE strategy. A lot of loyal BMW employees are being hurt by this and being cut for the sake of shareholders and the Quandt family. Travel, Training, interns are being cut. People are now regarded as job cards and disposable resource. This could be a bold move to keep the Company at the top, but with increasing sales looks bad in anyones language.

By: Chris W.

Chris W. — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:32:18 +0000

Matt & Michael, thank you for the article.

Rocketboy, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

By: Matt G.

Matt G. — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:35:15 +0000

I did some serious editing of the post. Please let me know if there are more rough spots to deal with.

By: Rocketboy

Rocketboy — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:41:10 +0000

Fred, this is why I'm not a Nathan Nit-Picky. Nor did I spend the time and effort one would expect in an article. I just expect my brain not to hurt after reading an article on Motoringfile.

Yes, the "I'm" is awful. It was a result of me editing as I was typing, and making the mistake of not proof reading. That, and it is a compound sentence.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:57:23 +0000

"By no means is this an exhaustive list of errors. Iâ€™m certainly do not have a habit of being Nathan Nit-Picky, but come on, this is bloody awful."

"I'm certainly do not . . . " (?)

"I'm certainly . . . but come on . . . " (subject and voice change)

". . . but come on, this is bloody awful." (comma splice)

By: Krut

Krut — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:12:02 +0000

So Jay are sales up at the store?

I think this will sort itself out soon – I’m glad the house and senate are spending time to think through this issue – although they spent more time debating steroids in baseball.

As far as MINI goes – they’re being prudent to guarantee their longevity in the US – it’s their biggest market and they’re basically selling a fixed asset to cover more essential costs (think of the MINI-owned dealership as a summer cottage).

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:02:27 +0000

Wow! BMW-NA must really be hurting if they are willing to trade off long term profits for a one time cash payment.

By: Aurel

Aurel — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:24:01 +0000

That stinks! This sounds like its the Manhattan, NY dealership.

By: Rocketboy

Rocketboy — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:53:52 +0000

Why did I keep reading...

"You may be thinking to yourself how much can a dealership cost to buy?"

My brain is hurting trying to read this.

By: JonPD

JonPD — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:53:04 +0000

No surprise here and a pretty good move by BMW, guessing this is one of the BMW/Mini sites. I am sure somebody will snap this up if for no other reason than Mini dealerships can’t seem to keep enough cars on their lots due to demand.

By: Rocketboy

Rocketboy — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:53:01 +0000

That is by far the WORST written article on Motoringfile.

"BMW was forced to right down some of its losses"

right != write

"decline in sales of BMW models BMWNA has watched sales"

comma much?

"several dealerships throughout the country they are in affluent areas that"

Run on / Comma?

By no means is this an exhaustive list of errors. I'm certainly do not have a habit of being Nathan Nit-Picky, but come on, this is bloody awful.