BMW Group Shatters All Past Annual Sales Records in 2004
BMW brand records best month ever
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Jan. 4 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported robust sales for 2004, breaking past annual sales records for both brands, to record a total of 296,111 vehicles, an increase of 7 percent over the 276,869 in 2003. The Group also reported record December sales of 29,292 vehicles, up 18 percent over the 24,915 vehicles sold in the same month in 2003, for an all-time monthly sales record.
BMW Brand Sales
BMW reported sales of 25,482 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, up 22 percent compared to the 20,910 vehicles reported the same month last year, making it the best month ever in retail sales history.
Annual sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 8 percent, to 260,079 vehicles compared to 240,859 vehicles sold last year.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's monthly automobile sales were up 17 percent, to 18,762 versus 16,054 in December 2003. Year-to-date, sales were down 5 percent, to 190,250 automobiles compared to 200,144 sold in the same period in 2003.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles increased 38 percent in December, with sales of 6,720 vehicles compared to 4,856 vehicles sold in the final month of 2003. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models were up 72 percent, to 69,829 vehicles compared to 40,715 for 2003.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported monthly sales of 6,083 Certified Pre-owned vehicles up 10 percent compared to 5,526 vehicles in December 2003. Annual BMW CPO sales were up 8 percent, to 71,112 vehicles compared to the 65,693 sold last calendar year.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported its strongest year to date, with sales of 36,032, compared to the 36,010 sold in 2003. For the month of December, MINI sales were down 5 percent, to 3,810 automobiles versus 4,005 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.
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http://www.bmwusa.com/ http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com/ http://www.miniusa.com/ http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/ BMW Car Sales Report for December 2004 2004 2003 December 18,762 16,054 Year-to-Date 190,250 200,144 Model December Year-to- December Year-to- 2004 Date 2004 2003 Date 2003 325i 4,592 41,538 2,523 43,693 325Ci 606 7,603 659 7,623 325Ci Convertible 663 7,488 690 7,433 325i Sports Wagon 97 1,423 124 2,068 325xi 1,244 12,805 1,398 12,737 325xi Sports Wagon 150 1,422 113 1,884 330i 739 8,288 557 9,422 330Ci 600 5,658 327 5,890 330Ci Convertible 571 6,378 591 7,183 330xi 564 6,012 411 5,955 M3 337 4,612 460 4,687 M3 Convertible 406 3,322 273 3,369 3 Series 10,569 106,549 8,126 111,944 Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 0 0 4 109 Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 0 0 1 24 Z3 3.0 Coupe (US) 0 0 1 6 Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 367 7,976 1,100 11,899 Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 170 5,678 1,014 8,270 M roadster (US) 0 0 0 14 M Coupe (US) 0 0 0 2 Z3 and Z4 537 13,654 2,120 20,324 525i (E39) 0 0 34 14,114 525i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 19 18 1,187 525i (E60) 1,873 16,421 1,483 3,134 530i (E39) 0 0 19 14,781 530i (E60) 2,217 20,329 2,069 6,947 540i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 2 2 261 540i (E39) 0 0 7 3,639 545i (E60) 1,026 8,749 573 1,454 M5 (E39) 0 64 20 1,447 5 Series 5,116 45,584 4,225 46,964 645Ci 387 3,559 0 0 645Ci Convertible 575 4,639 0 0 6 Series 962 8,198 0 0 745i 449 5,225 520 6,634 745Li 1,070 10,427 974 13,117 760i 15 61 0 0 760Li 42 442 69 722 7 Series 1,576 16,155 1,563 20,473 Z8 0 7 0 175 Z8 Alpina 2 103 20 264 Z8 2 110 20 439 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for December 2004 2004 2003 December 6,720 4,856 Year-to-Date 69,829 40,715 Model December Year-to- December Year-to- 2004 Date 2004 2003 Date 2003 X3 2.5i 610 19,450 0 0 X3 3.0i 1,513 15,154 0 0 X3 2,123 34,604 0 0 X5 3.0i (US) 3,080 24,902 3,878 30,214 X5 4.4i (US) 1,331 9,156 958 9,383 X5 4.6is (US) 0 23 20 1,118 X5 4.8is (US) 186 1,144 0 0 X5 4,597 35,225 4,856 40,715 MINI Sales Report for December 2004 2004 2003 December 3,810 4,005 Year-to-Date 36,032 36,010 Model December Year-to- December Year-to- 2004 Date 2004 2003 Date 2003 MINI Cooper 1,061 16,250 1,969 19,592 MINI Cooper S 1,189 15,145 2,036 16,418 Cooper Convertible 854 2,522 0 0 Cooper S Convertible 706 2,115 0 0 Total MINI 3,810 36,032 4,005 36,010
