BMW Group Shatters U.S. Sales Record for Third Consecutive Month
BMW Brand Records Best Month Ever ... Again
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported an increase of 12.4 percent in June for 27,909 vehicles compared to the 24,820 vehicles sold that month in 2003, making it the third consecutive month of all-time sales records for BMW sales in the U.S. The BMW Group also reported first-half sales of 143,646 vehicles, an increase of 4.8 percent from 137,098 sold in the first six months of 2003.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW of North America, LLC reported its sales of 25,013 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, an increase of 14.2 percent compared to the 21,904 vehicles reported last June.
Sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 5.2 percent in the first six months, with sales of 125,834 vehicles compared to 119,568 vehicles sold in the first six months of 2003.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales dipped slightly in June, to 17,710 versus 18,560 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, sales were down 4.6 percent, to 97,606 automobiles compared to 102,353 in the first half of 2003.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles were exceptionally strong, contributing to BMW's record sales. Total June SAV sales soared to 7,303, compared to 3,344 vehicles sold in June 2003, a jump of 118 percent. Year- to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models were up 64 percent, to 28,228 vehicles compared to 17,215 for the same period in 2003.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported sales of 6,110 Certified Pre-owned vehicles compared to 5,439 vehicles sold in June 2003, a 12 percent increase. For the first six months of 2004, BMW CPO sales were up 7 percent to 35,855 vehicles over 33,562 in the same period a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported consistent demand for MINI automobiles, resulting in an extremely low 3.4 days supply of inventory. Therefore, sales of MINI automobiles in June were relatively flat, with sales of 2,896 over the 2,916 sold in June of 2003. First-half sales of MINI automobiles were up 1.6 percent, with 17,812 cars compared to 17,530 sold a year ago.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand, the MINI brand, and the ROLLS-ROYCE brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4 roadster and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 340 BMW passenger car centers, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 148 BMW motorcycle retailers, 76 MINI passenger car dealers, and 25 ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet at:
http://www.bmwusa.com/
http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com/
http://www.miniusa.com/
http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/
BMW Car Sales Report for June 2004
2004 2003
June 17,710 18,560
Year-to-Date 97,606 102,353
Model Year-to- Year-to-
June Date June Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
325i 3,662 19,813 3,735 20,773
325Ci 744 3,830 744 4,152
325Ci Convertible 705 4,263 925 4,253
325i Sports Wagon 129 758 244 1,102
325xi 1,058 7,820 1,060 7,528
325xi Sports Wagon 120 714 189 1,152
330i 758 3,824 911 4,995
330Ci 509 2,759 637 3,453
330Ci Convertible 547 3,730 817 4,071
330xi 611 3,119 521 2,988
M3 451 2,575 421 2,543
M3 Convertible 293 1,749 341 1,962
3 Series 9,587 54,954 10,545 58,972
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 0 0 0 99
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 0 0 2 20
Z3 3.0 Coupe (US) 0 0 0 5
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 997 4,232 1,052 5,845
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 674 3,127 699 4,014
M roadster (US) 0 0 1 8
M Coupe (US) 0 0 1 1
Z3 and Z4 1,671 7,359 1,755 9,992
525i (E39) 0 0 1,888 8,587
525i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 19 169 822
525i (E60) 1,507 8,588 0 0
530i (E39) 0 0 1,924 10,006
530i (E60) 1,660 9,802 0 0
540i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 2 31 160
540i (E39) 0 0 464 2,577
545i (E60) 838 4,611 0 0
M5 (E39) 0 53 166 1,058
5 Series 4,005 23,075 4,642 23,210
645Ci 261 1,701 0 0
645Ci Convertible 550 1,662 0 0
6 Series 811 3,363 0 0
745i 535 3,015 545 3,068
745Li 1,062 5,491 953 6,502
760i 2 2 0 0
760Li 29 268 79 365
7 Series 1,628 8,776 1,577 9,935
Z8 1 3 4 163
Z8 Alpina 7 76 37 81
Z8 8 79 41 244
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for June 2004
2004 2003
June 7,303 3,344
Year-to-Date 28,228 17,215
Model Year-to- Year-to-
June Date June Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
X3 2.5i 2,315 6,984 0 0
X3 3.0i 1,414 5,938 0 0
X3 3,729 12,922 0 0
X5 3.0i (US) 2,623 11,132 2,549 12,552
X5 4.4i (US) 780 3,907 656 4,007
X5 4.6is (US) 3 17 139 656
X5 4.8is (US) 168 250 0 0
X5 3,574 15,306 3,344 17,215
MINI Sales Report for June 2004
2004 2003
June 2,896 2,916
Year-to-Date 17,812 17,530
Model Year-to- Year-to-
June Date June Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
MINI Cooper 1,606 9,593 1,777 10,118
MINI Cooper S 1,290 8,219 1,139 7,412
Total MINI 2,896 17,812 2,916 17,530