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Originally Posted by cosmos515
Alpina is NOT a skunkworks shop. They are not like M. Alpina is a true auto manufacter that just happens to use BMW cars as their starting point. Keep in mind that the Alpina cars do NOT have BMW VIN numbers, they have Alpina VIN numbers.
BMWAG buys the cars from Alpina and resells them to BMWNA. BMWNA then sells the cars to US dealers and we buy them. No skunkworks.
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Correct. BMW does not own Alpina, unlike the M division. Alpina simply gets new BMWs ahead, tune them and sell them through BMW dealerships. For BMW to sell an M7 might not be that hard since M cars sell a lot more than Alpinas, but through research, an M7 is not suited in the market in this current economic climate. The relationship between Alpina and BMW are getting closer as you will see in the future, Alpina is working on the new V12 for the B7"S".