BMW Group Reports May Sales
Year-to-date Sales Up 2 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 117,844 vehicles, an increase of 2 percent compared to the 115,737 vehicles sold that month in 2004. The BMW Group also reported May sales of 26,926 vehicles, down 3.1 percent from 27,787 sold in the same period of 2004.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW of North America, LLC reported a 5.7 percent dip in May sales of automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, to 23,048 vehicles compared to the 24,432 reported last May. The all-new 2006 3 Series went on sale May 6th and while demand for the two new 3 Series sedans is strong, inventory is still low as production ramps up.
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were lower (down 1.3 percent) than last year, for sales of 99,472 vehicles compared to 100,821 vehicles sold in first five months of 2004.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's May automobile sales were 17,744 cars versus 19,385 in the same month a year ago, a drop of 8.5 percent. Year-to-date sales were also down 8.5 percent, to 73,141 automobiles compared to 79,896 in the same period a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
SAV sales were up 5 percent in May for 5,304 vehicles, compared to 5,047 vehicles sold in the same month of 2004. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's two SAV models are up 26 percent, to 26,331 vehicles compared to 20,925 in the same period of 2004.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported another strong month for Certified Pre-owned BMWs. In May, sales of Certified Pre-owned vehicles were 6,298, down 6 percent over the 6,681 vehicles sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, BMW CPO sales were up slightly (0.6 percent) percent to 29,929 vehicles over 29,745 in the same period a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
Demand for MINI brand automobiles remained high in May. MINI USA reported that May 2005 sales jumped 16 percent, with 3,878 cars compared to 3,355 sold a year ago. Sales of MINI automobiles in the first five months of 2005 are up 23 percent with sales of 18,372 cars over the 14,916 cars reported in 2004.
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, 80 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/
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: http://www.press.bmwgroup.com/.
BMW Car Sales Report for May 2005
2005 2004
May 17,744 19,385
Year-to-Date 73,141 79,896
Model May Year-to-Date May Year-to-Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
325i (E90) 3,262 3,262 0 0
325i 1,608 13,217 4,176 16,151
325Ci 380 1,839 805 3,086
325Ci convertible 609 2,771 879 3,558
325i sports wagon 48 332 114 629
325xi 413 2,913 1,341 6,762
325xi sports wagon 50 388 149 594
330i (E90) 1,990 1,990 0 0
330i 543 4,001 745 3,066
330Ci 275 1,312 562 2,250
330Ci convertible 519 2,325 758 3,183
330xi 369 2,456 602 2,508
M3 344 1,700 474 2,124
M3 convertible 198 865 396 1,456
3 Series 10,608 39,371 11,001 45,367
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 646 2,663 1,037 3,235
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 457 1,582 632 2,453
Z3 and Z4 1,103 4,245 1,669 5,688
525i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 19
525i (E60) 1,426 7,588 1,639 7,081
525xi (E60) 18 18 0 0
530i (E60) 1,314 7,547 1,783 8,142
530xi (E60) 25 25 0 0
530xi sports wagon (E60) 68 77 0 0
540i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 2
545i (E60) 759 3,943 909 3,773
M5 (E39) 1 3 5 53
5 Series 3,611 19,201 4,336 19,070
645Ci 300 1,511 276 1,440
645Ci convertible 608 2,684 478 1,112
6 Series 908 4,195 754 2,552
745i 125 1,596 514 2,480
745Li 154 2,726 1,077 4,429
750i 397 576 0 0
750Li 798 1,044 0 0
760i 18 62 0 0
760Li 22 118 29 239
7 Series 1,514 6,122 1,620 7,148
Z8 0 4 0 2
Z8 Alpina 0 3 5 69
Z8 0 7 5 71
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for May 2005
2005 2004
May 5,304 5,047
Year-to-Date 26,331 20,925
Model May Year-to-Date May Year-to-Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
X3 2.5i 607 2,658 1,590 4,669
X3 3.0i 2,161 10,415 897 4,524
X3 2,768 13,073 2,487 9,193
X5 3.0i (US) 1,824 9,403 1,759 8,509
X5 4.4i (US) 604 3,327 742 3,127
X5 4.6is (US) 0 0 0 14
X5 4.8is (US) 108 528 59 82
X5 2,536 13,258 2,560 11,732
MINI Sales Report for May 2005
2005 2004
May 3,878 3,355
Year-to-Date 18,372 14,916
Model May Year-to-Date May Year-to-Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
MINI Cooper 1,306 5,847 1,965 7,987
MINI Cooper S 1,448 6,851 1,390 6,929
MINI Cooper Convertible 547 3,037 0 0
MINI Cooper S Convertible 577 2,637 0 0
Total MINI 3,878 18,372 3,355 14,916