BMW Group Reports May 2004 Strongest Sales Month Ever
BMW Brand Breaks All Previous US Sales Records
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 2 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported an increase of eight percent in May sales for 27,787 vehicles compared to the 25,765 vehicles sold that month in 2003, making it the company's best sales month ever in the U.S. The BMW Group also reported year-to-date sales of 115,737 vehicles, an increase of three percent from 112,278 sold in the first five months of 2003.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW brand reported its strongest month ever, with sales of 24,432 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, an increase of 9 percent compared to the 22,455 vehicles reported last May.
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 3.2 percent with sales of 100,821 vehicles compared to 97,664 vehicles sold in first five months of 2003.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales dipped slightly in May, to 19,385 versus 19,610 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales were down 4.7 percent, to 79,896 automobiles compared to 83,793 in the same period a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Strong sales of BMW's new X3 Sports Activity Vehicle have contributed to the record sales month. Total May SAV sales were 5,047, compared to 2,845 vehicles sold in May 2003, a jump of 77 percent. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models are up 51 percent, to 20,925 vehicles compared to 13,871 for the same period in 2003.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported sales of 6,681 Certified Pre-owned vehicles compared to 6,715 vehicles sold in May 2003. Year-to-date, BMW CPO sales were up 6 percent to 29,744 vehicles over 28,123 in the same period a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
Demand for MINI brand automobiles continues to be strong. Sales of MINI automobiles in May are up 1.4 percent with sales of 3,355 over the 3,310 in 2003. Year-to-date, sales were up 2.1 percent, with 14,916 cars compared to 14,614 sold a year ago.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand, the MINI brand, and the ROLLS-ROYCE brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC 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 passenger car centers, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 148 BMW motorcycle retailers, 76 MINI passenger car dealers, and 25 ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Car 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.bmwmotorradusa.com/
http://www.miniusa.com/
http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/
BMW Car Sales Report for May 2004
2004 2003
May 19,385 19,610
Year-to-Date 79,896 83,793
Model May Year-to-Date May Year-to-Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
325i 4,176 16,151 3,715 17,038
325Ci 805 3,086 852 3,408
325Ci Convertible 879 3,558 926 3,328
325i Sports Wagon 114 629 199 858
325xi 1,341 6,762 1,249 6,468
325xi Sports Wagon 149 594 197 963
330i 745 3,066 980 4,084
330Ci 562 2,250 655 2,816
330Ci Convertible 758 3,183 904 3,254
330xi 602 2,508 516 2,467
M3 474 2,124 560 2,122
M3 Convertible 396 1,456 390 1,621
3 Series 11,001 45,367 11,143 48,427
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 0 0 2 99
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 0 0 3 18
Z3 3.0 Coupe (US) 0 0 0 5
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 1,037 3,235 1,157 1,157
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 632 2,453 775 3,315
M roadster (US) 0 0 3 7
M Coupe (US) 0 0 0 0
Z3 and Z4 1,669 5,688 1,940 8,237
525i (E39) 0 0 1,776 6,699
525i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 19 162 653
525i (E60) 1,639 7,081 0 0
530i (E39) 0 0 1,773 8,082
530i (E60) 1,783 8,142 0 0
540i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 2 35 129
540i (E39) 0 0 518 2,113
545i (E60) 909 3,773 0 0
M5 (E39) 5 53 227 892
5 Series 4,336 19,070 4,491 18,568
645Ci 276 1,440 0 0
645Ci Convertible 478 1,112 0 0
6 Series 754 2,552 0 0
745i 514 2,480 737 2,523
745Li 1,077 4,429 1,155 5,549
760Li 29 239 81 286
7 Series 1,620 7,148 1,973 8,358
Z8 0 2 19 122
Z8 Alpina 5 69 44 81
Z8 5 71 63 203
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales
Report for May 2004
2004 2003
May 5,047 2,845
Year-to-Date 20,925 13,871
Model May Year-to-Date May Year-to-Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
X3 2.5i 1,590 4,669 0 0
X3 3.0i 897 4,524 0 0
X3 2,487 9,193 0 0
X5 3.0i (US) 1,759 8,509 2,033 10,003
X5 4.4i (US) 742 3,127 699 3,351
X5 4.6is (US) 0 14 113 517
X5 4.8is (US) 59 82 0 0
X5 2,560 11,732 2,845 13,871
MINI Sales Report for May 2004
2004 2003
May 3,355 3,310
Year-to-Date 14,916 14,614
Model May Year-to-Date May Year-to-Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
MINI Cooper 1,965 7,987 1,970 8,341
MINI Cooper S 1,390 6,929 1,340 6,273
Total MINI 3,355 14,916 3,310 14,614