BMW Group In the U.S. Reports August 2005 Best Month Ever for BMW Brand
BMW Group Sales up 18 Percent for August; Year-to-Date Sales Rise 4.3 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Sept. 1 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported impressive August sales of 28,879, an increase of 18 percent over the 24,501 vehicles sold the same month last year, for its second best month ever. The BMW Group also reported year-to-date sales of 200,562 vehicles, up 4 percent over the 192,233 vehicles sold in the first eight months of 2004.
BMW Brand
BMW reported its best sales month ever, with 25,537 vehicles sold, an increase of 15 percent over the 22,167 sold in August 2004. Previously, the best month for the BMW brand was December 2004, when sales of 25,482 BMWs were reported.
Year-to-date, BMW brand sales were up 1.2 percent, to 171,579 compared to 169,480 in the same period last year.
"Strong sales across all models, including BMW's new 3 Series and 7 Series automobiles, contributed to this record-breaking month for the BMW brand," according to Tom Purves, chairman and CEO of BMW (US) Holding Corp.
BMW Automobile Sales
August sales of BMW automobiles were up 13 percent, to 17,254 cars, compared to 15,305 sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, sales in this category were down 2 percent, to 124,406 automobiles compared to 126,885 in the same period a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
SAV sales were up 21 percent for the month to 8,283 vehicles, compared to 6,862 vehicles sold in August 2004. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's two SAV models are up 11 percent, to 47,173 vehicles compared to 42,595 in the same period of 2004.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported its best August ever for sales of Certified Pre-owned BMWs. Monthly sales of Certified Pre-owned vehicles were 6,470, up 15 percent over the 5,637 vehicles sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, BMW CPO sales were up 3.3 percent, to 49,620 vehicles over 48,042 for the same period a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA continued to experience strong demand, with August sales up 43 percent, to 3,342 cars versus the 2,334 sold in that month in 2004. The division reported sales of 28,983 cars year-to-date, up 27 percent compared to 22,753 sold in first eight months of 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 August 2005 2005 2004 August 17,254 15,305 Year-to-Date 124,406 126,885 Model August Year-to-Date August Year-to-Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 325i (E90) 5,101 16,679 0 0 325i 71 14,032 3,703 26,968 325Ci 221 2,751 794 5,330 325Ci convertible 547 4,507 516 5,440 325i sports wagon 22 416 96 956 325xi 6 2,935 321 8,812 325xi sports wagon 20 479 111 926 330i (E90) 2,091 8,468 0 0 330i 10 4,049 829 5,477 330Ci 175 1,982 541 3,791 330Ci convertible 473 3,871 417 4,682 330xi 5 2,467 534 4,194 M3 267 2,646 336 3,339 M3 convertible 150 1,391 218 2,278 3 Series 9,159 66,673 8,416 72,193 Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 654 4,584 763 5,794 Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 455 2,851 516 4,155 Z4 1,109 7,435 1,279 9,949 525i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 19 525i (E60) 1,148 11,355 1,210 10,904 525xi (E60) 439 1,052 0 0 530i (E60) 1,352 11,631 1,411 12,483 530xi (E60) 620 1,449 0 0 530xi sports wagon (E60) 256 681 0 0 540i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 2 545i (E60) 544 5,952 670 5,572 M5 (E39) 0 4 9 63 5 Series 4,359 32,124 3,300 29,043 645Ci 297 2,426 321 2,137 645Ci convertible 492 4,171 716 2,546 6 Series 789 6,597 1,037 4,683 745i 20 1,686 397 3,714 745Li 11 2,801 824 6,870 750i 418 1,945 0 0 750Li 1,336 4,756 0 0 760i 15 104 14 17 760Li 38 272 30 316 7 Series 1,838 11,564 1,265 10,917 Z8 0 7 1 6 Z8 Alpina 0 6 7 94 Z8 0 13 8 100 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for August 2005 2005 2004 August 8,283 6,862 Year-to-Date 47,173 42,595 Model August Year-to-Date August Year-to-Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 X3 2.5i 1,030 5,053 2,042 12,102 X3 3.0i 2,746 18,356 1,448 8,824 X3 3,776 23,409 3,490 20,926 X5 3.0i (US) 3,297 17,053 2,358 15,801 X5 4.4i (US) 1,106 5,865 849 5,312 X5 4.6is (US) 0 0 0 23 X5 4.8is (US) 104 846 165 533 X5 4,507 23,764 3,372 21,669 MINI Sales Report for August 2005 2005 2004 August 3,342 2,334 Year-to-Date 28,983 22,753 Model August Year-to-Date August Year-to-Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 MINI Cooper 1,050 9,534 1,120 12,169 MINI Cooper S 1,562 11,233 1,214 10,584 MINI Cooper Convertible 298 3,893 0 0 MINI Cooper S Convertible 432 4,323 0 0 Total MINI 3,342 28,983 2,334 22,753
