BMW Group's 2006 Year-to-Date Sales Are on the Rise
BMW brand, Certified Pre-Owned post impressive sales increases in February
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., March 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported sales of 22,018 vehicles in February 2006, an increase of 2.4 percent over the 21,496 vehicles sold in the same month of 2005. Year-to-date, BMW Group sales increased 7.2 percent, to 44,236 vehicles versus the 41,260 sold in the first two months of 2005.
BMW Brand Sales
BMW reported sales of 19,328 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles (SAV), up 5.3 percent compared to the 18,356 vehicles reported in February 2005. Year-to-date, BMW reported sales of 38,602 vehicles compared to the 35,203 reported in the same period a year ago, an increase of 9.7 percent.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's monthly automobile sales increased 16 percent for the month, due in part to strong 3 Series and 7 Series sales, at 15,463 versus 13,341 in February 2005. For the first two months combined, BMW automobile sales increased 19 percent to 30,918 versus 25,952 reported in the same period last year.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
February sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 23 percent, to 3,865 vehicles over the 5,015 reported in the same month a year ago. Year-to- date, sales decreased to 7,684 vehicles from 9,251 in 2005, down 17 percent.
Certified Pre-Owned
BMW's Certified Pre-Owned sales increased 14.7 percent in February -- making it the best February on record for BMW CPO sales -- to 6,364 vehicles over the 5,546 reported in February 2005. Year-to-date, CPO sales grew to 12,125 vehicles over the 10,291 reported in the same period in 2005 for an increase of nearly 18 percent.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported February sales of 2,690, a decrease of 14 percent compared to the 3,140 sold in February 2005. MINI USA also reported sales of 5,634 for the first two months of 2006, a decrease of 7 percent over the 6,057 sold in the same period a year ago. Production at MINI's Oxford, England plant was halted for an extended period in December and January for expansion- related upgrades, resulting in lower inventories, which contributed to the lower MINI sales figures in the U.S.
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, 335 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 February 2006
2006 2005
February 15,463 13,341
Year-to-Date 30,918 25,952
Year-to Year-to
Model February -Date February -Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
325i (E90) 3,682 7,834 0 0
325i (E46) 0 11 3,315 6,401
325Ci 311 512 317 639
325Ci convertible 294 564 463 826
325i sports wagon 0 4 75 167
325xi (E90) 1,385 2,941 0 0
325xi (E46) 0 0 706 1,554
325xi sports wagon (E90) 250 379 0 0
325xi sports wagon (E46) 0 0 83 207
330i (E90) 1,575 2,471 0 0
330i (E46) 0 2 864 1,673
330Ci 182 330 211 470
330Ci convertible 339 627 340 651
330xi (E90) 858 1,536 0 0
330xi (E46) 0 0 408 845
M3 168 289 268 527
M3 convertible 96 186 131 254
3 Series 9,140 17,686 7,181 14,214
Z4 2.5i Roadster (US) 67 144 338 648
Z4 3.0i Roadster (US) 70 119 131 270
Z4 Roadster 3.0si (US) 17 17 0 0
Z4 154 280 469 918
525i (E60) 790 1,812 1,513 2,739
525xi (E60) 581 1,160 0 0
530i (E60) 902 1,803 1,570 2,965
530xi (E60) 710 1,639 0 0
530xi sports wagon (E60) 269 551 0 0
545i (E60) 0 6 709 1,366
550i (E60) 556 996 0 0
M5 (E60) 345 867 0 0
M5 (E39) 0 0 2 2
5 Series 4,153 8,834 3,794 7,072
645Ci 0 21 311 564
650i coupe 191 426 0 0
645Ci convertible 0 16 456 864
650i convertible 397 761 0 0
6 Series 588 1,224 767 1,428
745i 0 0 397 742
745Li 0 0 704 1,494
750i 301 590 0 0
750Li 1,101 2,232 0 0
760i 6 10 7 16
760Li 20 62 19 64
7 Series 1,428 2,894 1,127 2,316
Z8 0 0 2 2
Z8 Alpina 0 0 1 2
Z8 0 0 3 4
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for February 2006
2006 2005
February 3,865 5,015
Year-to-Date 7,684 9,251
Year- Year-
Model February to-Date February to-Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
X3 2.5i 49 98 440 834
X3 3.0i 1,533 2,872 1,879 3,296
X3 1,582 2,970 2,319 4,130
X5 3.0i (US) 1,669 3,569 1,906 3,637
X5 4.4i (US) 505 965 668 1,294
X5 4.8is (US) 109 180 122 190
X5 2,283 4,714 2,696 5,121
MINI Sales Report for February 2006
2006 2005
February 2,690 3,140
Year-to-Date 5,634 6,057
Year- Year-
Model February to-Date February to-Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
MINI Cooper 752 1,855 906 1,993
MINI Cooper S 1,217 2,356 1,284 2,266
MINI Cooper Convertible 220 494 520 980
MINI Cooper S Convertible 501 929 430 818
Total MINI 2,690 5,634 3,140 6,057