BMW Group Sales Increase 0.6 percent in April 2003
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported a year-to-date sales increase of 10.4 percent for 86,513 vehicles compared to the 78,386 in the first four months of 2002. April sales for the BMW Group were up 0.6 percent to 24,131, compared to 23,994 for the same month in 2002.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW of North America, LLC reported a dip in year-to-date sales of 1.1 percent for 75,209 vehicles compared to 76,040 in the first four months of 2002. April sales of BMW brand vehicles were off 6.4 percent at 21,010 vehicles compared to 22,435 vehicles sold in the same month last year.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales were up 3.6 percent year-to-date to 64,183 versus 61,958 in the same period a year ago. April sales were relatively flat for 18,294 cars compared to 18,349 reported in 2002.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Inventories of BMW's X5 Sports Activity Vehicles remain lower than normal, and that is reflected in sales of the vehicle. BMW reported a 34 percent decline in April sales for 2,716 vehicles compared to 4,086 posted in 2002. Year-to-date, SAV sales are off 22 percent with 11,026 vehicles reported compared to 14,082 sold in the same period in 2002.
Certified Pre-owned Vehicle Sales
BMW reported April sales of 6,204 vehicles, making this the strongest CPO sales month ever and eclipsing the previous monthly record (5,702 units reported in August 2002) by more than 500 vehicles. April sales were up 16 percent over the 5,358 units reported in 2002. Year-to-date, CPO sales were up 15 percent with 21,408 vehicles posted compared to 18,653 in the same period a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
Demand for MINI brand automobiles remains strong. MINI USA reported April sales of 3,121 automobiles compared to 1,559 sold last April. Year-to-date, sales of MINI automobiles totaled 11,304 compared to 2,346 sold in the same period of 2002. MINI went on sale in the U.S. on March 22, 2002.
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 and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country, including BMW Manufacturing Corp. in South Carolina. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 340 BMW car, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle, 148 BMW Motorcycle retailers, and 70 MINI dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales 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/
Journalist note: Information about the BMW Group and its products is available to journalists on-line at the BMW Group PressClub at the following address - www.press.bmwgroup.com.
BMW Car Sales Report for April 2003
2003 2002
April 18294 18349
Year-to-Date 64183 61958
April Year- April Year-
to-Date to-Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
325i (E46) 3650 13323 3931 12467
325Ci (E46) 664 2556 784 3010
325Ci convertible (E46) 622 2402 844 3443
325i sport wagon (E46) 148 659 77 308
325xi 1504 5219 1065 3430
325xi sport wagon 174 766 212 682
330i 716 3104 1131 3999
330Ci 428 2161 795 2594
330Ci convertible 679 2350 807 2876
330xi 524 1951 418 1536
M3 (E46) 435 1562 563 1936
M3 convertible (E46) 310 1231 377 1384
3 Series 9854 37284 11004 37665
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 2 97 532 1454
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 3 15 271 644
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 0 5 23 72
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 1198 3636 0 0
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 853 2540 0 0
M roadster (US) 1 4 91 298
M coupe (US) 0 0 39 130
Z3 and Z4 Series 2057 6297 956 2598
525i 1848 4923 1442 4948
525i sport wagon 152 491 103 470
530i 1872 6309 1982 6770
540i sport wagon 25 94 35 126
540i 484 1595 505 1800
M5 204 665 141 686
5 Series 4585 14077 4208 14800
740i 0 0 3 21
740iL 0 0 4 28
740iL Protection 0 0 0 0
745i 610 1786 1710 5991
745Li 1061 4394 406 633
750iL 0 0 2 6
750iL Protection 0 0 0 0
760Li 82 205 0 0
7 Series 1753 6385 2125 6679
Z8 8 103 56 216
Z8 Alpina 37 37 0 0
Z8 Series 45 140 56 216
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for April 2003
2003 2002
April 2716 4086
Year-to-Date 11026 14082
April Year- April Year-
to-Date to-Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
X5 3.0i (US) 1960 7970 3002 10954
X5 4.4i (US) 646 2652 1003 2809
X5 4.6is (US) 110 404 81 319
Total 2716 11026 4086 14082
MINI Sales Report for April 2003
2003 2002
April 3121 1559
Year-to-Date 11304 2346
April Year- April Year-
to-Date to-Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
MINI Cooper 1768 6371 1477 2193
MINI Cooper S 1353 4933 82 153
Total 3121 11304 1559 2346