{"id":40185,"date":"2023-01-12T06:32:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40185"},"modified":"2023-01-12T06:32:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:32:14","slug":"bmw-no-longer-selling-cars-uk-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40185","title":{"rendered":"BMW No Longer Selling Cars To UK Police Due To Supply Chain Constraints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/01\/12\/bmw-no-longer-selling-cars-uk-police\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1603\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"P90068356 highRes the authorities poli 1 scaled\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-830x520.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-1635x1024.jpg 1635w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-1536x962.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-2048x1283.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"image of P90068356 highRes the authorities poli 1 scaled\"\/><\/noscript><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1603\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%202560%201603%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"P90068356 highRes the authorities poli 1 scaled\" decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-830x520.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-1635x1024.jpg 1635w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-1536x962.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068356_highRes_the-authorities-poli-1-2048x1283.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"image of P90068356 highRes the authorities poli 1 scaled\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"61.277033985582\">\n<p>BMW has been supplying cars to police forces in the United Kingdom for many years, but the partnership will come to an end, at least for now. A spokesperson for the Munich automaker told <em>Auto Express<\/em> the company has taken this decision in light of supply bottlenecks still impacting production. The cars that it is making are going to retail and corporate customers instead.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted this decision only impacts the UK where the Park Lane dealer in Mayfair will be restructured. The dealer has an International &amp; Specialist Sales Division that caters to customers interested in ordering specialized vehicles. BMW UK has issued a press release that implies it will not completely abandon sales of purpose-built cars:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p>\u201cWith high demand for our cars continuing to outstrip supply, we will be prioritizing sales to our retail and corporate customers in the future and moving away from some areas of our authorities and specialist business.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-417948\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli-830x523.jpg\" alt=\"P90068355 lowRes the authorities poli 830x523\" width=\"830\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli-830x523.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli-1624x1024.jpg 1624w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli-1536x968.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of P90068355 lowRes the authorities poli 830x523\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-417948\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20523%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli-830x523.jpg\" alt=\"P90068355 lowRes the authorities poli 830x523\" width=\"830\" height=\"523\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli-830x523.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli-1624x1024.jpg 1624w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli-1536x968.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P90068355_lowRes_the-authorities-poli.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of P90068355 lowRes the authorities poli 830x523\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As it enters a consultation period that will impact a \u201csmall number\u201d of its staff, BMW Park Lane\u2019s responsibilities will be redirected to the BMW UK National Sales Company in Farnborough.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly a year ago, BMW UK admitted there have been some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/02\/02\/bmw-uk-police-cars-n57-engine-problems\/\">issues with the N57 engine<\/a> installed only in police cars. At the time, the automaker\u2019s regional division said the inline-six diesel engine doesn\u2019t have those issues in personal cars. Without going into details, BMW\u2019s British branch mentioned the problems with the police cars stemmed from \u201cthe particular way in which the police operate these high-performance vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exact nature of the problem was never revealed but police authorities were advised not to use the N57-powered cars in high-speed pursuits. BMW UK said the \u201cunique usage profile puts extra strain on some components,\u201d adding the vehicles need to be serviced differently than privately owned models equipped with the 3.0-liter diesel engine.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoexpress.co.uk\/bmw\/359474\/no-more-bmw-police-cars-german-brand-halts-sales-uk-forces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Auto Express<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMW has been supplying cars to police forces in the United Kingdom for many years, but the partnership will come to an end, at least for now. A spokesperson for the Munich automaker told Auto Express the company has taken this decision in light of supply bottlenecks still impacting production. 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