August 2004 BMW Brand Sales
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Sept. 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported August sales of 24,501 vehicles compared to 23,068 vehicles in the same month in 2003, up 6.2 percent. The BMW Group also reported year-to-date sales of 192,233 vehicles, an increase of 3.7 percent from 185,355 sold in the first eight months of 2003.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW of North America, LLC reported its sales of 22,167 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, up 9.4 percent compared to the 20,257 vehicles reported the same month last year.
Sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 4.7 percent year-to-date, with sales of 169,480 vehicles compared to 161,930 vehicles sold in the first eight months of 2003.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales were down 6.8 percent in August, to 15,305 versus 16,247 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, sales were down 7.5 percent, to 126,885 automobiles compared to 137,159 in the same period in 2003.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles increased to 6,862, compared to 4,010 vehicles sold in August 2003, a jump of 71 percent. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models were up 72 percent, to 42,595 vehicles compared to 24,771 for the same period in 2003.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported August sales of 5,637 Certified Pre-owned vehicles compared to 5,967 vehicles that month in 2003, a 5.5 percent decrease. For the first eight months of 2004, BMW CPO sales were up 6 percent to 48,042 vehicles over 45,363 in the same period a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported continued demand for MINI automobiles but low inventories following an earlier-than-normal factory shutdown to produce the 2005 model year MINIs. As a result, August sales of MINI automobiles were 2,334, down 17 percent from the 2,811 sold in July of 2003. Year-to-date, sales of MINI automobiles were down slightly, with 22,753 cars compared to 23,425 sold a year ago, a dip of 3 percent.
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 August 2004
2004 2003
August 15,305 16,247
Year-to-Date 126,885 137,159
Model August Year-to-Date August Year-to-Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
325i 3,703 26,968 4,219 28,878
325Ci 794 5,330 628 5,684
325Ci Convertible 516 5,440 548 5,543
325i Sports Wagon 96 956 145 1,444
325xi 321 8,812 401 8,929
325xi Sports Wagon 111 926 131 1,420
330i 829 5,477 607 6,250
330Ci 541 3,791 592 4,637
330Ci Convertible 417 4,682 593 5,344
330xi 534 4,194 481 3,919
M3 336 3,339 372 3,293
M3 Convertible 218 2,278 247 2,547
3 Series 8,416 72,193 8,964 77,888
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 0 0 2 105
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 0 0 0 21
Z3 3.0 Coupe (US) 0 0 0 5
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 763 5,794 972 7,802
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 516 4,155 594 5,264
M roadster (US) 0 0 3 13
M Coupe (US) 0 0 1 2
Z3 and Z4 1,279 9,949 1,572 13,212
525i (E39) 0 0 2,006 12,834
525i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 19 87 1,041
525i (E60) 1,210 10,904 0 0
530i (E39) 0 0 1,662 14,081
530i (E60) 1,411 12,483 0 0
540i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 2 27 224
540i (E39) 0 0 358 3,303
545i (E60) 670 5,572 0 0
M5 (E39) 9 63 112 1,292
5 Series 3,300 29,043 4,252 32,775
645Ci 321 2,137 0 0
645Ci Convertible 716 2,546 0 0
6 Series 1,037 4,683 0 0
745i 397 3,714 487 4,119
745Li 824 6,870 877 8,329
760i 14 17 0 0
760Li 30 316 59 505
7 Series 1,265 10,917 1,423 12,953
Z8 1 6 0 166
Z8 Alpina 7 94 36 165
Z8 8 100 36 331
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks)
Sales Report for August 2004
2004 2003
August 6,862 4,010
Year-to-Date 42,595 24,771
Model August Year-to-Date August Year-to-Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
X3 2.5i 2,042 12,102 0 0
X3 3.0i 1,448 8,824 0 0
X3 3,490 20,926 0 0
X5 3.0i (US) 2,358 15,801 3,052 18,319
X5 4.4i (US) 849 5,312 838 5,570
X5 4.6is (US) 0 23 120 882
X5 4.8is (US) 165 533 0 0
X5 3,372 21,669 4,010 24,771
MINI Sales Report for August 2004
2004 2003
August 2,334 2,811
Year-to-Date 22,753 23,425
Model August Year-to-Date August Year-to-Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
MINI Cooper 1,120 12,169 1,431 13,325
MINI Cooper S 1,214 10,584 1,380 10,100
Total MINI 2,334 22,753 2,811 23,425