BMW Sales Jump in Record-Setting 2001
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Jan. 3 -- BMW of North America, LLC continued its spectacular sales performance through the end of 2001. Sales for the year were up 12.5 percent over 2000, as the company reported sales of 213,127 vehicles compared to 189,423 vehicles recorded last calendar year, making it the best ever for BMW in the U.S.
In early December, the company passed the 200,000-unit threshold (year-to-date.) BMW sold a total of 18,414 vehicles in December 2001, more than 400 vehicles over November 2001 sales, but less than the 20,720 vehicles reported in the same month a year ago.
``With best-ever sales reported across several model lines and makes, our success has been broad-based. BMW sold more than 100,000 3 Series models last year and more than 40,000 5 Series models. We also sold more than 40,000 X5 Sports Activity Vehicles,'' explained Tom Purves, Chairman and CEO of BMW (US) Holding. ``We attribute this to our business philosophy, which encompasses consistent yet innovative marketing and spectacular products that are sold through strong dealer networks.''
Automobile sales
BMW also reported December sales of 14,114, compared to 16,465 vehicles sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, BMW reported automobile sales of 172,505, an increase of 6 percent compared to 162,703 sold in 2000.
Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
BMW sold 40,622 X5 Sports Activity Vehicles in 2001, up an impressive 52 percent from the 26,720 reported last year. December sales of BMW's X5 were 4,300, compared to 4,255 sold in the same period a year ago.
Certified Pre-owned Vehicle Sales
BMW also reported strong sales of Certified Pre-Owned vehicles in December, with 4,007 sales recorded. The December figure, the best month of the year, represents a 24% increase over the 3,228 units sold in December a year ago. For the year, BMW sold 39,883 Certified Pre-Owned vehicles, 11% below last year's record sales performance of 44,773. The decline is a reflection of much lower off-lease maturities from BMW Financial Services.
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, BMW Motorcycles 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 341 car, 321 Sports Activity Vehicle and 153 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,
http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com and http://www.miniusa.com.
BMW Car Sales Report for December 2001
2001 2000
December 14114 16465
Year-to-Date 172505 162703
Year-to- Year-to-
December Date December Date
2001 2001 2000 2000
318ti 0 0 0 7
318i 4-door 0 0 1 34
318is 0 0 0 2
318 convertible 0 0 0 2
323i (E46) 0 102 409 27076
323is 0 0 0 2
323i sport wagon (E46) 0 0 72 3422
323i convertible 0 0 0 351
323Ci (E46) 0 0 67 7364
323Ci convertible (E46) 0 0 9 5797
325i (E46) 3146 39220 4123 9567
325Ci (E46) 981 9207 972 1923
325Ci convertible (E46) 766 9466 993 2224
325i sport wagon (E46) 109 3171 379 838
325xi 731 1824 0 0
325xi sport wagon 169 327 0 0
328is 0 0 1 6
328Ci (E46) 0 0 9 3364
328i 4-door 0 0 1 12
328i (E46) 0 0 29 9681
328i convertible 0 0 3 39
330i 1067 17095 1355 8110
330Ci 533 8349 735 4714
330Ci convertible 691 7841 837 5120
330xi 327 730 0 0
M3 (E46) 620 3826 0 0
M3 convertible (E46) 260 1991 0 0
M3 2-door 0 0 0 1
M3 4-door 0 0 0 0
M3 convertible E36 0 78 0 25
3 Series 9400 103227 9995 89681
Z3 1.9 (US) 0 0 0 38
Z3 2.3 (US) 0 0 181 7736
Z3 2.5 (US) 395 8201 422 1141
Z3 2.8 roadster (US) 0 0 40 1849
Z3 2.8 coupe (US) 0 0 4 121
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 98 4720 385 3004
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 11 629 38 183
M roadster (US) 71 985 3 1712
M coupe (US) 25 379 11 598
Z3 Series 600 14914 1084 16382
525i 1207 12855 1432 2744
525i sport wagon 136 2216 138 359
528i 0 0 121 22283
528i sport wagon 0 0 26 1712
530i 1795 16564 1570 3416
540i sport wagon 31 406 40 447
540i 432 5606 0 0
540i(E39) 0 0 388 5779
M5 379 3258 299 2963
5 Series 3980 40005 4014 39703
740i 15 4491 383 5189
740iL 14 8589 899 10825
740iL Protection 0 8 0 17
750iL 3 289 32 577
750iL Protection 0 12 1 11
7 Series 32 13389 1315 16619
850CiA 0 0 0 1
8 Series 0 0 0 1
Z8 102 970 57 317
Z8 Series 102 970 57 317
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for December 2001
2001 2000
December 4300 4255
Year-to-Date 40622 26720
Year-to- Year-to-
December Date December Date
2001 2001 2000 2000
X5 3.0i (US) 3469 27041 2853 15849
X5 4.4i (US) 691 13261 1402 10871
X5 4.6is (US) 140 320 0 0
Total 4300 40622 4255 26720