
Juergen Pieper, an analyst at Bankhaus Metzler in Frankfurt, says: “It’s important for BMW to communicate even small progress to cement its perceived role as a leader in hybrid and environmental technology. It would help if they’re the first to sell such cars. But it’s going to take a while to make them count in terms of earnings.†BMW recognizes this fact but it still confident that the Vision Efficient Dynamics will be competitive in the market because of its important qualities such as speed, acceleration, fuel efficiency, carbon emission rate, and of course the price.