BMW Group Sets All-Time Annual Sales Record, Highest Sales Month Ever in 2005
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Jan. 4, 2006 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported record sales for 2005, with an increase of 4 percent, to push the total over the 300,000 threshold for the first time. The BMW Group posted annual sales of 307,020 vehicles, up 4 percent over the 296,111 vehicles reported in calendar year 2004. The BMW Group also reported monthly sales of 28,900 for December, down 1.3 percent over the 29,292 vehicle sales reported last December.
BMW Brand
Annual BMW brand sales were up 2.4 percent, to 266,200 compared to 260,079 in calendar year 2004. BMW reported monthly sales of 26,464 vehicles, a 4 percent increase over the 25,482 sold in December 2004, making it the highest sales month ever for the BMW brand in the U.S. (The previous monthly sales record was set in December 2004.)
"This is a strong finish to a year marked with numerous model changeovers," noted Tom Purves, chairman and CEO of BMW (US) Holding Corp. "We've only had full availability of our new award-winning 3 Series sedans in the past two to three months. Given that, and changeovers in the 7 Series and 5 Series, we are especially pleased with the annual increases."
BMW Automobile Sales
Monthly sales of BMW automobiles were up 9.3 percent, to 20,510 cars compared to 18,762 sold in December 2004. Yearly automobile sales were up 4 percent, with 197,833 automobiles sold compared to 190,250 in the same period a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Annual sales of BMW's two SAV models are off 2 percent. The company reported sales of 68,367 vehicles compared to 69,829 in the same period of 2004. SAV sales were down 11 percent for the month to 5,954 vehicles, compared to 6,720 vehicles sold in December 2004.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported its strongest year ever for sales of Certified Pre-Owned vehicles, which were up 3 percent, to 73,277 vehicles compared to the 71,112 vehicles sold in 2004. Monthly BMW CPO sales were up 7 percent, to 6,486 vehicles over 6,083 for the same month a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
Sales of MINI automobiles in 2005 were up 13 percent, ending the year with a record-setting 40,820 vehicles compared to the 36,032 reported last year. The division also reported December sales of 2,436 cars compared to 3,810 cars sold in the last month of 2004, a decrease of 36 percent.
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.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet at:
http://www.bmwgroupna.com/
http://www.bmwusa.com/
http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com/
http://www.miniusa.com/
http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/
BMW Car Sales Report for December 2005
2005 2004
December 20,510 18,762
Year-to-Date 197,833 190,250
Year-to- Year-to-
Model December Date December Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
325i (E90) 4,441 34,768 0 0
325i (E46) 144 14,765 4,592 41,538
325Ci 387 3,817 606 7,603
325Ci convertible 358 6,375 663 7,488
325i sports wagon 14 473 97 1,423
325xi (E90) 1,302 3,932 0 0
325xi (E46) 2 2,940 1,244 12,805
325xi sports wagon (E90) 80 345 0 0
325xi sports wagon (E46) 3 501 150 1,422
330i (E90) 1,726 15,885 0 0
330i (E46) 29 4,132 739 8,288
330Ci 222 2,659 600 5,658
330Ci convertible 359 5,573 571 6,378
330xi (E90) 1,164 3,054 0 0
330xi (E46) 1 2,477 564 6,012
M3 221 3,398 337 4,612
M3 convertible 139 1,856 406 3,322
3 Series 10,592 106,950 10,569 106,549
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 250 6,063 367 7,976
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 164 3,982 170 5,678
Z4 414 10,045 537 13,654
525i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 19
525i (E60) 1,112 15,500 1,873 16,421
525xi (E60) 853 3,406 0 0
530i (E60) 1,592 17,011 2,217 20,329
530xi (E60) 965 4,820 0 0
530xi sports wagon (E60) 548 2,351 0 0
540i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 2
545i (E60) 45 6,466 1,026 8,749
550i (E60) 602 1,426 0 0
M5 (E60) 679 1,742 0 64
5 Series 6,396 52,722 5,116 45,584
645Ci 52 3,070 387 3,559
650i coupe 307 660 0 0
645Ci convertible 54 5,047 575 4,639
650i convertible 518 1,157 0 0
6 Series 931 9,934 962 8,198
745i 5 1,713 449 5,225
745Li 11 2,831 1,070 10,427
750i 484 3,482 0 0
750Li 1,611 9,584 0 0
760i 6 131 15 61
760Li 59 424 42 442
7 Series 2,176 18,165 1,576 16,155
Z8 1 9 0 7
Z8 Alpina 0 8 2 103
Z8 1 17 2 110
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for December 2005
2005 2004
December 5,954 6,720
Year-to-Date 68,367 69,829
Year-to- Year-to-
Model December Date December Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
X3 2.5i 101 6,343 610 19,450
X3 3.0i 2,255 24,426 1,513 15,154
X3 2,356 30,769 2,123 34,604
X5 3.0i (US) 2,679 27,088 3,080 24,902
X5 4.4i (US) 778 9,121 1,331 9,156
X5 4.6is (US) 0 0 0 23
X5 4.8is (US) 141 1,389 186 1,144
X5 3,598 37,598 4,597 35,225
MINI Sales Report for December 2005
2005 2004
December 2,436 3,810
Year-to-Date 40,820 36,032
Year-to- Year-to-
Model December Date December Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
MINI Cooper 855 12,354 1,061 16,250
MINI Cooper S 995 16,764 1,189 15,145
MINI Cooper Convertible 245 5,402 854 2,522
MINI Cooper S Convertible 341 6,300 706 2,115
Total MINI 2,436 40,820 3,810 36,032
