BMW Group Reports First-Half Sales For 2005
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 144,843 vehicles, a slight increase (0.8 percent) compared to the 143,646 vehicles sold in the first half of 2004. The BMW Group also reported June sales of 26,999 vehicles, a decrease of 3.3 percent from the 27,909 vehicles sold in the same month of 2004.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW of North America, LLC reported a 6.5 percent decrease in June sales of automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, to 23,392 vehicles compared to the 25,013 reported in the same month last year. Demand for the all-new 2006 3 Series, which went on sale May 6th, is robust but inventory remains low as the company builds production capacity of its highest-volume model.
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were down slightly (2.4 percent) from last year, for sales of 122,864 vehicles compared to 125,834 vehicles sold in first six months of 2004.
"This year is one of transition for the BMW brand in the U.S., with 60 percent of its products affected. In the past few months, we've introduced all-new 2006 3 Series sedans, just voted "America's Best New Sedan" by readers of AutoWeek. The planned changeover has gone extremely well, and we're delighted with the strong customer demand for the new 3 Series, and the accolades from the automotive press," explained Tom Purves, chairman and CEO of BMW in the U.S.
"Later this year," he continued, "BMW will introduce more 3 Series variants - a new sports wagon and all-wheel-drive models."
The launch of the new 3 Series sedans is the highest-volume introduction, but other important new models have been introduced this past spring - the 2006 5 Series sports wagons and all-wheel-drive models. The new 2006 7 Series also went on sale this past spring, with new engines and fresh design updates.
The new product introductions will continue this fall, with the new 2006 M5 and the 2006 550i sedan, powered by a new V-8 engine.
"We are on track to end the year with another record sales performance," Purves said.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's June automobile sales were 17,456 cars, a 1 percent dip versus 17,710 cars sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, sales were down 7 percent, to 90,597 automobiles compared to 97,606 in the same period a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
SAV sales were down 19 percent in June for 5,936 vehicles, compared to 7,303 vehicles sold in the same month of 2004. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's two SAV models are up 14 percent, to 32,267 vehicles compared to 28,228 in the same period of 2004.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported its strongest June ever for sales of Certified Pre-owned BMWs. Monthly sales of Certified Pre-owned vehicles were 6,483, up 6 percent over the 6,110 vehicles sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, BMW CPO sales were up almost 2 percent, for 36,412 vehicles over 35,855 in the same period a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
Strong demand for MINI brand automobiles continued in June. MINI USA reported that June 2005 sales increased 25 percent, with 3,607 cars compared to 2,896 sold a year ago. Sales of MINI automobiles in the first six months of 2005 are up 23 percent with sales of 21,979 cars over the 17,812 cars reported in 2004.
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 June 2005 2005 2004 June 17,456 17,710 Year-to-Date 90,597 97,606 Model June Year-to-Date June Year-to-Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 325i (E90) 4,271 7,533 0 0 325i 613 13,830 3,662 19,813 325Ci 363 2,202 744 3,830 325Ci convertible 607 3,378 705 4,263 325i sports wagon 33 365 129 758 325xi 14 2,927 1,058 7,820 325xi sports wagon 40 428 120 714 330i (E90) 2,215 4,205 0 0 330i 25 4,026 758 3,824 330Ci 275 1,587 509 2,759 330Ci convertible 559 2,884 547 3,730 330xi 4 2,460 611 3,119 M3 351 2,051 451 2,575 M3 convertible 212 1,077 293 1,749 3 Series 9,582 48,953 9,587 54,954 Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 688 3,351 997 4,232 Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 402 1,984 674 3,127 Z4 1,090 5,335 1,671 7,359 525i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 19 525i (E60) 1,381 8,969 1,507 8,588 525xi (E60) 145 163 0 0 530i (E60) 1,409 8,956 1,660 9,802 530xi (E60) 280 305 0 0 530xi sports wagon (E60) 159 236 0 0 540i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 2 545i (E60) 808 4,751 838 4,611 M5 (E39) 1 4 0 53 5 Series 4,183 23,384 4,005 23,075 645Ci 318 1,829 261 1,701 645Ci convertible 508 3,192 550 1,662 6 Series 826 5,021 811 3,363 745i 49 1,645 535 3,015 745Li 38 2,764 1,062 5,491 750i 459 1,035 0 0 750Li 1,133 2,177 0 0 760i 20 82 2 2 760Li 72 190 29 268 7 Series 1,771 7,893 1,628 8,776 Z8 1 5 1 3 Z8 Alpina 3 6 7 76 Z8 4 11 8 79 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for June 2005 2005 2004 June 5,936 7,303 Year-to-Date 32,267 28,228 Model June Year-to-Date June Year-to-Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 X3 2.5i 686 3344 2,315 6,984 X3 3.0i 2,592 13,007 1,414 5,938 X3 3,278 16,351 3,729 12,922 X5 3.0i (US) 1,859 11,262 2,623 11,132 X5 4.4i (US) 686 4,013 780 3,907 X5 4.6is (US) 0 0 3 17 X5 4.8is (US) 113 641 168 250 X5 2,658 15,916 3,574 15,306 MINI Sales Report for June 2005 2005 2004 June 3,607 2,896 Year-to-Date 21,979 17,812 Model June Year-to-Date June Year-to-Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 MINI Cooper 1,280 7,127 1,606 9,593 MINI Cooper S 1,378 8,229 1,290 8,219 MINI Cooper Convertible 268 3,305 0 0 MINI Cooper S Convertible 681 3,318 0 0 Total MINI 3,607 21,979 2,896 17,812
