all it means is the company is trying many new pojects to expand and in turn is rejecting mor than it used to. They have more money for R and D now and are trying to keep up with benz that seems to have like 100 different models out know. everyone is looking for a new niche and so is bmw and that takes alot of new projects where they may learn alot but never actually make the model. back then the chassis numbers increased so slow because all they had were 3 models 3,5,7 and 6 for alittle while. Look what they got know

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Dinan M3

2006 X5 4.4i Sport Current Vehicle
2006 CLS 55 AMG Current Vehicle
2010 FORD F-450 King Ranch Current Vehicle
2012 GL 550 Current Vehicle

1999 M3 Dinan S3 SOLD
2001 M3 Dinan S2 SOLD
2002 M5 SOLD
2004 X5 4.4i sport SOLD
2007 335 XI Lease ended
2009 E92 M3 SOLD