Oh the reason Albuquerque is getting a dealership is because BMW grossly understimated demand in the western US (after all, no one
lives out there, eh?
)
In addition to the high demand for MINI's in the Colorado Front Range (Pueblo to Ft Collins), nearly 20% of the Denver d'ship's business are New Mexicans, thus creating even more demand for cars--and thus longer waits (plus the longer ship times).
Plus many New Mexicans have to drive 300-500+ miles one way to Schomp MINI for service, so it's logical that in hindsight BMW understands that 2 (sales demand) + 2 (service demand) = 4 (new dealership.)
Yet BMW put a dealership in OK City, where the MA told me it was a "low demand" market. Go figure. Jimbo