Srt911 Neutral Newbie November 7, 2009 Share November 7, 2009 Read the news that 600 brand new BMW 5/7 series will be use as the delegates official cars in the APEC 2009 meeting. Wondering what will happen to these cars after that? Put up for sale as 2nd hand cars? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porker Turbocharged November 7, 2009 Share November 7, 2009 For sale at a discount Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissan_s152001 Neutral Newbie November 7, 2009 Share November 7, 2009 If i m not wrong they will sell it... but those who bought will be the 1st owner..... Of course at a cheaper price Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjlim Clutched November 7, 2009 Share November 7, 2009 Unlike other international events where it has sponsored cars in the past, BMW Asia has announced that this fleet will not be put up for sale at a discount. Instead, it will be used for other upcoming events instead. BMW fleet for Apec meetings 11 July 2009 Straits Times LEADERS of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum will be travelling in style. German luxury carmaker BMW is supplying close to 300 cars to ferry the high-profile participants - including United States President Barack Obama - to and from the Apec meetings being hosted in Singapore. Yesterday, BMW Asia held a symbolic ceremony to hand over the 295-strong fleet, consisting mainly of BMW 5-series and some 7-series cars. It is one of several car sponsorships BMW has taken part in over the years. Unlike previous occasions, however, when such cars were sold to the public at discounted rates after the programme, the 295 BMWs will be kept for other events next year. The cars are now parked at a military camp in Portsdown Road. The fleet will not be registered, but the cars will wear special number plates. The sponsorship is sizeable, costing an estimated $18 million, based on the cost of the vehicles before registration taxes. A spokesman for BMW Asia indicated that although the cars would not be sold and, therefore, would not contribute to BMW sales in Singapore, the sponsorship was a brand-building exercise. BMW began supplying cars for national events here with the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference held in 1996. In 2006, it supplied more than 500 cars for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings here. BMW Asia managing director Johannes Seibert described that as 'one of the biggest projects of its kind undertaken by BMW anywhere in the world'. Apec Singapore 2009 will see about 12,000 participants arriving for 114 meetings, starting from this month. It will culminate in a summit in November to be attended by leaders from the 21 member nations. CHRISTOPHER TAN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikamura Neutral Newbie November 7, 2009 Share November 7, 2009 look. BMW spend 18mil for a brand-building excercise by sponsoring cars for the APEC. hmmm ever asked yourself how often u see ads of bmw on tv? they dont need ads to sell their cars i guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufercck Neutral Newbie November 7, 2009 Share November 7, 2009 if really, there is hope to sell away APEC BMW to public. Do you think they can afford it? dun mention riches pp... normal man won't be looking at it.... we can buy over, BUT, we cannot afford the mant,,,,,one words >>>>EXP EXP EXP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curahee 1st Gear November 7, 2009 Share November 7, 2009 hmmm ever asked yourself how often u see ads of bmw on tv? they dont need ads to sell their cars i guess. Hmm but nowadays chinese ah pek ah soh radio station 958 also got BMW ad, saying that it offer free COE etc etc. I quite surprise that they even target this grp of ppl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleslie 1st Gear November 7, 2009 Share November 7, 2009 if they sell after every event held in singapore, we will have alot of bmw on our roads! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiftee Clutched November 8, 2009 Share November 8, 2009 The last meeting held here is also BMW is it? I thought after that they sold it at a good discount. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nullifi3d 4th Gear November 8, 2009 Share November 8, 2009 If i had the money i'd probably buy these discounted (assuming they were put on sale like the last time) bimmers. Not brand whore or anything but its a good chance to get a decent BMW and mod the hell out of it with spare change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironstarz 1st Gear November 8, 2009 Share November 8, 2009 Same as IMF held that time, all BMW were sold at cheaper rate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony 1st Gear November 8, 2009 Share November 8, 2009 The last meeting held here is also BMW is it? I thought after that they sold it at a good discount. but the discount is not substantial but I think certain part/functions are not included.. so nett nett, might as well buy the normal ones.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tireburner 3rd Gear November 8, 2009 Share November 8, 2009 BMW to Singapore is like Proton to Malaysia - our national car. No offense intended to Malaysians. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woonyang Clutched November 10, 2009 Share November 10, 2009 several weeks back i saw the ad for the sale of these cars after the summit. not sure if PM changed their mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 maybe they will keep some of the cars for next BIG event. i think not all the cars will be sold at a discount. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferraricalifornia 1st Gear November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 don't think they will be selling them for now...will keep it for other events... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster 5th Gear November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 Hmm but nowadays chinese ah pek ah soh radio station 958 also got BMW ad, saying that it offer free COE etc etc. I quite surprise that they even target this grp of ppl They might be targetting them with the 7-series or the 5-series. Usually those who listens to 958 are pple 50 or above and there r many rich towkays in this group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferraricalifornia 1st Gear November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 i don't think that promo is for the cars used for APEC la...they just use it to clear existing 5-series so that new one can come next year... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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