BMW Sales Continue at Record Levels; May Sales Soar 32
Percent and Year-to-Date Sales Jump 18 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 1 BMW of North America, LLC
continued to break its own sales records, posting its second-best month in the
U.S., with 20,231 vehicles reported compared to 15,323 in May 2000, an
increase of 32 percent. BMW reported year-to-date vehicle sales of 87,007,
an increase of 18 percent, compared to 73,449 vehicles sold in the same period
a year ago.
BMW's all-time monthly sales record was established in December 2000, when
BMW reported sales of 20,720 vehicles. Last month, BMW reported sales of
20,012, which was BMW's second best month at the time. This marks the 32nd
consecutive month that BMW has surpassed its own monthly sales records.
Automobile Sales
BMW also reported May automobile sales of 17,113 compared to 13,710 a year
ago, an increase of 25 percent. Automobile sales for the first five months
of 2001 were robust at 71,520, up 6 percent over the 67,510 reported in the
same period a year ago.
Sales of BMW's 3 Series models were particularly strong in May, with
10,746 automobiles sold versus 7,199 last May, a jump of nearly 50 percent.
Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
May sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles increased 93 percent, to
3,118 vehicles compared to the 1,613 reported last year. Year-to-date SAV
sales were 15,487, up 160 percent over the 5,939 reported in the same period a
year ago.
Certified Pre-owned Vehicles Sales
The company also reported May sales of Certified Pre-Owned vehicles of
3,416 units, compared to last May's best-ever sales of 4,320 units.
Year-to-date, BMW has retailed 15,937 Certified Pre-Owned vehicles compared to
18,755 in 2000.
BMW IN AMERICA
BMW of North America has been present in the United States since 1975.
Since then, the BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing,
sales and financial service organizations for the BMW and MINI brands; a South
Carolina manufacturing operation; DESIGNWORKS/USA, an industrial design firm
in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other
operations throughout the country. The BMW Group is represented in the U.S.
through a network of more than 340 car, 315 Sports Activity Vehicle and
160 motorcycle retailers. BMW US Holding Corp., the Group's 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
World Wide Web on the BMW homepage at http://www.bmwusa.com and
http://www.miniusa.com.
BMW Car Sales Report for May 2001
2001 2000
May 17113 13710
Year-to-Date 71520 67510
Year-to- Year-to-
May Date May Date
2001 2001 2000 2000
318ti 0 0 0 6
318i 4-door 0 0 1 15
323i (E46) 0 102 2847 13860
323is 0 0 0 3
323i sport wagon (E46) 0 0 416 930
323i convertible 0 0 16 344
323Ci (E46) 0 0 1003 4897
323Ci convertible (E46) 0 0 1116 2386
325i (E46) 4195 17424 0 0
325Ci (E46) 911 4051 0 0
325Ci convertible (E46) 700 3743 0 0
325i sport wagon (E46) 329 1625 0 0
328is 0 0 3 5
328Ci (E46) 0 0 270 3077
328i 4-door 0 0 0 6
328i (E46) 0 0 1522 7399
328i convertible 0 0 3 28
330i 2340 8180 0 0
330Ci 791 3597 0 0
330Ci convertible 856 3580 0 0
M3 (E46) 404 1347 0 0
M3 convertible (E46) 220 417 0 0
M3 2-door 0 0 1 1
M3 4-door 0 0 0 1
M3 convertible E36 0 0 1 23
3 Series 10746 44066 7199 32981
Z3 1.9 (US) 0 0 4 21
Z3 2.3 (US) 0 0 993 4844
Z3 2.5 (US) 890 3428 0 0
Z3 2.8 roadster (US) 0 0 210 1502
Z3 2.8 coupe (US) 0 0 11 68
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 436 2217 0 0
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 37 262 0 0
M roadster (US) 74 101 266 1435
M coupe (US) 27 27 53 342
Z3 Series 1464 6035 1537 8212
525i 1049 4860 0 0
525i sport wagon 224 935 0 0
528i 0 0 2262 13762
528i sport wagon 0 0 128 1239
530i 1423 6190 0 0
540i sport wagon 30 168 40 182
540i 441 2139 592 2802
M5 137 941 247 1309
5 Series 3304 15233 3269 19294
740i 655 2140 504 2197
740iL 816 3515 1134 4587
740iL Protection 1 6 4 5
750iL 22 136 63 233
750iL Protection 0 4 0 0
7 Series 1494 5801 1705 7022
850CiA 0 0 0 1
8 Series 0 0 0 1
Z8 105 385 0 0
Z8 Series 105 385 0 0
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales
Report for May 2001
2001 2000
May 3118 1613
Year-to-Date 15487 5939
Year-to- Year-to-
May Date May Date
2001 2001 2000 2000
X5 3.0i (US) 1723 9676 813 989
X5 4.4i (US) 1395 5811 800 4950
Total 3118 15487 1613 5939
