The BMW was chosen ahead of three cheaper cars in the tender: the Cadillac CTS; the Buick Lacrosse, and the Chevrolet c300.
The Ministry of Finance's Motor Vehicle Administration today picked the BMW 528i as the next car of cabinet ministers. The consumer price of the BMW 528i is NIS 398,000.
Four cars were finalists in the tender: the BMW 528i, the Cadillac CTS; the Buick Lacrosse, and the Chevrolet c300. The BMW 528i was the most expensive of the four cars. The Buick Lacrosse was the cheapest, with a consumer price of NINS 265,000.
BMW 528i has a 258-horsepower engine, and can go from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds.
This is the first time in 40 years that Volvo did not bid in the tender. Audi and Skoda, which also provide cars for ministers, did not bid either.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on July 11, 2012
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