BMW Group's 2005 Year-to-Date Sales Jump 16 Percent
BMW, MINI Brand Post Impressive Sales Increases in February
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., March 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported sales of 21,496 vehicles in February 2005, an increase of 10 percent over the 19,561 vehicles sold in the same month of 2004. Year-to-date, BMW Group sales increased 16 percent, to 41,260 versus the 35,696 sold in the first two months of 2004.
BMW Brand Sales
BMW reported sales of 18,356 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles (SAV), up 9 percent compared to the 16,903 vehicles reported in February 2004. Year-to-date, BMW reported sales of 35,203, compared to the 30,282 reported in the same period a year ago, an increase of 16.3 percent.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's monthly automobile sales were down slightly for the month at 13,341 versus 13,584 in February 2004. For the first two months combined, BMW automobile sales increased 7.3 percent to 25,952 versus 24,191 reported in the same period last year.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
February sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were exceptionally strong, up 51 percent, to 5,015 vehicles over the 3,319 reported in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, sales increased 9,251 to 6,091, up 52 percent.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW's Certified Pre-owned sales increased 2.5 percent in February, to 5,546 vehicles over the 5,411 reported in February 2004. Year-to-date, CPO sales were down slightly to 10,291 over the 10,476 reported in the same period in 2004.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported February sales of 3,140, an increase of 18 percent compared to the 2,658 sold in February 2004. MINI USA also reported sales of 6,057 for the first two months of 2005, an increase of 12 percent over the 5,414 sold in the corresponding period last year.
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, 80 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 February 2005 2005 2004 February 13,341 13,584 Year-to-Date 25,952 24,191 Model February Year-to-Date February Year-to-Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 325i 3,315 6,401 2,492 4,761 325Ci 317 639 539 962 325Ci convertible 463 826 581 984 325i sport wagon 75 167 148 248 325xi 706 1,554 1,308 2,309 325xi sport wagon 83 207 125 188 330i 864 1,673 467 980 330Ci 211 470 391 693 330Ci convertible 340 651 515 919 330xi 408 845 467 828 M3 268 527 397 746 M3 convertible 131 254 239 442 3 Series 7,181 14,214 7,669 14,060 Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 338 648 490 690 Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 131 270 325 458 Z3 and Z4 469 918 815 1,148 525i sport wagon (E39) 0 0 19 19 525i (E60) 1,513 2,739 1,324 2,401 530i (E60) 1,570 2,965 1,683 2,837 540i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 0 2 2 545i (E60) 709 1,366 733 1,163 M5 (E39) 2 2 19 33 5 Series 3,794 7,072 3,780 6,455 645Ci 311 564 0 0 645Ci Convertible 456 864 0 0 6 Series 767 1,428 0 0 745i 397 742 504 935 745Li 704 1,494 754 1,459 760i 7 16 0 0 760Li 19 64 52 113 7 Series 1,127 2,316 1,310 2,507 Z8 2 2 0 1 Z8 Alpina 1 2 10 20 Z8 3 4 10 21 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for February 2005 2005 2004 February 5,015 3,319 Year-to-Date 9,251 6,091 Model February Year-to-Date February Year-to-Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 X3 2.5i 440 834 372 381 X3 3.0i 1,879 3,296 698 1,472 X3 2,319 4,130 1070 1,853 X5 3.0i (US) 1,906 3,637 1,656 3,224 X5 4.4i (US) 668 1,294 588 1,004 X5 4.6is (US) 0 0 5 10 X5 4.8is (US) 122 190 0 0 X5 2,696 5,121 2,249 4,238 MINI Sales Report for February 2005 2005 2004 February 3,140 2,658 Year-to-Date 6,057 5,414 Model February Year-to-Date February Year-to-Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 MINI Cooper 906 1,993 1,304 2,761 MINI Cooper S 1,284 2,266 1,354 2,653 MINI Cooper Convertible 520 980 0 0 MINI Cooper S Convertible 430 818 0 0 Total MINI 3,140 6,057 2,658 5,414
