BMW Group Reports Year-to-Date 3.5 Percent Sales Increase; October Sales Steady
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Nov. 1, 2005 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported October sales of 25,585 vehicles, nearly the same as the 25,807 vehicles sold the same month last year. The BMW Group also reported year-to-date sales of 251,226 vehicles, up 3.5 percent over the 242,724 vehicles sold in the first ten months of 2004.
BMW Brand
BMW reported monthly sales of 22,432 vehicles, a slight decrease of 0.8 percent over the 22,618 sold in October 2004. Year-to-date, BMW brand sales were up 1 percent, to 216,063 compared to 213,865 in the same period last year.
BMW Automobile Sales
Monthly sales of BMW automobiles were up 13 percent, to 18,889 cars compared to 16,753 sold in October 2004. For the first ten months of 2005, automobile sales were flat, with 158,904 automobiles compared to 158,692 in the same period a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
SAV sales were down 40 percent for the month to 3,543 vehicles, compared to 5,865 vehicles sold in October 2004. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's two SAV models are up 3.6 percent, to 57,159 vehicles compared to 55,173 in the same period of 2004.
Certified Pre-owned
Monthly sales of Certified Pre-owned vehicles were down 4 percent, to 5,861 vehicles compared to the 6,121 vehicles sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, BMW CPO sales were up 2.5 percent, to 61,241 vehicles over 59,731 for the same period a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
Year-to-date, MINI USA reported sales of 35,213, an increase of 22 percent compared to the 28,859 sold in the first ten months of 2004. The division also reported monthly sales of 3,203 cars, about the same as the 3,189 cars reported in October of 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.bmwgroupna.com/
http://www.bmwusa.com/
http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com/
http://www.miniusa.com/
http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/
BMW Car Sales Report for October 2005
2005 2004
October 18,889 16,753
Year-to-Date 158,904 158,692
Model
October Year-to-Date October Year-to-Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
325i (E90) 4,896 25,899 0 0
325i (E46) 91 14,544 3,358 34,052
325Ci 117 3,247 616 6,622
325Ci convertible 548 5,643 539 6,411
325i sports wagon 7 451 218 1,277
325xi (E90) 1,014 1,084 0 0
325xi (E46) 2 2,938 966 10,545
325xi sports wagon (E90) 127 130 0 0
325xi sports wagon (E46) 5 494 161 1,151
330i (E90) 2,174 12,436 0 0
330i (E46) 16 4,085 844 7,110
330Ci 103 2,303 489 4,751
330Ci convertible 494 4,898 430 5,424
330xi (E90) 800 835 0 0
330xi (E46) 3 2,476 434 5,065
M3 198 3,005 376 4,003
M3 convertible 124 1,617 283 2,731
3 Series 10,719 86,085 8,714 89,142
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 453 5,492 790 7,393
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 355 3,540 694 5,407
Z4 808 9,032 1,484 12,800
525i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 19
525i (E60) 1,091 13,416 1,111 13,192
525xi (E60) 548 2,006 0 0
530i (E60) 1,398 14,146 2,172 16,500
530xi (E60) 772 3,019 0 0
530xi sports wagon (E60) 272 1,496 0 0
540i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 2
545i (E60) 117 6,360 946 7,069
550i (E60) 320 331 0 0
M5 (E39) 362 367 0 64
5 Series 4,880 41,141 4,229 36,846
645Ci 198 2,930 370 2,760
650i coupe 141 152 0 0
645Ci convertible 280 4,892 613 3,596
650i convertible 269 290 0 0
6 Series 888 8,264 983 6,356
745i 9 1,705 367 4,445
745Li 6 2,817 933 8,597
750i 358 2,610 0 0
750Li 1,171 6,772 0 0
760i 8 119 8 31
760Li 41 343 34 369
7 Series 1,593 14,366 1,342 13,442
Z8 1 8 0 7
Z8 Alpina 0 8 1 99
Z8 1 16 1 106
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for October 2005
2005 2004
October 3,543 5,865
Year-to-Date 57,159 55,173
Model
October Year-to-Date October Year-to-Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
X3 2.5i 326 6,041 1,674 16,389
X3 3.0i 1,072 20,766 1,266 11,581
X3 1,398 26,807 2,940 27,970
X5 3.0i (US) 1,530 21,837 1,899 19,498
X5 4.4i (US) 488 7,405 886 6,884
X5 4.6is (US) 0 0 0 23
X5 4.8is (US) 127 1,110 140 798
X5 2,145 30,352 2,925 27,203
MINI Sales Report for October 2005
2005 2004
October 3,203 3,189
Year-to-Date 35,213 28,859
Model
October Year-to-Date October Year-to-Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
MINI Cooper 662 10,787 944 14,147
MINI Cooper S 1,474 14,327 1,208 12,828
MINI Cooper Convertible 405 4,705 559 957
MINI Cooper S Convertible 662 5,394 478 927
Total MINI 3,203 35,213 3,189 28,859