BMW Group Reports 9 Percent Jump in May Sales
BMW Group Sales Increase 10 Percent Year-To-Date
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 3 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported a year-to-date sales increase of 10 percent for 112,278 vehicles compared to the 102,010 in the same period of 2002. May sales for the BMW Group were up 9 percent to 25,765, compared to 23,624 for the same month in 2002.
BMW Brand
BMW reported a 3 percent increase in May sales, with 22,455 vehicles compared to 21,828 in May 2002. Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were relatively stable with 97,664 vehicles reported compared to 97,868 vehicles sold in the same period last year.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales were up 8.5 percent in May for 19,610 versus 18,081 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, automobile sales increased 4.7 percent to 83,793 compared to 80,039 reported for the first five months in 2002.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
BMW reported a 24 percent decline in May sales for 2,845 vehicles compared to 3,747 posted in 2002. Year-to-date, SAV sales dipped 22 percent, with 13,871 vehicles reported compared to 17,829 sold in the same period in 2002.
Certified Pre-owned Vehicle Sales
BMW reported May sales of 6,715 vehicles, up 24 percent over the 5,422 reported last May and surpassing its previous record of 6,204 vehicles in a given month. Year-to-date, sales of Certified Pre-owned BMWs were up 17 percent, to 28,123 compared to 24,075 in the same period a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
Demand for MINI brand automobiles remains strong. MINI USA reported May sales of 3,310 automobiles compared to 1,796 sold last year. Sales of MINI automobiles for the first five months of 2003 totaled 14,614. MINI went on sale in the U.S. on March 22, 2002 and last year, MINI USA reported sales of 4,142 through May 31, 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 May 2003
2003 2002
May 19610 18081
Year-to-Date 83793 80039
May Year-to-Date May Year-to-Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
325i (E46) 3715 17038 3751 16218
325Ci (E46) 852 3408 791 3801
325Ci convertible (E46) 926 3328 923 4366
325i sport wagon (E46) 199 858 98 406
325xi 1249 6468 1047 4477
325xi sport wagon 197 963 169 851
330i 980 4084 1128 5127
330Ci 655 2816 706 3300
330Ci convertible 904 3254 972 3848
330xi 516 2467 572 2108
M3 (E46) 560 2122 512 2448
M3 convertible (E46) 390 1621 320 1704
3 Series 11143 48427 10989 48654
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 2 99 568 2022
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 3 18 256 900
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 0 5 23 95
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 1157 1157 0 0
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 775 3315 0 0
M roadster (US) 3 7 79 377
M coupe (US) 0 0 41 171
Z3 and Z4 Series 1940 8237 967 3565
525i 1776 6699 1173 6121
525i sport wagon 162 653 136 606
530i 1773 8082 1915 8685
540i sport wagon 35 129 31 157
540i 518 2113 462 2262
M5 227 892 132 818
5 Series 4491 18568 3849 18649
740i 0 0 3 24
740iL 0 0 1 29
740iL Protection 0 0 0 0
745i 737 2523 1312 7303
745Li 1155 5549 892 1525
750iL 0 0 1 7
750iL Protection 0 0 0 0
760Li 81 286 0 0
7 Series 1973 8358 2209 8888
Z8 19 122 67 283
Z8 Alpina 44 81 0 0
Z8 Series 63 203 67 283
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for May 2003
2003 2002
May 2845 3747
Year-to-Date 13871 17829
May Year-to-Date May Year-to-Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
X5 3.0i (US) 2033 10003 2805 13759
X5 4.4i (US) 699 3351 838 3647
X5 4.6is (US) 113 517 104 423
Total 2845 13871 3747 17829
MINI Sales Report for May 2003
2003 2002
May 3310 1796
Year-to-Date 14614 4142
May Year-to-Date May Year-to-Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
MINI Cooper 1970 8341 1365 3558
MINI Cooper S 1340 6273 431 584
Total 3310 14614 1796 4142