BMW Sales Continue At Record Levels
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 1 BMW of North America, LLC
continued to set sales records, posting its second-best month in the U.S.,
with 20,012 vehicles reported over 15,337 in April 2000, an increase of
30 percent. April sales boosted BMW's year-to-date total to 66,776, an
increase of 15 percent, compared to 58,126 vehicles sold in the same period a
year ago.
This marks the 31th consecutive month that BMW has surpassed its own sales
records. The previous monthly sales record was established in December 2000,
when BMW reported sales of 20,720 vehicles.
Automobile Sales
BMW also reported April automobile sales of 17,196 compared to 14,254 a
year ago, an increase of 21 percent and year-to-date automobile sales of
54,407, compared to 53,800 in April 2000.
Sales of BMW 3 Series models continue to set the pace. More than 11,000
of these cars were sold in April, a 58 percent increase over the same month a
year ago.
Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Strong demand for BMW's X5 Sports Activity Vehicles continued, with
year-to-date sales of 12,369 vehicles compared to 4,326 in the first four
months of 2000, for an increase of 185 percent. April SAV sales also
increased substantially, to 2,816 vehicles compared to the 1,083 reported last
year.
Certified Pre-owned Vehicles Sales
BMW also reported sales of 3,060 Certified Pre-Owned vehicles in April,
down 23% from April 2000 when 3,974 units were sold. For the year-to-date,
BMW has sold 12,521 Certified Pre-Owned vehicles, 13% below the 14,435 units
retailed in the first four months of 2000.
BMW Car Sales Report for April 2001
2001 2000
April 17196 14254
Year-to-Date 54407 53800
April Year-to-Date April Year-to-Date
2001 2001 2000 2000
318ti 0 0 0 6
318i 4-door 0 0 0 14
323i (E46) 0 102 2653 11013
323is 0 0 2 3
323i sport wagon (E46) 0 0 283 514
323i convertible 0 0 24 328
323Ci (E46) 0 0 1064 3894
323Ci convertible (E46) 0 0 803 1270
325i (E46) 4708 13229 0 0
325Ci (E46) 901 3140 0 0
325Ci convertible (E46) 688 3043 0 0
325i sport wagon (E46) 302 1296 0 0
328is 0 0 0 2
328Ci (E46) 0 0 534 2807
328i 4-door 0 0 2 6
328i (E46) 0 0 1662 5877
328i convertible 0 0 3 25
330i 2118 5840 0 0
330Ci 774 2806 0 0
330Ci convertible 784 2724 0 0
M3 (E46) 610 943 0 0
M3 convertible (E46) 197 197 0 0
M3 2-door 0 0 0 0
M3 4-door 0 0 0 1
M3 convertible E36 0 0 2 22
3 Series 11082 33320 7032 25782
Z3 1.9 (US) 0 0 3 17
Z3 2.3 (US) 0 0 755 3851
Z3 2.5 (US) 763 2538 0 0
Z3 2.8 roadster (US) 0 0 364 1292
Z3 2.8 coupe (US) 0 0 15 57
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 457 1781 0 0
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 49 225 0 0
M roadster (US) 27 27 309 1169
M coupe (US) 0 0 69 289
Z3 Series 1296 4571 1515 6675
525i 1012 3811 0 0
525i sport wagon 162 711 0 0
528i 0 0 3111 11500
528i sport wagon 0 0 244 1111
530i 1406 4767 0 0
540i sport wagon 39 138 32 142
540i 332 1698 607 2210
M5 252 804 273 1062
5 Series 3203 11929 4267 16025
740i 573 1485 439 1693
740iL 925 2699 950 3453
740iL Protection 3 5 1 1
750iL 27 114 49 170
750iL Protection 0 4 0 0
7 Series 1528 4307 1439 5317
Z8 87 280 0 0
Z8 Series 87 280 0 0
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for April 2001
2001 2000
April 2816 1083
Year-to-Date 12369 4326
April Year-to-Date April Year-to-Date
2001 2001 2000 2000
X5 3.0i (US) 1544 6409 176 176
X5 4.4i (US) 1272 3144 907 4150
Total 2816 9553 1083 4326