BMW Group Reports Best Month Ever in U.S.; April Sales Jump 20 Percent;- See New 7 Sales
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 1 -- BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 78,386 vehicles, an increase of 17.4 percent over the 66,776 vehicles sold the first four months of 2001. April was the best month ever recorded in the U.S. as the BMW Group reported phenomenal sales of 23,994, a 20 percent jump compared to the 20,012 vehicles reported a year ago. (Editor's note: BMW Group sales include two brands in the U.S. with the return of MINI after a 35-year absence in this country. MINI went on sale beginning March 22.)
Sales of the new 2002 BMW 7 Series sedans contributed to BMW's unparalleled sales performance this month.
"The new 7 Series has met with extraordinary success since it went on sale in January," said Ed Robinson, VP of Operations for BMW of North America, LLC. "Last month, our dealers have sold more than 2,100 of these incomparable automobiles, a jump of nearly 40 percent over same period sales of the previous model, and a reflection of how well our customers have received the newest BMW."
BMW Brand
BMW of North America, LLC reported its best month ever with April sales of 22,435, a 12 percent increase over the 20,012 in the same month in 2001. Year-to-date sales of 76,040 were up 14 percent compared to 66,776 vehicles sold in the first four months of 2001.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW also reported April automobile sales of 18,349 compared to 17,196 a year ago, an increase of 6.7 percent. The company also reported year-to-date automobile sales of 61,958 automobiles, a jump 14 percent compared to 54,407 in April 2001.
BMW of North America, LLC reported its best month ever for 7 Series sales with 2,125 automobiles, a 39 percent increase over the 1,528 sold in April 2001.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Year-to-date sales of BMW's X5 Sports Activity Vehicles increased 14 percent, with 14,082 vehicles reported compared to 12,369 in the first four months of 2001. Monthly SAV sales were up 45 percent, to 4,086 vehicles compared to the 2,816 reported last year.
BMW Certified Pre-owned Vehicles Sales
BMW also reported sales of 5,361 Certified Pre-owned vehicles, a
75 percent increase over the 3,060 reported last April.
MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
MINI automobiles went on sale March 22, marking the return of the MINI brand to the US for the first time in 35 years. April was the first full month of MINI sales in the US.
The company reported sales of 1,477 MINI Coopers and 82 MINI Cooper S' in April. Year-to-date, the company reported combined sales of 2,346 MINIs.
BMW GROUP 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 networks of 340 BMW car, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle, 148 BMW motorcycle retailers and 53 MINI car dealers. 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 Internet at http://www.bmwusa.com, http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com and http://www.miniusa.com
BMW Car Sales Report for April 2002
2002 2001
April 18349 17196
Year-to-Date 61958 54407
Year-to- Year-to-
April Date April Date
2002 2002 2001 2001
323i (E46) 0 0 0 102
325i (E46) 3931 12467 4708 13229
325Ci (E46) 784 3010 901 3140
325Ci convertible (E46) 844 3443 688 3043
325i sport wagon (E46) 77 308 302 1296
325xi 1065 3430 0 0
325xi sport wagon 212 682 0 0
330i 1131 3999 2118 5840
330Ci 795 2594 774 2806
330Ci convertible 807 2876 784 2724
330xi 418 1536 0 0
M3 (E46) 563 1936 610 943
M3 convertible (E46) 377 1384 197 197
3 Series 11004 37665 11082 33320
Z3 2.5 (US) 532 1454 763 2538
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 271 644 457 1781
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 23 72 49 225
M roadster (US) 91 298 27 27
M coupe (US) 39 130 0 0
Z3 Series 956 2598 1296 4571
525i 1442 4948 1012 3811
525i sport wagon 103 470 162 711
528i 0 0 0 0
528i sport wagon 0 0 0 0
530i 1982 6770 1406 4767
540i sport wagon 35 126 39 138
540i 505 1800 332 1698
540i(E39) 0 0 0 0
M5 141 686 252 804
5 Series 4208 14800 3203 11929
740i 3 21 573 1485
740iL 4 28 925 2699
740iL Protection 0 0 3 5
745i 1710 5991 0 0
750iL 2 6 27 114
750iL Protection 0 0 0 4
745Li 406 633 0 0
760Li 0 0 0 0
7 Series 2125 6679 1528 4307
Z8 56 216 87 280
Z8 Series 56 216 87 280
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks)
Sales Report for April 2002
2002 2001
April 4086 2816
Year-to-Date 14082 12369
Year-to- Year-to-
April Date April Date
2002 2002 2001 2001
X5 3.0i (US) 3002 10954 1544 7953
X5 4.4i (US) 1003 2809 1272 4416
X5 4.6is (US) 81 319 0 0
Total 4086 14082 2816 12369
MINI Sales Report for April 2002
2002
April 1559
Year-to-Date 2346
April Year-to-Date
2002 2002
MINI Cooper 1477 2193
MINI Cooper S 82 153
Total 1559 2346