Here's some great news for the 3 series touring fans in the US - the US market will receive the F31 3 series touring! BMW's decision to bring the 5 Series GT to the US and nip the F11 5 series touring in return had us all a bit worried whether the 3 series touring to be unveiled later this year would share a similar fate.
F31 3 series Touring coming to the US
Fortunately, Paul Ferraiolo, Manager, Product Planning & Strategy of BMWNA, confirmed with us during 2012 Detroit NAIAS that the next generation F31 3 series touring will make it stateside again:
"It's coming, we're not gettting rid of it, we love it", Ferraiolo said when we asked about the next generation 3 series touring. More from Ferraiolo:
"The touring buyers - in terms of their passion for their touring model - they love it and feel very strongly about it."
X6 M50d won't make it stateside
There's some bad news however, for a car not even announced yet. The X6 M50d and M550d models which BMW have been teasing lately won't be available in the US.
Matt Russell, BMW M Brand Manager told us that the chances of the M50d models making it stateside are
"slim to none". And Paul Ferraiolo said:
"Right now, it's not coming to the US." Rumors suggest that BMW will unveil more details on the X6 M50d on January 19th.
Stay tuned for more coverage from NAIAS.