BMW Group Reports September 2005 , Year-To-Date Sales Increases
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Oct. 3, 2005 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported September sales of 25,079, up 1.6 percent over the 24,684 vehicles sold the same month last year. The BMW Group also reported year-to-date sales of 225,641 vehicles, up 4 percent over the 216,917 vehicles sold in the first nine months of 2004.
BMW Brand
BMW reported strong monthly sales, with 22,052 vehicles sold, an increase of 1.3 percent over the 21,767 sold in September 2004.
Year-to-date, BMW brand sales were up 1.2 percent, to 193,631 compared to 191,247 in the same period last year.
BMW Automobile Sales
Monthly sales of BMW automobiles were up 4 percent, to 15,609 cars, compared to 15,054 sold in September 2004. For the first three quarters of 2005, automobile sales were down 1.4 percent, to 140,015 automobiles compared to 141,939 in the same period a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
SAV sales were down 4 percent for the month to 6,443 vehicles, compared to 6,713 vehicles sold in September 2004. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's two SAV models are up 9 percent, to 53,616 vehicles compared to 49,308 in the same period of 2004.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported its best September ever for sales of Certified Pre-owned BMWs. Monthly sales of Certified Pre-owned vehicles were 5,760, up 3.4 percent over the 5,568 vehicles sold in the same month last year. Year-to- date, BMW CPO sales were up 3.3 percent, to 55,380 vehicles over 53,610 for the same period a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA continued to experience strong demand. The division reported year-to-date sales of 32,010 cars, up 25 percent compared to 25,670 sold in first three quarters of 2004. September sales were up 4 percent, to 3,027 cars versus the 2,917 sold in that month 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.
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http://www.bmwusa.com/ http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com/ http://www.miniusa.com/ http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/ BMW Car Sales Report for September 2005 2005 2004 September 15,609 15,054 Year-to-Date 139,983 141,939 Year-to- Septem- Year-to- Model September Date ber Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 325i (E90) 4,624 21,303 0 0 325i 121 14,153 3,726 30,694 325Ci 379 3,130 676 6,006 325Ci convertible 588 5,095 432 5,872 325i sports wagon 28 444 103 1,059 325xi 71 3,006 767 9,579 325xi sports wagon 13 492 64 990 330i (E90) 1,794 10,262 0 0 330i 20 4,069 789 6,266 330Ci 218 2,200 471 4,262 330Ci convertible 533 4,404 312 4,994 330xi 41 2,508 437 4,631 M3 161 2,807 288 3,627 M3 convertible 102 1,493 170 2,448 3 Series 8,693 75,366 8,235 80,428 Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 455 5,039 809 6,603 Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 334 3,185 558 4,713 Z4 789 8,224 1,367 11,316 525i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 19 525i (E60) 970 12,325 1,177 12,081 525xi (E60) 406 1,458 0 0 530i (E60) 1,117 12,748 1,845 14,328 530xi (E60) 798 2,247 0 0 530xi sports wagon (E60) 543 1,224 0 0 540i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 2 545i (E60) 291 6,243 551 6,123 550i 11 11 0 0 M5 (E39) 1 5 1 64 5 Series 4,137 36,261 3,574 32,617 645Ci 306 2,732 253 2,390 650i Coupe 11 11 645Ci convertible 441 4,612 437 2,983 650i Convertible 21 21 6 Series 779 7,344 690 5,373 745i 10 1,696 364 4,078 745Li 10 2,811 794 7,664 750i 307 2,252 0 0 750Li 845 5,601 0 0 760i 7 111 6 23 760Li 30 302 19 335 7 Series 1,209 12,773 1,183 12,100 Z8 0 7 1 7 Z8 Alpina 2 8 4 98 Z8 2 15 5 105 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for September 2005 2005 2004 September 6,443 6,713 Year-to-Date 53,616 49,308 Year-to- Septem- Year-to- Model September Date ber Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 X3 2.5i 662 5,715 2,613 14,715 X3 3.0i 1,338 19,694 1,491 10,315 X3 2,000 25,409 4,104 25,030 X5 3.0i (US) 3,254 20,307 1,798 17,599 X5 4.4i (US) 1,052 6,917 686 5,998 X5 4.6is (US) 0 0 0 23 X5 4.8is (US) 137 983 125 658 X5 4,443 28,207 2,609 24,278 MINI Sales Report for September 2005 2005 2004 September 3,027 2,917 Year-to-Date 32,010 25,670 Year-to- Septem- Year-to- Model September Date ber Date 2005 2005 2004 2004 MINI Cooper 591 10,125 1,034 13,203 MINI Cooper S 1,620 12,853 1,036 11,620 MINI Cooper Convertible 407 4,300 398 398 MINI Cooper S Convertible 409 4,732 449 449 Total MINI 3,027 32,010 2,917 25,670