BMW Group Reports 15 Percent Increase in July Sales; Year-To-Date Sales Up 11 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 1, 2003 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported an increase of 11 percent in year-to-date sales for 162,287 vehicles compared to 146,430 sold for the first seven months of 2002. July sales for the BMW Group were up 15 percent to 25,189 vehicles, making it the best July on record. BMW Group recorded sales of 21,955 vehicles in the same month in 2002.
BMW Brand
BMW reported a 16 percent increase in July sales, with 22,105 vehicles compared to 19,089 in July 2002. Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 3.5 percent to 141,673 compared to 136,825 vehicles sold in the same period last year.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales were up 17.6 percent in July, with 18,559 cars reported versus 15,779 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW automobile sales increased 8 percent to 120,912 in 2003 compared to 111,817 units reported for the first seven months of 2002.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
BMW reported 3,546 sales of its X5 Sports Activity Vehicles in July, an increase of 7 percent compared to the 3,310 sold in July 2002. Year-to-date, SAV sales were off 17 percent, with 20,761 vehicles reported compared to 25,008 sold in the same period last year.
Certified Pre-owned Vehicle Sales
BMW reported July sales of 5,834 vehicles, up 3.3 percent over the 5,645 reported in the same month a year ago. Sales of Certified Pre-owned BMWs were up 14 percent year-to-date to 39,396 compared to 34,625 units in the same period one year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
Demand for MINI brand automobiles remains strong and MINI USA reported July sales of 3,084 automobiles -- a 7.6 percent jump from the 2,866 cars reported in July 2002. Sales of MINI automobiles for the first seven months of 2003 totaled 20,614. MINI went on sale in the U.S. on March 22, 2002 and last year, MINI USA reported sales of 9,605 cars through July 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. BMW Manufacturing Corp. in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4 roadster and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. 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:
www.bmwusa.com
www.bmwmotorradusa.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
BMW Car Sales Report for July 2003
2003 2002
July 18559 15779
Year-to-Date 120912 111817
July Year-to July Year-to
-Date -Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
325i (E46) 3886 24659 2795 22891
325Ci (E46) 904 5056 705 5070
325Ci convertible (E46) 742 4995 749 5693
325i sport wagon (E46) 197 1299 184 673
325xi 1000 8528 1112 6596
325xi sport wagon 137 1289 111 1108
330i 648 5643 836 6958
330Ci 592 4045 630 4519
330Ci convertible 680 4751 729 5226
330xi 450 3438 539 3090
M3 (E46) 378 2921 501 3330
M3 convertible (E46) 338 2300 389 2413
3 Series 9952 68924 9280 67567
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 4 103 438 2872
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 1 21 296 1477
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 0 5 22 134
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 985 6830 0 0
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 656 4670 0 0
M roadster (US) 2 10 26 447
M coupe (US) 0 1 34 240
Z3 and Z4 Series 1648 11640 816 5170
525i 2241 10828 1139 8216
525i sport wagon 132 954 180 912
530i 2413 12419 1687 12236
540i sport wagon 37 197 29 211
540i 368 2945 369 3212
M5 122 1180 146 1102
5 Series 5313 28523 3550 25889
740i 0 0 1 28
740iL 0 0 0 35
740iL Protection 0 0 0 0
745i 564 3632 803 8801
745Li 950 7452 1287 3961
750iL 0 0 3 12
750iL Protection 0 0 0 0
760Li 81 446 0 0
7 Series 1595 11530 2094 12837
Z8 3 166 39 354
Z8 Alpina 48 129 0 0
Z8 Series 51 295 39 354
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks)
Sales Report for July 2003
2003 2002
July 3546 3310
Year-to-Date 20761 25008
July Year-to July Year-to
-Date -Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
X5 3.0i (US) 2715 15267 2403 18934
X5 4.4i (US) 725 4732 744 5376
X5 4.6is (US) 106 762 163 698
Total 3546 20761 3310 25008
MINI Sales Report for July 2003
2003 2002
July 3084 2866
Year-to-Date 20614 9605
July Year-to July Year-to
-Date -Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
MINI Cooper 1776 11894 1388 6378
MINI Cooper S 1308 8720 1478 3227
Total 3084 20614 2866 9605
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