BMW Group Reports Strong July 2007 Sales
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July sales for the Group (BMW and MINI) increase 20.1 percent. MINI reports its 200,000th car sold since its start in the U.S.
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 1 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reports strong July sales of 28,364 vehicles, an increase of 20.1 percent over the 23,611 vehicles sold in July 2006. The BMW Group also increased its year-to-date sales volume to 192,702 vehicles, an increase of 6.5 percent, compared to 180,857 vehicles in the same period of 2006.
BMW Brand Sales
Sales of BMW brand vehicles climbed 21.0 percent to 24,295 compared to 20,083 units in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date BMW brand sales increase 7.4 percent, to 168,874 vehicles compared to 157,303 vehicles sold in first seven months of 2006.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales are up 22.8 percent in July to 19,083 versus 15,546 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales are also up 7.5 percent, to 132,479 automobiles compared to 123,197 in the same period of 2006.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles increased by 14.9 percent in July to 5,212 vehicles over the 4,537 sold last July. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 6.7 percent, to 36,395 vehicles compared to the 34,106 sold in the first seven months of 2006.
Certified Pre-Owned
Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles reached its best July ever. Sales are up 2.9 percent, to 7,178 vehicles versus 6,977 vehicles reported last July. Year-to-date, CPO sales are down 3.6 percent, to 49,562 over the 51,416 reported in the same period in 2006.
MINI Brand Sales MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reached a significant milestone in July: 200,000 MINIs have been sold in the U.S. since its launch in 2002. This is more than double the number of cars projected initially for the U.S. within this timeframe.
In July MINI USA reports sales of 4,069 automobiles, a strong increase of 15.3 percent, from the 3,528 cars sold in July 2006. Year-to-date, the division reports sales of 23,828 automobiles, an increase of 1.2 percent, compared to the 23,554 cars reported in the first seven months of 2006.
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 of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, 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 models and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger car centers, 335 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 142 BMW motorcycle retailers, 81 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:
http://www.bmwgroupna.com/
http://www.bmwusa.com/
http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/
http://www.miniusa.com/
http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/
BMW Car Sales Report for July 2007
2007 2006
July 19,083 15,546
Year-to-Date 132,479 123,197
Model July Year-to-Date July Year-to-Date
2007 2007 2006 2006
325i (E90 & E46) 209 1,685 3,644 29,276
325Ci (E46) 3 43 256 1,956
325Ci Convertible (E46) 7 48 473 2,992
325i Sports Wagon (E91) 0 0 0 4
325xi (E90 & E46) 21 103 1,093 9,418
325xi Sports Wagon
(E90 & E46) 12 63 152 1,428
328i (E90) 4,189 29,440 0 0
328i Coupe (E92) 535 5,818 0 0
328i Convertible (E93) 660 5,637 0 0
328i Sports Wagon (E91) 124 911 0 0
328xi (E90) 1,787 13,288 0 0
328xi Coupe (E92) 359 3,211 0 0
328xi Sports Wagon (E91) 172 1,081 0 0
330i (E90 & E46) 24 338 1,320 10,752
330Ci (E46) 3 11 72 1,018
330Ci Convertible (E46) 2 29 488 3,115
330xi (E90 & E46) 5 33 802 6,438
335i (E90) 1,112 10,072 0 0
335i Coupe (E92) 784 6,081 0 0
335i Convertible (E93) 916 4,584 0 0
335xi (E90) 640 2,062 0 0
M3 (E46) 1 13 158 1,625
M3 Convertible (E46) 3 18 127 919
3 Series 11,568 84,569 8,585 68,941
Z4 2.5i Roadster
(E85) - US 3 76 36 333
Z4 3.0i Roadster
(E85) - US 428 2,715 814 3,545
Z4 Roadster 3.0si
(E85) - US 234 1,463 419 1,839
Z4 M Roadster (E85) - US 37 275 78 603
Z4 Coupe 3.0si (E86) - US 92 485 50 93
Z4 M Coupe (E86) - US 50 406 27 83
Z4 844 5,420 1,424 6,496
525i (E60) 20 3,265 960 7,630
525xi (E60) 13 1,698 322 3,119
528i (E60) 1,383 4,325 0 0
528xi (E60) 686 2,047 0 0
530i (E60) 19 3,470 904 7,559
530xi (E60) 24 2,828 562 5,138
530xi Sports Wagon (E60) 10 417 112 1,549
535i (E60) 1,063 3,335 0 0
535xi (E60) 726 2,495 0 0
535xi Sports Wagon (E60) 129 413 0 0
545i (E60) 0 0 0 6
550i (E60) 555 3,264 413 4,216
M5 (E60) 231 1,109 201 2,092
5 Series 4,859 28,666 3,474 31,309
645Ci (E63) 0 0 0 21
650i Coupe (E63) 166 1,129 162 1,557
645Ci Convertible (E64) 0 0 0 16
650i Convertible (E64) 360 2,565 424 3,409
M6 (E63) 88 602 168 612
M6 Convertible (E64) 109 894 0 0
6 Series 723 5,190 754 5,615
ALPINA B7 45 233 0 0
745Li (E65) 0 0 0 0
750i (E65) 252 1,935 335 2,575
750Li (E66) 787 6,376 946 8,015
760i (E66) 0 0 5 31
760Li (E65) 5 90 22 210
7 Series 1,089 8,634 1,308 10,831
Z8 0 0 1 4
Z8 Alpina 0 0 0 1
Z8 0 0 1 5
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for July 2007
2007 2006
July 5,212 4,537
Year-to-Date 36,395 34,106
Model July Year-to-Date July Year-to-Date
2007 2007 2006 2006
X3 2.5i (E83) 0 3 6 180
X3 3.0i (E83) 74 440 2,188 17,941
X3 3.0si (E83) 2,826 16,483 0 0
X3 2,900 16,926 2,194 18,121
X5 3.0i (E53) - US 31 210 1,696 11,780
X5 3.0si (E70) - US 1,220 12,155 0 0
X5 4.4i (E53) - US 29 185 584 3,632
X5 4.8i (E70) - US 1,030 6,908 0 0
X5 4.8is (E53) - US 2 11 63 573
X5 2,312 19,469 2,343 15,985
MINI Sales Report for July 2007
2007 2006
July 4,069 3,528
Year-to-Date 23,828 23,554
Model July Year-to-Date July Year-to-Date
2007 2007 2006 2006
MINI Cooper (R50) 11 1,808 1,251 7,220
MINI Cooper (R56) 1,425 7,408 0 0
MINI Cooper S (R53) 4 1,582 1,278 9,577
MINI Cooper S (R56) 1,721 8,188 0 0
MINI Cooper Convertible 349 1,985 270 2,083
MINI Cooper S Convertible 559 2,827 727 4,672
MINI Cooper S JCW GP 0 30 2 2
Total MINI 4,069 23,828 3,528 23,554