BMW to Expand Dealerships in India by Year-End

• German luxury car maker BMW plans to ramp up its network across the country by year-end and penetrate into tier II cities.
• The company currently has 12 dealers in 10 cities and plans to add 10 more in tier II cities like Coimbatore, Jaipur, Ludhiana, Bhubhaneshwar and Lucknow by the end of 2010. It expects each dealer from Tier II locations to contribute about 30-40 cars a year.
• BMW has already launched four new models this year with three more in the offing. These include the petrol and diesel variants of its top-end sedan 7 series.