Falling Dollar Threatens German Car Manufacturers

[Brookside]

Yes, that makes sense... tightening the negotiation margins for the customer makes up profit-per-vehicle,
essentially it feels like the beginning of a trend for U.S. BMW customers > paying more...right away.

I used to use a rough estimate of between 9-10% of MSRP for what
I thought would be a fair offer...here's a comparison for a vehicle MSRP-ing @ 55k using Matt530i's numbers..

msrp $55,000
@8.2%=$50,490.
@9.4%=$49,830.
an increase of $660. Probably not enough to squash a deal for someone putting out that kind of money.

 

[450SEL6.9]

Let's not forget that the volatility of the currency excange weighs into this. The dollar has swung wildly over the past few years and nothing's to say that it won't swing back to Euro parity within a few years.

The dollar won't get back to parity with the Euro for a very long time. There are major problems with the dollar and the American trade deficits are being financed by the Chinese and Arabs. The Canadian dollar for years was at parity with the US currency and once it dropped below parity level, experts said it would return quickly. In 30-yr. since Canada's dollar has still never traded 1-to-1 with the USD.

 

[Deutsch]

It's not black and white, based upon what happens in the coming future things may changeon one way or another. On a more personal note, my Mom and I were discussing the ecnomic situation here in the states and came to the conclusion that it seems like Corporate America is running the country and not the Goverment. I decided that I'll take up German and research the country, when I graudate I'll look for work there and see how that pans out. If things work out I'll move there and stay for several years, cash out all my Euro's on my way back home w/ an investment or two abroad still in possesion. In the end I'd benefit greatly from a once in a lifetime experience and a nice wad of cash. However this depends on the economic situation at the time I'm ready to make the move.