← Brian Harris BMW vendor brief · Oct 9, 2026 · ~29m · Plaud of_e85cee… · verify: gm-weekly-vendor-skin-v2 · bhbmw-sales-2026-10-09-v1
Working take
Protect deals with signed declines. Treat the BMW stop-sale as a retrofit/PDI hold, not a hold-to-the-24th. Pre-sell new X5s hard (~46–48 allocation) — take deposits even without allocation, make the deal, turn inventory to earn more. No floor flooding this quarter.
Keep taking deposits without advertising “no allocation”Same X7 playbook — lose the sale if you send buyers elsewhere
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Ask for gross, don’t get greedy“It’s only iron” — sell it; X5 is #1 seller
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No sales-floor headcount floodThis is the earning window with new product
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Coach’s Board on used-car office wallDaily: units working for delivery + appointments (glance for Ritchie/management)
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Signed product declinesPrinted decline gone after process change — X + signature still required, esp. cash
Stop-sale
Unlikely BMW holds deliveries to the 24th; if they do, re-sign customers.
Leading view: something needs retrofit after PDIs — don’t deliver then walk it back.
Check the list by VIN/model code (series-specific; G65 cited as 2027 X5 code).
X5 / allocation
Allocated
~46–48
Push up + possible Dec units
Plant
2-wk shut
Much production slips to Jan (normal)
Tax contract
OK w/ VIN
Contract on production/VIN; delivery date can differ
Once production rolls, ~3–4 weeks in if allocation exists. Pre-sold pipeline = sold on arrival → lower days-in-stock → more Southern Region pool allocation.
Open / Coop-adjacent
Lance
Call-review roster — full updated salesperson roster + manual entry so reviews tag the right rep. Lance said he is the blocker and will do it today.
Lance / Brett
Lamar / Austin sign renewal — finalized doc sent same day; Austin still “printing”; ~2 weeks (usually 1). Brett: no renewal meeting until signed. Lance emailed again on the call.
Store
Safeguard vs LDS — still open; Coach + Dan decide exposure. Rough cue “85k miles”; higher-risk used luxury → Safeguard bias.