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BMW Z4 Replacement Not A Top Priority, Chief Engineer Reveals: Report

Replacing its second-generation Z4 roadster is not a top priority for BMW, the company’s chief engineer has revealed. Speaking with industry paper Automotive News in Geneva, Klaus Froehlich said that while BMW hopes to replace the Z4 before 2020,


Replacing its second-generation Z4 roadster is not a top priority for BMW, the company’s chief engineer has revealed.

Speaking with industry paper Automotive News in Geneva, Klaus Froehlich said that while BMW hopes to replace the Z4 before 2020, reduced interest in the roadster market has made for a challenging business case.

The company is also known to be developing a new sports-car platform with Toyota, although it is believed BMW’s end of that arrangement is focused on a new ‘Z5’ flagship coupe model.

Froehlich said the case for a new dedicated roadster is hampered by the Chinese market, where privacy concerns and poor air quality means that few buyers are interested in an open-top offering.

Buyers in the west have also lost interest in convertibles over the past decade, Froehlich said, pointing to Z4 sales reduced by 11 percent in Europe last year, and 13 percent in the US.

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