BMW maxi-scooters in dealerships on March 22
The BMW C600 Sport and C650 GT maxi-scooters (read our Detailed presentation of the C600 Sport and C650 GT) will be available in the BMW Motorrad network from March 22, 2012. Production of these two eagerly awaited scooters has already started in the factory. BMW of Berlin Spandau (Germany).
The BMW C600 Sport and C650 GT maxi-scooters (read our) will be available from March 22, 2012. Production of these two eagerly awaited scooters has already started at the BMW plant in Berlin Spandau (Germany).
Objective: 10,000 sales in 2012 !
BMW has built a line exclusively dedicated to the manufacture of these two new scooters, "with a starting capacity of 80 machines per day". Fifteen technicians spread over twelve stations are already at work to assemble the first copies: the Munich coat of arms is not idle, because its objectives in this new market are extremely high. !
"The objective is to sell around 10,000 units next year, which is close to 10% of our total volume over one year", announces Andreas Muller, head of production, specifying that "two and a half hours are necessary to carefully assemble all components ".
"I hope that the production capacity will have to increase rapidly if I am to believe the reactions of the public during the presentation of these novelties at the Milan and Paris trade fairs!", Ambitions for his part Hermann Bohrer, the director of the BMW Motorrad plant in Berlin.
The right price…
Sharing the same chassis (a perimeter frame made of steel tubes) and the same engine (a 647 cc twin-cylinder developing 60 hp), the two BMW maxi-scooters are nevertheless intended for two very distinct user profiles: one on the one hand lovers of powerful and sporty scooters – like the Tmax 2012 that BMW is openly targeting with the C600 Sport – and on the other hand with the C650 GT, the scooters-GT who until now had their sights on the Burgman 650, the SW -T600 or the Majesty 400.
To date, BMW Motorrad France is unable to communicate the official prices of these two maxi-scooters, which the Site will test a little before their arrival in .
However, according to our information and the manufacturer’s statements at the Milan and Paris shows, BMW intends to be aggressive in terms of pricing….
The price of the C600 Sport – equipped with ABS, an automatic parking brake and a practical modular FlexCase trunk as standard – should be around € 10,999 (with ABS) of the new Tmax (read our). To be continued on Site: stay connected !
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