BMW predicts US will be biggest i8 market
 

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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> will be showing a production version of its new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/i8/">i8 plug-in hybrid</a> supercar at the upcoming <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/frankfurt-auto-show/">Frankfurt Motor Show</a>, and while we're quite excited about seeing the company's second i product in the flesh. According to a new report from <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130809/ANE/130809848/bmw-sees-u-s-uk-germany-as-top-markets-for-i8#axzz2bNjjR7IC"><em>Aut omotive News Europe</em></a>, BMW is expecting its largest markets to be the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Notable for its absence in that list is everybody's favorite mega-market, China.<br />
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<a href="http://www.automobilwoche.de/article/20130807/NACHRICHTEN/130809961/bmw-prasentiert-seriennahe-version-des-carbonflitzers-i8#.UgTtTWRgYvc"><em>Auto mobilwoche</em></a>, a German-language publication of <em>Automotive News Europe</em>, spoke with the i8's product manager, Hendrik Wenders, who declared, "The US will be by far the largest sales market for the i8." Wenders stops short of actual mentioning what percentage of i8 sales will be in the US, but does mention that it should arrive in showrooms around the world in about nine months. The simultaneous rollout will occur in 50 different countries.<br />
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Check back for our full coverage of the i8's debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. If you just can't wait until September, then check out <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/07/2015-bmw-i8-prototype-first-drive-review/">our first drive of the i8 Prototype</a>.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/10/bmw-predicts-us-biggest-i8-market/">BMW predicts US will be biggest i8 market</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/10/bmw-predicts-us-biggest-i8-market/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20691122/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/10/bmw-predicts-us-biggest-i8-market/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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