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Originally Posted by NikonMan
Yup very annoying - its a supply chain issue according to my CA. I suspect that cost accounting principles (e.g. "just in time manufacturing") at BMW dictates that they only order certain parts in sufficient quantity vis-a-vis their predicted volume of custom builds.
BMW stock took a dump last quarter (4%) - so BMW corporate folks are containing cost as much as possible ... "BMW, the world’s largest maker of luxury vehicles, slid the most in two months as profit declined."
I suspect the SC factory is milling out volumes of "lightly equipped" "lease prospect" 6 cylinder models daily, but for those of us in the "higher cost equipment" custom echelons, the parts supply chain from the 30 or so sub-vendors (i.e. cameras (don't forget the backup camera is optional across all X5's), Nappa, 20" rims, etc.) are causing delays.
Its all about getting as many of these X5's as they can to showrooms as fast as possible to make numbers.
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Rear camera with top view is standard on the X5 50i.