BMW Reports Strong July Sales, Monthly Sales Increase 26
Percent and Year-to-Date Sales Increase 22 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 1 BMW of North America, LLC
reported year-to-date sales of 126,303, an increase of 22 percent, over the
103,951 sold in the first seven months of 2000. BMW posted sales of
19,046 vehicles in July, compared to 15,168 in July 2000, up 26 percent.
This marks the 34th consecutive month that BMW has surpassed its own
monthly sales records.
Automobile Sales
BMW reported July automobile sales of 15,864 compared to 13,290 a year
ago, an increase of nearly 20 percent. Year-to-date automobile sales were
strong too, at 104,438, up 11 percent over the 93,909 reported in the same
period a year ago.
Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
BMW also reported July sales of 3,182 Sports Activity Vehicles, up
69 percent over July 2000 sales of 1,878 SAVs. Year-to-date, BMW reported
sales of 21,865 vehicles, an increase of 118 percent compared to the
10,042 reported through July of 2000.
Certified Pre-owned Vehicles Sales
BMW also reported sales of 3,206 Certified Pre-Owned vehicles in July,
down 24 percent from 4,205 in July 2000. Year to date, Certified Pre-Owned
BMW sales stand at 22,449 units, down 18% from the 27,213 units sold in the
same period last year. The decline reflects lower off-lease vehicles coming
back into the market.
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 Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales
Report for July 2001
2001 2000
July 3182 1878
Year-to-Date 21865 10042
Year-to- Year-to-
July Date July Date
2001 2001 2000 2000
X5 3.0i (US) 2011 13537 1302 3706
X5 4.4i (US) 1171 8328 576 6336
Total 3182 21865 1878 10042
BMW Car Sales Report for July 2001
2001 2000
July 15864 13290
Year-to-Date 104438 93909
Year-to- Year-to-
July Date July Date
2001 2001 2000 2000
318ti 0 0 0 3
318i 4-door 0 0 1 32
323i (E46) 0 102 2887 19749
323is 0 0 0 2
323i sport wagon (E46) 0 0 760 2182
323i convertible 0 0 3 351
323Ci (E46) 0 0 588 6390
323Ci convertible (E46) 0 0 1097 4623
325i (E46) 4021 24556 0 0
325Ci (E46) 629 5486 0 0
325Ci convertible (E46) 819 5348 0 0
325i sport wagon (E46) 333 2283 0 0
328is 0 0 0 4
328Ci (E46) 0 0 51 3290
328i 4-door 0 0 0 8
328i (E46) 0 0 672 9231
328i convertible 0 0 2 32
330i 1567 11506 817 822
330Ci 823 5286 573 574
330Ci convertible 583 5024 601 607
M3 (E46) 168 1729 0 0
M3 convertible (E46) 284 944 0 0
M3 2-door 0 0 0 1
M3 4-door 0 0 0 1
M3 convertible E36 0 0 0 24
3 Series 9227 62264 8052 47926
Z3 1.9 (US) 0 0 0 34
Z3 2.3 (US) 0 0 646 6425
Z3 2.5 (US) 641 5521 0 0
Z3 2.8 roadster (US) 0 0 65 1686
Z3 2.8 coupe (US) 0 0 8 87
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 374 3233 342 422
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 46 374 11 12
M roadster (US) 95 295 54 1684
M coupe (US) 38 116 67 493
Z3 Series 1194 9539 1193 10843
525i 1563 7536 0 0
525i sport wagon 194 1340 0 0
528i 0 0 1673 17527
528i sport wagon 0 0 68 1405
530i 1802 9563 0 0
540i sport wagon 31 226 36 262
540i 429 3067 515 3962
M5 120 1227 270 1891
5 Series 4139 22959 2562 25047
740i 321 3473 461 3150
740iL 870 5424 959 6574
740iL Protection 0 6 0 9
750iL 20 180 62 352
750iL Protection 2 8 1 7
7 Series 1213 9091 1483 10092
850CiA 0 0 0 1
8 Series 0 0 0 1
Z8 91 585 0 0
Z8 Series 91 585 0 0
