n the middle of the worst recorded car demand in the last ten years, 338 BMW dealers are intent on investing no less than $300 million to smarten up their operations or expand into new areas. According to BMW, this is besides the $2.2 billion already invested over the past nine year.
The profitability of the dealer is critical to the future success of a company’s sales network, permitting for expansion or modernization that will bring in more buyers onto the lots. The investments from BMW dealers are a strong demonstration of confidence in the success of the BMW brand in the US in the future. The carmaker said that by the end of 2009 majority of the 338 dealerships would have gone through modernization with an addition of five new showrooms to open in cities like Boston, Chicago, and Houston. In contrast, Audi said last October that its 270 dealers in the US will be investing about $1 billion in the span of 3 years.
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