Diplomatically, their customers are redirected to other models.
Just a few years ago, the first-wheel-drive family car of the Series 2 was the Active Tourer, and then the larger seven-seat Grand Tourer and it would seem to be too long for their career.
BMW Product Management vice president Peter Henrich told Autocar that the current MPVs were "a great job because they brought new customers to BMW," but "they are not really in the focus of the brand." Your customers are also heading for leisure cars.
If we look at the numbers, how much of the two types they have lost, then there's no need to explain the decision much. In 2016, the two BMW models went the best in Europe: with sales of 100,502 units. In 2017, it fell to 85,255, and in 2018 to 68,367. In the first four months of 2019, only 19,459 Series 2 Active Tourer and Gran Tourer were sold.
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