BMW Reports Best First Quarter in History
5 April 2000
BMW Reports Best First Quarter in History; BMW Year-to-Date Sales Up 19 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., April 4 BMW of North America, Inc.
reported record first quarter sales of 42,789 vehicles, compared to
35,808 sold a year ago, an increase of 19 percent. Monthly vehicle sales
increased 14 percent to 16,516 compared to 14,527 in 1999.
March sales of BMW automobiles increased 5 percent, to 15,187 compared to
14,527 last year. Year-to-date automobile sales increased 16 percent, to
41,460 compared to 35,808 in 1999.
The company also reported sales of 1,329 BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicles
in March and year-to-date sales of 3,243 SAVs.
BMW's 5 Series sedan sales were especially strong in March, with an
increase of 37 percent reported.
The company also reported first quarter sales of 10,461 Certified
Pre-owned (CPO) BMWs, more than twice the 4,432 sales reported for the same
period a year ago. March CPO sales set records, too, with 4,264 vehicles
reported, an increase of 126 percent of March 1999.
BMW IN AMERICA
BMW entered the U.S. market in 1975. Since then, the company has grown to
include marketing, sales and financial service organizations in the United
States; a South Carolina manufacturing operation; a design firm in California;
a technology office in Palo Alto and various other operations throughout the
country. BMW is represented in the U.S. through a network of more than 340
car, 300 Sports Activity Vehicle and 160 motorcycle retailers. BMW US Holding
Corp., the Group's headquarters for North, Central and South America, is
located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
Information about BMW products is available to consumers via the World Wide
Web on the BMW homepage. The address is: http://www.bmwusa.com.
BMW Car Sales Report for March 2000
2000 1999
March 15187 14527
Year-to-Date 39546 35808
March Year-to-Date March Year-to-Date
2000 2000 1999 1999
318ti 2 6 94 252
318is 0 0 2 3
318i 4-door 5 14 43 125
318i convertible 0 0 1 2
323i (E46) 2971 8360 2713 6748
323is 0 1 460 1027
323i sport wagon (E46) 231 231 0 0
323i convertible 54 304 572 1374
323Ci (E46) 1094 2830 0 0
323Ci convertible (E46) 201
467 0 0
328is 1 3 294 664
328Ci (E46) 833 2273 0 0
328i 4-door -1 4 55 160
328i (E46) 1854 4214 1594 3839
328i convertible 4 22 393 954
M3 2-door 0 0 368 669
M3 4-door 0 1 6 39
M3 convertible 4 20 464 1082
3 Series 7253 18750 7059 16938
Z3 1.9 (US) 4 14 23 74
Z3 2.3 (US) 1205 3096 1031 2665
Z3 2.8 roadster (US) 303 928 542 977
Z3 2.8 coupe (US) 14 42 118 284
M roadster (US) 331 860 260 723
M coupe (US) 69 220 70 202
Z3 1926 5160 2044 4925
528i 3686 8389 2516 6532
528i sport wagon 159 867 243 842
540i sport wagon 44 110 63 198
540i (E39) 623 1603 673 1794
M5 273 789 0 0
5 Series 4785 11758 3495 9366
740i 415 1254 471 1304
740iL 783 2503 1379 3094
750iL 25 121 79 180
7 Series 1223 3878 1929 4578
840CiA 0 0 0 1
850CSi 0 0 0 0
8 Series 0 0 0 1
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for March 2000
2000 1999
March 1329 0
Year-to-Date 3243 0
March Year-to-Date March Year-to-Date
2000 2000 1999 1999
X5 4.4i (US) 1329 3243 0 0