Comments on: Mini production stops for a month http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/07/mini-production-stops-for-a-month/ News And Rumors Covering The Auto Industry Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Długa przerwa świąteczna | BMW Time - Kult marki BMW http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/07/mini-production-stops-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-68232 Długa przerwa świąteczna | BMW Time - Kult marki BMW Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:26:45 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5216#comment-68232 [...] Jakby mało było ostatnio złych wiadomości, pracownicy dwóch angielskich fabryk samochodów Mini, zostali poinformowani, że grupa BMW wstrzyma ich produkcję na cztery tygodnie, a co sie z tym wiąże - miesięczna Bożonarodzeniowa przerwa świateczna dla tysięcy pracowników.. Źródło: BMWblog [...] [...] Jakby mało było ostatnio złych wiadomości, pracownicy dwóch angielskich fabryk samochodów Mini, zostali poinformowani, że grupa BMW wstrzyma ich produkcję na cztery tygodnie, a co sie z tym wiąże – miesięczna Bożonarodzeniowa przerwa świateczna dla tysięcy pracowników.. Źródło: BMWblog [...]

]]> By: Lance http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/07/mini-production-stops-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-68093 Lance Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:51:13 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5216#comment-68093 Just to add more explanation on Bush: The fact that he attacked the middle east countries and took over the oil supply there, means that he had control there and cut production. Why? Becasue he is closely associated with those oil companies in the US and by sutting supplies worldwide, they will be able to boost the price and the oil companies can make more millions. This was the plan all along. who suffered in the end, well, the Amaerican people and now the rest of the world. what implications next,? China will soon take over and people distance themselves from America and that will be the start of America's downfall. This is what I have read in research papers produced by various universities. But whether this is good or not depends on you. Just to add more explanation on Bush: The fact that he attacked the middle east countries and took over the oil supply there, means that he had control there and cut production. Why? Becasue he is closely associated with those oil companies in the US and by sutting supplies worldwide, they will be able to boost the price and the oil companies can make more millions. This was the plan all along. who suffered in the end, well, the Amaerican people and now the rest of the world. what implications next,? China will soon take over and people distance themselves from America and that will be the start of America’s downfall. This is what I have read in research papers produced by various universities. But whether this is good or not depends on you.

]]> By: Lance http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/07/mini-production-stops-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-68090 Lance Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:46:55 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5216#comment-68090 It started with oil price increase, which lead to higher inflation, therefroe higher interest rates, which lead to the start o the financial crisis as people start to default on payment. Well you may then ask, who started the oil price increase/ well, it is BUSH who made up non-sense about attacking middle east countries because of some untrue weapons of mss destruction. This Bush has been wanting to fight since the day he got into his office, not only is he giving all American's a bullish, bad image, he brought the entire world's economy down as well. The crisis is not over, the fact that most American banks are now owned by the state means that there's more trouble coming and could be even bigger than current. We would have to see what the new president can do. As for BMW's management team who said that they were going to boost profits by dropping production and incresing prices, well I'd like to see you do that now. That plan could not have worked anyway. Firstly BMW is in a highly competitive market, you puch your price up, customer just goes to Lexus, Audi or Merc. except for a few - most people buyinig BMWs are company cars and company allowances are set within a certain limit. If your prices are too high compared to another similar products, people will jst go somewhere else. And with the situation now, BMw's planned demand has droppedby more than 60%, push your prices up and it will fall by a further 30%. You lose market share and profits. BMW management has been rather arrogant in dealing with brand issues and is painting a bad name in the public's eyes. Compare this to the previous CEO, Dr. Panke, who pushed BMW to be No.1 and huge expansions into new markets, giving the public the idea that BMW is a global company. Now this new CEo is shrinking the brand and saying to people that BMW is a pure German brand. It is a pity, this will be BMW's downfall. Thirdly, take note, the cut in production will only save BMW the overhead costs. apparently they still have to pay the salaries of the workers. It started with oil price increase, which lead to higher inflation, therefroe higher interest rates, which lead to the start o the financial crisis as people start to default on payment. Well you may then ask, who started the oil price increase/ well, it is BUSH who made up non-sense about attacking middle east countries because of some untrue weapons of mss destruction. This Bush has been wanting to fight since the day he got into his office, not only is he giving all American’s a bullish, bad image, he brought the entire world’s economy down as well. The crisis is not over, the fact that most American banks are now owned by the state means that there’s more trouble coming and could be even bigger than current. We would have to see what the new president can do.

As for BMW’s management team who said that they were going to boost profits by dropping production and incresing prices, well I’d like to see you do that now. That plan could not have worked anyway. Firstly BMW is in a highly competitive market, you puch your price up, customer just goes to Lexus, Audi or Merc. except for a few – most people buyinig BMWs are company cars and company allowances are set within a certain limit. If your prices are too high compared to another similar products, people will jst go somewhere else. And with the situation now, BMw’s planned demand has droppedby more than 60%, push your prices up and it will fall by a further 30%. You lose market share and profits. BMW management has been rather arrogant in dealing with brand issues and is painting a bad name in the public’s eyes. Compare this to the previous CEO, Dr. Panke, who pushed BMW to be No.1 and huge expansions into new markets, giving the public the idea that BMW is a global company. Now this new CEo is shrinking the brand and saying to people that BMW is a pure German brand. It is a pity, this will be BMW’s downfall.

Thirdly, take note, the cut in production will only save BMW the overhead costs. apparently they still have to pay the salaries of the workers.

]]> By: Horatiu B. http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/07/mini-production-stops-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-68075 Horatiu B. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:33:04 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5216#comment-68075 @<a href="#comment-68048" rel="nofollow">John Shansky</a>: I don't think the crisis started solely because of U.S, of course it had a major impact. @John Shansky: I don’t think the crisis started solely because of U.S, of course it had a major impact.

]]> By: John Shansky http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/07/mini-production-stops-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-68048 John Shansky Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:01:20 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5216#comment-68048 yea, thank you USA to screw everything yea, thank you USA to screw everything

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