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Originally Posted by DieselDiner
Google "german self registration" and learn about how BMW and the others are distorting their sales up to 30% in Germany. Here's one of many articles: http://www.motortrader.com/latest-ne...iggest-market/
Makes one wonder how many other markets show sales numbers supported by the same manipulation.
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It's happening across Europe, not just in Germany.
Btw, here is info from Automobilwoche about self-registrations (by dealer & carmakers) in German market in August 2012:
Hyundai: 44.0% self-regestrations of whole Hyundai car registrations in August
Opel: 42.4%
Ford: 33.9%
Audi: 23.8%
MB: 22.8%
VW: 22.7%
BMW: 22.2%
http://www.automobilwoche.de/article...erscharft-sich