September 2004: BMW Brand Sales Jump 32 Percent While MINI Sales Increase 27 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Oct. 1, 2004 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported robust September sales of 24,684 vehicles compared to 18,828 vehicles in the same month in 2003, a jump of 31 percent. The BMW Group also reported sales of 216,917 vehicles for the first nine months, an increase of 6.2 percent over the 204,183 sold in the first three quarters of 2003.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW of North America, LLC reported its sales of 21,767 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, up 32 percent compared to the 16,533 vehicles reported the same month last year.
For the first three quarters of 2004, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 7.2 percent, or 191,247 vehicles compared to 178,463 vehicles sold in the same period a year ago.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales were up 13.6 percent, to 15,054 versus 13,257 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, sales were down 5.6 percent, to 141,939 automobiles compared to150,416 in the same period in 2003.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles jumped 105 percent in September, with sales of 6,713 vehicles compared to 3,276 vehicles sold in the same month of 2003. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models were up 76 percent, to 49,308 vehicles compared to 28,047 for the same period in 2003.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported September sales of 5,568 Certified Pre-owned vehicles compared to 4,974 vehicles that month in 2003, a 12 percent increase. For the first three quarters of 2004, BMW CPO sales were up 6.5 percent to 53,610 vehicles over 50,337 in the same period a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported strong September sales, marking the first month the MINI convertible went on sale in the U.S. September sales of MINI automobiles were 2,917, up 27 percent from the 2,295 sold in the same month of 2003. Year-to-date, sales of MINI automobiles were level, with 25,670 cars compared to 25,720 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 September 2004
2004 2003
September 15,054 13,257
Year-to-Date 141,939 150,416
Model September Year-to-Date September Year-to-Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
325i 3,726 30,694 3,999 32,877
325Ci 676 6,006 353 6,037
325Ci Convertible 432 5,872 252 5,795
325i Sports Wagon 103 1,059 140 1,584
325xi 767 9,579 279 9,208
325xi Sports Wagon 64 990 74 1,494
330i 789 6,266 720 6,970
330Ci 471 4,262 254 4,891
330Ci Convertible 312 4,994 252 5,596
330xi 437 4,631 517 4,436
M3 288 3,627 180 3,473
M3 Convertible 170 2,448 141 2,688
3 Series 8,235 80,428 7,161 85,049
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 0 0 0 105
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 0 0 0 21
Z3 3.0 Coupe (US) 0 0 0 5
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 809 6,603 928 8,730
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 558 4,713 582 5,846
M roadster (US) 0 0 0 13
M Coupe (US) 0 0 0 2
Z3 and Z4 1,367 11,316 1,510 14,722
525i (E39) 0 0 1,139 13,973
525i Sports Wagon
(E39) 0 19 88 1,129
525i (E60) 1,177 12,081 0 0
530i (E39) 0 0 637 14,718
530i (E60) 1,845 14,328 816 816
540i Sports Wagon
(E39) 0 2 29 253
540i (E39) 0 0 319 3,622
545i (E60) 551 6,123 0 0
M5 (E39) 1 64 64 1,356
5 Series 3,574 32,617 3,092 35,867
645Ci 253 2,390 0 0
645Ci Convertible 437 2,983 0 0
6 Series 690 5,373 0 0
745i 364 4,078 525 4,644
745Li 794 7,664 906 9,235
760i 6 23 0 0
760Li 19 335 26 531
7 Series 1,183 12,100 1,457 14,410
Z8 1 7 5 171
Z8 Alpina 4 98 32 197
Z8 5 105 37 368
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for September 2004
2004 2003
September 6,713 3,276
Year-to-Date 49,308 28,047
Model September Year-to- September Year-to-
2004 Date 2004 2003 Date 2003
X3 2.5i 2,613 14,715 0 0
X3 3.0i 1,491 10,315 0 0
X3 4,104 25,030 0 0
X5 3.0i (US) 1,798 17,599 2,621 20,940
X5 4.4i (US) 686 5,998 549 6,119
X5 4.6is (US) 0 23 106 988
X5 4.8is (US) 125 658 0 0
X5 2,609 24,278 3,276 28,047
MINI Sales Report for September 2004
2004 2003
September 2,917 2,295
Year-to-Date 25,670 25,720
Model September Year-to- September Year-to-
2004 Date 2004 2003 Date 2003
MINI Cooper 1,034 13,203 1,177 14,502
MINI Cooper S 1,036 11,620 1,118 11,218
Cooper Convertible 398 398 0 0
Cooper S Convertible 449 449 0 0
Total MINI 2,917 25,670 2,295 25,720