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      02-22-2018, 01:58 PM   #57
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Originally Posted by Red Bread View Post
Agree that Merkel can count the days, but your other points are a bit tactical and not seeing the big picture. MB is just playing the status quo and it's working. Right now.

BMW put their money in carbon and electrics and hybrids. Lighter, torquier and more efficient cars will be the better long play, even if they're not fully sorted yet.
And Benz can shift on a relative dime when it wants or needs to because if its size and relative diversity. BMW can't.

Simply put, BMW is only big enough to put its eggs in a few baskets. Benz has enough eggs to put in almost all baskets. The only advantage BMW has over Benz is BMW Motorrad.
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