BMW Sales Jump 16.3 Percent for First Nine Months
4 October 2000
BMW Sales Jump 16.3 Percent for First Nine Months; September Sales Skyrocket by 30 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Oct. 3 BMW of North America, Inc.
reported an increase of 16.3 percent in sales for the first nine months of
2000, with 135,257 vehicles compared to 116,308 automobiles sold in the same
period a year ago. BMW also reported September sales of 14,494, a 30 percent
increase over 11,126 sales in September 1999.
Automobile sales
Automobile sales increased 3 percent year-to-date, to 119,728 compared to
116,308 in 1999. BMW reported automobile sales of 11,376 for September,
compared to 11,126 a year ago, an increase of 2 percent.
Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
The company also reported September Sports Activity Vehicle sales of
3,118, an increase of 32 percent over August sales. Year-to-date, BMW
reported SAV sales of 15,529. The BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle is sold at
315 authorized BMW SAV centers nationwide.
Certified Pre-owned Vehicle Sales
Certified Pre-owned (CPO) vehicle sales were strong in September, too.
BMW reported monthly sales of 3,530, up 25 percent over last year.
Year-to-date, sales of CPO BMWs jumped more than 70 percent to 34,838.
BMW Car Sales Report for September 2000
2000 1999
September 11376 11126
Year-to-Date 119728 116308
September Year-to-Date September Year-to-Date
2000 2000 1999 1999
318ti 1 5 27 633
318is 0 0 1 13
318i 4-door 0 33 20 222
318i convertible 0 2 0 4
323i (E46) 1580 24735 2313 22285
323is 427 429 3 2716
323i sport wagon (E46) 350 3025 0 0
323i convertible 1 350 457 4302
323Ci (E46) 235 7193 1084 2539
323Ci convertible (E46) 177 5759 0 0
325i (E46) 292 292 0 0
325Ci (E46) 102 102 0 0
325Ci convertible (E46) 77 77 0 0
325i sport wagon (E46) 23 23 0 0
328is 0 4 6 1536
328Ci (E46) 7 3340 720 1788
328i 4-door 0 12 10 279
328i (E46) 60 9578 1635 13435
328i convertible 1 36 246 2699
330i 1762 3932 0 0
330Ci 934 2359 0 0
330Ci convertible 1503 2969 0 0
M3Ci (E46) 0 0 0 0
M3Cic (E46) 0 0 0 0
M3 2-door 0 1 3 3152
M3 4-door 0 1 0 61
M3 convertible 0 24 316 3049
3 Series 7532 64281 6841 58713
Z3 1.9 (US) 2 37 9 252
Z3 2.3 (US) 316 7274 845 7950
Z3 2.5 (US) 0 0 0 0
Z3 2.8 roadster (US) 22 1771 278 3231
Z3 2.8 coupe (US) 1 106 17 550
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 559 1474 0 0
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 28 59 0 0
M roadster (US) 8 1708 314 2501
M coupe (US) 27 576 39 528
Z3 Series 963 13005 1502 15003
525i 19 19 -- --
525T/A 6 6 -- --
528i 1283 20659 1265 19423
528i sport wagon 73 1576 220 3381
530i/A 44 44 -- --
540i sport wagon 40 339 20 724
540i 0 0 0 0
540i (E39) 264 4666 391 5281
M5 36 2174 -- 0
5 Series 1765 29483 1896 28809
740i 285 3937 245 4063
740iL 722 8360 604 9186
740iL Protection 0 13 0 3
750iL 40 462 38 524
750iL Protection 1 10 -- 3
7 Series 1048 12782 887 13779
840CiA 0 0 0 4
850CiA 0 1 0 0
8 Series 0 1 -- 4
Z8 68 176 0 0
Z8 Series 68 176 0 0
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for September 2000
2000 1999
September 3118 0
Year-to-Date 15529 0
September Year-to-Date September Year-to-Date
2000 2000 1999 1999
X5 3.0i (US) 2361 7869 0 0
X5 4.4i (US) 757 7660 0 0
Total 3118 15529 0 0