BMW Group Reports 2006 - Strongest Year Ever
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Monthly BMW Brand Sales Jump 17 Percent, Topping 30,000 for First Time
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Jan. 3 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) today reported its best-ever annual sales of 313,603 vehicles, an increase of 2.1 percent above the 307,020 vehicles sold in 2005. December sales of 33,417, an all-time monthly high, were up 16 percent over the 28,900 vehicles reported in the last month of 2005.
BMW Brand Sales
BMW brand sales were up 3 percent year-to-date, to 274,432 vehicles compared to 266,200 vehicles sold during 2005.
BMW brand sales jumped 17 percent in December for a total of 30,945 vehicles compared to 26,464 reported in the same month a year ago.
"New products across a broad range of the BMW brand offerings fueled the record increase in sales," according to Tom Purves, chairman and CEO of BMW (US) Holding Corp. BMW models introduced this year include the 3 Series Coupe, the X3 and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles, several new M brand models and the new Z4 Coupe.
BMW Automobile Sales
Calendar year sales of BMW brand automobiles were up 9.4 percent, to 216,343 automobiles over 197,833 in the same period of 2005. Monthly automobile sales increased 20 percent in December to 24,535 cars versus 20,510 in the same month a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were up 7.7 percent for the month to 6,410 vehicles over the 5,954 sold in the same month last year. Annual sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 15 percent, to 58,089 vehicles compared to the 68,367 sold in the same period in 2005. The all-new 2007 BMW X5 went on sale November 24th, and the sales numbers reflect the inventory levels associated with the model changeover.
Certified Pre-Owned
Sales of BMW brand CPO vehicles were at an all-time high, ending the year with sales of 80,377, an increase of nearly 10 percent over the 73,277 reported in 2005.
Sales of CPO vehicles were down 9 percent for the month, for sales of 5,901 vehicles versus the 6,486 vehicles reported in December of 2005.
MINI Brand Sales MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported a 1.5 percent increase in December sales, to 2,472 cars compared to 2,436 cars sold in the same period a year ago. The division reported annual sales of 39,171 automobiles, a drop of 4 percent, compared to the 40,820 cars reported in 2005, reflecting factory shutdowns for production upgrades and model changeovers.
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 339 BMW passenger car centers, 334 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 143 BMW motorcycle retailers, 80 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30 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:
www.bmwgroupna.com
www.bmwusa.com
www.bmwmotorradusa.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
BMW Car Sales Report for December 2006
2006 2005
December 24,535 20,510
Year-to-Date 216,343 197,833
Model Year-to- Year-to-
December Date December Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
325i (E90 & E46) 780 39,713 4,585 49,533
325Ci (E46) 59 2,566 387 3,817
325Ci Convertible (E46) 432 5,225 358 6,375
325i Sports Wagon (E91) 0 4 14 473
325xi (E90 & E46) 55 11,310 1,304 6,872
325xi Sports Wagon (E90 & E46) 19 1,692 83 846
328i (E90) 3,370 6,699 0 0
328i Coupe (E92) 1,229 4,043 0 0
328i Sports Wagon 193 312 0 0
328xi (E90) 2,142 4,935 0 0
328xi Coupe (E92) 900 2,059 0 0
328xi Sports Wagon (E91) 208 523 0 0
330i (E90 & E46) 321 14,719 1,755 20,017
330Ci (E46) 21 1,176 222 2,659
330Ci Convertible (E46) 413 5,713 359 5,573
330xi (E90 & E46) 22 7,525 1,165 5,531
335i (E90) 1,519 3,246 0 0
335i Coupe (E92) 990 4,879 0 0
M3 (E46) 10 1,791 221 3,398
M3 Convertible (E46) 481 2,050 139 1,856
3 Series 13,164 120,180 10,592 106,950
Z4 2.5i Roadster (E85) - US 70 582 250 6,063
Z4 3.0i Roadster (E85) - US 426 5,904 164 3,982
Z4 Roadster 3.0si (E85) - US 331 3,419 0 0
Z4 M Roadster (E85) - US 431 1,615 0 0
Z4 Coupe 3.0si (E86) - US 120 409 0 0
Z4 M Coupe (E86) - US 87 355 0 0
Z4 1,465 12,284 414 10,045
525i (E60) 2,338 15,355 1,112 15,500
525xi (E60) 747 5,495 853 3,406
530i (E60) 2,325 15,124 1,592 17,011
530xi (E60) 1,058 8,870 965 4,820
530xi Sports Wagon (E60) 148 2,199 548 2,351
545i (E60) 0 6 45 6,466
550i (E60) 610 6,628 602 1,426
M5 (E60) 234 3,079 679 1,742
5 Series 7,460 56,756 6,396 52,722
645Ci (E63) 0 21 52 3,070
650i Coupe (E63) 185 2,342 307 660
645Ci Convertible (E64) 0 16 54 5,047
650i Convertible (E64) 334 5,049 518 1,157
M6 (E63) 170 1,300 0 0
M6 Convertible (E64) 183 594 0 0
6 Series 872 9,322 931 9,934
745i (E65) 0 0 5 1,713
745Li (E65) 0 0 11 2,831
750i (E65) 331 4,082 484 3,482
750Li (E65) 1,203 13,328 1,611 9,584
760i (E65) 4 50 6 131
760Li (E65) 36 336 59 424
7 Series 1,574 17,796 2,176 18,165
Z8 0 4 1 9
Z8 Alpina 0 1 0 8
Z8 0 5 1 17
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for December 2006
2006 2005
December 6,410 5,954
Year-to-Date 58,089 68,367
Model Year-to- Year-to-
December Date December Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
X3 2.5i (E83) 4 193 101 6,343
X3 3.0i (E83) 154 23,779 2,255 24,426
X3 3.0si (E83) 3,648 7,319 0 0
X3 3,806 31,291 2,356 30,769
X5 3.0i (E53) - US 213 17,149 2,679 27,088
X5 3.0si (E70) - US 1,280 1,677 0 0
X5 4.4i (E53) - US 235 5,855 778 9,121
X5 4.8i (E70) - US 794 1,144 0 0
X5 4.8is (E53) - US 82 973 141 1,389
X5 2,604 26,798 3,598 37,598
MINI Sales Report for December 2006
2006 2005
December 2,472 2,436
Year-to-Date 39,171 40,820
Model Year-to- Year-to-
December Date December Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
MINI Cooper 1,219 13,535 855 12,354
MINI Cooper S 1,081 15,445 995 16,764
MINI Cooper Convertible 84 3,155 245 5,402
MINI Cooper S Convertible 61 6,653 341 6,300
MINI Cooper S JCW GP 27 383 0 0
Total MINI 2,472 39,171 2,436 40,820