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Originally Posted by mkoesel
In the past the sedan/touring has outsold the coupe/convertible by something like 6:1 globally. These numbers are a bit shocking, to be honest. I doubt that the numbers have ever been so close. My bet is that this is largely the Gran Coupe finally picking up steam - there has never been a GC before to bolster the numbers like this. And since it is priced only marginally above the 3 Series sedan (cheaper than the proper coupe, in fact), unlike the 6GC compared to the 5 Series sedan, it makes sense that it will begin to steal sales away from that model.
I also don't recall them splitting apart 3 and 4 series sales figures in the past. I suspect they've begun that practice at this time to demonstrate the growth of the latter, even as it also shows the decline for the former.
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I completely overlooked the 4GC being included in those numbers. BMW has me thinking 4-series = 2-doors. Wrong! I can definitely see why the 4GC would be a strong seller. It's the best looking (affordable) sedan in BMW's line up. The 6GC is gorgeous, but seriously, $80k starting price?