Automotive News reported that BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer shared this statistic during a recent phone call with analysts. It’s not clear where this information came from within BMW, but it still comes as a shock that 80  percent of 1-Series owners think that they have front-wheel drive.

As reported by Autoblog earlier, BMW is planning to bring front-wheel-drive vehicles to market in the near future, and the automaker is worried that it might confuse customers by adding these new products to the rear-drive-only lineup.

Some say that current 1 Series owners who think their car is front-wheel drive should hand over their keys immediately!

[Source: Automotive News - Autoblog]