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The question about whether bmw will “eat” the cost rather than passing on to consumers, the short answer is no. BMW is a business to make money, not a charity. However will they consider to absorb portion of it to keep their prices competitive? Maybe. All depends on their min profit margin threshold. But from a strategic perspective, i think it’s unlikely the exemption would apply to M cars since it’s a skewed market for people that are above average wealth. If they decide to, the exemptions or reduced price increase will most likely be applied to none M models that are most sold and mass produced by bmw. Truth is bmw does not depend on selling M cars to keep their lights on. And as I mentioned earlier, people buy M cars regularly will continue to do so. Just think have you ever walked into any dealership and saw 20 M cars in the lot not sold? Most of times, there’s none and if there is, there’s a sold tag on the windshield. There are more rich people out there than you think. What would be a detriment to bmw is not able to capture the mass majority demand on intro level more affordable models where volume of sale is the king of the supply chain principle. So as much as I’d want to be hopeful as everyone else do, if you’re buying an M car, be ready to pay more or buy domestic vehicles like Cadillac ct4 Blackwing or corvette or something. And don’t expect to get away from buying used M. If I decide to sell my 25’ m3cx in 6 mos when the %increase is defined on new units, you’d bet that I would also mark up the same % so will every other sellers.