May Is Best Month Ever For BMW Group; More Than 100,000 Vehicles Sold in First Five Months
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 3 -- May was the best month ever recorded in the U.S. as the BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported unparalleled sales of 23,624, a 17 percent increase over the 20,231 vehicles reported a year ago. The extraordinary monthly sales helped push year-to-date sales over the 100,000-vehicle mark as the BMW Group reported year-to-date sales of 102,010 vehicles, an increase of 17 percent over the 87,007 vehicles sold in the same period 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 March 22.)
Sales of BMW's 2002 BMW 7 Series models were up more than 53 percent over last year, with 8,888 automobiles sold year-to-date, underscoring strong customer reception to the all-new sedan.
BMW Brand
BMW of North America, LLC reported strong May sales of 21,828, an 8 percent increase over the 20,231 in the same month in 2001. Year-to-date sales of 97,868 were up 12.5 percent compared to 87,007 vehicles sold in the first five months of 2001.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW also reported May automobile sales of 18,081 compared to 17,113 a year ago, an increase of 5.7 percent. The company also reported year-to-date automobile sales of 80,039 automobiles, a jump 12 percent compared to 71,520 in May 2001.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Year-to-date sales of BMW's X5 Sports Activity Vehicles increased 15 percent, with 17,829 vehicles reported compared to 15,487 in the first five months of 2001. Monthly SAV sales were up 20 percent, to 3,747 vehicles compared to the 3,118 reported last year.
BMW Certified Pre-owned Vehicles Sales
BMW also continued its record-breaking pace in the Certified Pre-owned
sector, reporting the best sales month ever. The company reported sales of
5,413 vehicles in May, up 58 percent over the 3,416 vehicles sold last May.
Year-to-date, BMW has sold 24,077 CPO vehicles, 50 percent ahead of the 15,934
sold in the first five months of 2001.
MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
The company reported sales of 1,796 (1,365 MINI Coopers and 431 MINI Cooper S') MINIs in May. Year-to-date, the company reported combined sales of 4,142 MINIs. MINI automobiles went on sale March 22, marking the return of the MINI brand to the US for the first time in 35 years.
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 59 MINI car dealers.
BMW Car Sales Report for May 2002
2002 2001
May 18081 17113
Year-to-Date 80039 71520
May Year-to-Date May Year-to-Date
2002 2002 2001 2001
323i (E46) 0 0 0 102
325i (E46) 3751 16218 4195 17424
325Ci (E46) 791 3801 911 4051
325Ci convertible (E46) 923 4366 700 3743
325i sport wagon (E46) 98 440 329 1625
325xi 1047 4477 0 0
325xi sport wagon 169 851 0 0
330i 1128 5127 2340 8180
330Ci 706 3300 791 3597
330Ci convertible 972 3848 856 3580
330xi 572 2108 0 0
M3 (E46) 512 2448 404 1347
M3 convertible (E46) 320 1704 220 417
3 Series 10989 48654 10746 44066
Z3 2.5 (US) 568 2022 890 3428
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 256 900 436 2217
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 23 95 37 262
M roadster (US) 79 377 74 101
M coupe (US) 41 171 27 27
Z3 Series 967 3565 1464 6035
525i 1173 6121 1049 4860
525i sport wagon 136 606 224 935
528i 0 0 0 0
528i sport wagon 0 0 0 0
530i 1915 8685 1423 6190
540i sport wagon 31 157 30 168
540i 462 2262 441 2139
540i(E39) 0 0 0 0
M5 132 818 137 941
5 Series 3849 18649 3304 15233
740i 3 24 655 2140
740iL 1 29 816 3515
740iL Protection 0 0 1 6
745i 1312 7303 0 0
750iL 1 7 22 136
750iL Protection 0 0 0 4
745Li 892 1525 0 0
760Li 0 0 0 0
7 Series 2209 8888 1494 5801
Z8 67 283 105 385
Z8 Series 67 283 105 385
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for May 2002
2002 2001
May 3747 3118
Year-to-Date 17829 15487
May Year-to-Date May Year-to-Date
2002 2002 2001 2001
X5 3.0i (US) 2805 13759 1723 9676
X5 4.4i (US) 838 3647 1395 5811
X5 4.6is (US) 104 423 0 0
Total 3747 17829 3118 15487
MINI Sales Report for May 2002
2002
May 1796
Year-to-Date 4142
May Year-to-Date
2002 2002
MINI Cooper 1365 3558
MINI Cooper S 431 584
Total 1796 4142