On the e9X 3-series, this happened 3/1/2011 in the US. BMW made the automatic standard, upped MSRP by ~$1000, and made the 6spd manual a "no-cost option". I snuck my car order in on 2/26 and got the old pricing. There were some minor spec changes as well, but I don't recall off the top of my head. There were a number of threads about it back then, which is how I knew I needed to get my order in - I did not pick my car up at the Welt until 7/28 of that year.
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'11 328! Touring - Tasman on Chestnut, 6spd manual, factory upside-down "i" option
'11 128i Convertible - Space Gray on Savannah Beige, 6spd manual,
also '14 Mercedes-Benz E350 wagon, '95 Land Rover Discovery, '74 Triumph Spitfire
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