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So this is where BMW probably sees theirs market in the US on the SUV size, even though the 4 series stepped up its game on the sales side.
The US has been moving towards an SUV predominant market in the past 6-8 yrs but BMW has been able to sell a fair amount of 3 and 5 series even with this trend. The anomaly of the 4 series has more to do with the I4 electric demand (which has been exceptional) than people preferring a 4 series to a 3 or 5 series. With Ford stopping production of sedans and GM leaning that way, I hope BMW doesnt look at this trend and starts phasing out its sedans too as clearly the SUV are carrying the company's profits (just like Fords and Chevy's). Maybe when production ramps up, the sedan numbers might improve, but it is certainly worrisome and BMW might start cutting out models in the sedan line up to save production space and preserve profits soon.
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