BMW Group Reports 2007 Strong August Sales
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August sales for the Group (BMW and MINI) increase 19.3 percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Sept. 4 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reports strong August sales of 30,639 vehicles, an increase of 19.3 percent over the 25,673 vehicles sold in August 2006. The BMW Group also increased its year-to-date sales volume to 223,341 vehicles, up 8.1 percent, compared to 206,530 vehicles in the same period of 2006.
BMW Brand Sales
Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 18.5 percent in August for a total of 26,562 compared to 22,421 reported in the same month a year ago. Year-to- date BMW brand sales are up 8.7 percent, to 195,436 vehicles compared to 179,724 vehicles sold in the same period in 2006.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales are up 22.1 percent in August to 20,825 versus 17,053 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales also increased 9.3 percent, to 153,304 automobiles compared to 140,250 in the same period of 2006.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles increased by 6.9 percent in August to 5,737 vehicles over the 5,368 sold last August. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 6.7 percent, to 42,132 vehicles compared to the 39,474 sold in the first eight months of 2006.
MINI Brand Sales
MINI USA reported August sales of 4,077 automobiles, up 25.4 percent from the 3,252 cars sold in August 2006. Year-to-date, the division reports sales of 27,905 automobiles, an increase of 4.1 percent, compared to the 26,806 cars reported in the first eight months of 2006.
BMW Certified Pre-Owned
Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles are up 11.2 percent, and the company reports its best August ever with sales of 7,462 CPO vehicles versus 6,713 vehicles reported last August. Year-to-date, CPO sales are down 1.9 percent, to 57,024 over the 58,129 reported in the same period in 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, 82 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.bmwmotorcycles.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
BMW Car Sales Report for August 2007
2007 2006
August 20,825 17,053
Year-to-Date 153,304 40,250
Model August Year-to-Date August Year-to-Date
2007 2007 2006 2006
325i (E90 & E46) 219 1,904 3,767 33,043
325Ci (E46) 5 48 252 2,208
325Ci Convertible (E46) 0 48 491 3,483
325i Sports Wagon (E91) 0 0 0 4
325xi (E90 & E46) 23 126 968 10,386
325xi Sports Wagon (E90 & E46) 8 71 130 1,558
328i (E90) 4,941 34,381 0 0
328i Coupe (E92) 317 6,135 406 406
328i Convertible (E93) 313 5,950 0 0
328i Sports Wagon (E91) 100 1,011 0 0
328xi (E90) 2,030 15,318 0 0
328xi Coupe (E92) 360 3,571 0 0
328xi Sports Wagon (E91) 121 1,202 0 0
330i (E90 & E46) 18 356 1,357 12,109
330Ci (E46) 0 11 56 1,074
330Ci Convertible (E46) 1 30 487 3,602
330xi (E90 & E46) 2 35 534 6,972
335i (E90) 1,217 11,289 0 0
335i Coupe (E92) 1,005 7,086 189 189
335i Convertible (E93) 1,171 5,755 0 0
335xi (E90) 619 2,681 0 0
M3 (E46) 0 13 83 1,708
M3 Convertible (E46) 0 18 122 1,041
3 Series 12,470 97,039 8,842 77,783
Z4 2.5i Roadster (E85) - US 6 82 34 367
Z4 3.0i Roadster (E85) - US 577 3,292 768 4,313
Z4 Roadster 3.0si (E85) - US 266 1,729 441 2,280
Z4 M Roadster (E85) - US 68 343 330 933
Z4 Coupe 3.0si (E86) - US 127 612 50 143
Z4 M Coupe (E86) - US 83 489 57 140
Z4 1,127 6,547 1,680 8,176
525i (E60) 11 3,276 1,332 8,962
525xi (E60) 10 1,708 388 3,507
528i (E60) 1,564 5,889 0 0
528xi (E60) 714 2,761 0 0
530i (E60) 22 3,492 1,240 8,799
530xi (E60) 16 2,844 677 5,815
530xi Sports Wagon (E60) 15 432 101 1,650
535i (E60) 1,120 4,455 0 0
535xi (E60) 840 3,335 0 0
535xi Sports Wagon (E60) 115 528 0 0
545i (E60) 0 0 0 6
550i (E60) 544 3,808 485 4,701
M5 (E60) 202 1,311 222 2,314
5 Series 5,173 33,839 4,445 35,754
645Ci (E63) 0 0 0 21
650i Coupe (E63) 179 1,308 128 1,685
645Ci Convertible (E64) 0 0 0 16
650i Convertible (E64) 410 2,975 371 3,780
M6 (E63) 63 665 192 804
M6 Convertible (E64) 109 1,003 0 0
6 Series 761 5,951 691 6,306
ALPINA B7 61 294 0 0
745Li (E65) 0 0 0 0
750i (E65) 261 2,196 336 2,911
750Li (E66) 961 7,337 1,040 9,055
760i (E66) 0 0 0 31
760Li (E65) 11 101 19 229
7 Series 1,294 9,928 1,395 12,226
Z8 0 0 0 4
Z8 Alpina 0 0 0 1
Z8 0 0 0 5
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for August 2007
2007 2006
August 5,737 5,368
Year-to-Date 42,132 39,474
Year-to- Year-to-
Model August Date August Date
2007 2007 2006 2006
X3 2.5i (E83) 1 4 2 182
X3 3.0i (E83) 46 486 2,349 20,290
X3 3.0si (E83) 3,134 19,617 0 0
X3 3,181 20,107 2,351 20,472
X5 3.0i (E53) - US 28 238 2,210 13,990
X5 3.0si (E70) - US 1,422 13,577 0 0
X5 4.4i (E53) - US 39 224 731 4,363
X5 4.8i (E70) - US 1,067 7,975 0 0
X5 4.8is (E53) - US 0 11 76 649
X5 2,556 22,025 3,017 19,002
MINI Sales Report for August 2007
2007 2006
August 4,077 3,252
Year-to-Date 27,905 26,806
Year-to- Year-to-
Model August Date August Date
2007 2007 2006 2006
MINI Cooper (R50) 15 1,823 1,203 8,423
MINI Cooper (R56) 1,605 9,013 0 0
MINI Cooper S (R53) 10 1,592 1,148 10,725
MINI Cooper S (R56) 1,602 9,790 0 0
MINI Cooper Convertible 333 2,318 251 2,334
MINI Cooper S Convertible 511 3,338 614 5,286
MINI Cooper S JCW GP 1 31 36 38
Total MINI 4,077 27,905 3,252 26,806