BMW Group Reports Record Sales in September 2003
Sales For First Three Quarters Up 9 Percent; September Sales Increase 2 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Oct. 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported robust sales for the first nine months of 2003, with 204,183 vehicles compared to 187,157 in the same period of 2002, an increase of 9 percent. The BMW Group also recorded September sales of 18,828, an increase of 2 percent, over the 18,412 vehicles reported in September of 2002 and a new record for the month.
BMW Brand
BMW reported year-to-date sale of 178,463 vehicles, up 4 percent over the 171,396 vehicles sold through September 2002. The company also reported September sales of 16,533, up 7 percent over the 15,445 in September 2002.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales were up 2 percent in September with 13,257 cars reported versus 12,945 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW automobile sales increased 7 percent to 150,416 in 2003 compared to 140,261 cars reported for the first three quarters of 2002.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
BMW also reported September sales of 3,276 X5 Sports Activity Vehicles, a 31 percent jump compared to the 2,500 sold in the same month in 2002. Year-to-date, SAV sales were off 10 percent, with 28,047 vehicles reported compared to 31,135 in the first nine months of 2002.
Certified Pre-owned Vehicle Sales
BMW reported year-to-date sales of 50,337 Certified Pre-owned vehicles, up 12 percent over the 44,839 reported in the first nine months of 2003. CPO vehicle sales were up 10 percent in September as BMW reported 4,974 vehicles versus 4,512 in the same period one year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA broke through the 50,000-unit sales threshold this month, with a total of 50,303 cars sold since MINI went on sale March 22, 2002.
Demand for MINI brand automobiles remains strong but due to production limitations and the model year changeover, MINI USA reported September sales of 2,295 automobiles -- a decrease of 23 percent from the 2,967 cars reported in that month last year. Sales of MINI automobiles for the first nine months of 2003 totaled 25,720.
It is worth noting that day's-supply for MINI in September was the lowest it's been since launch, an unbelievable 4.5 days for September. Dealer inventory was 347, for an average of 5 cars per dealer.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America has been present in the United States since 1975. Since then, the BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales and financial service organizations for the BMW and MINI brands and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Corp. 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 340 BMW car, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle, 148 BMW Motorcycle retailers, and 70 MINI 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.bmwusa.com
www.bmwmotorradusa.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
BMW Car Sales Report for September 2003
2003 2002
September 13257 12945
Year-to-Date 150416 140261
Year-to Year-to
September -Date September -Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
325i (E46) 3999 32877 3128 29313
325Ci (E46) 353 6037 582 6376
325Ci convertible (E46) 252 5795 683 7269
325i sport wagon (E46) 140 1584 116 890
325xi 279 9208 1244 8856
325xi sport wagon 74 1494 153 1383
330i 720 6970 755 8605
330Ci 254 4891 547 5647
330Ci convertible 252 5596 648 6537
330xi 517 4436 399 3893
M3 (E46) 180 3473 251 4007
M3 convertible (E46) 141 2688 206 2947
3 Series 7161 85049 8712 85723
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 0 105 106 3319
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 0 21 35 1998
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 0 5 20 196
Z4 2.5i roadster(US) 928 8730 0 0
Z4 3.0i roadster(US) 582 5846 0 0
M roadster (US) 0 13 5 462
M coupe (US) 0 2 7 274
Z3 and Z4 Series 1510 14722 173 6249
525i 1139 13973 895 10387
525i sport wagon 88 1129 109 1145
530i 637 14718 1045 14939
530i (E60) 816 816
540i sport wagon 29 253 18 251
540i 319 3622 121 3606
M5 64 1356 28 1248
5 Series 3092 35867 2216 31576
740i 0 0 0 28
740iL 0 0 0 38
740iL Protection 0 0 0 0
745i 525 4644 565 9953
745Li 906 9235 1252 6262
750iL 0 0 0 15
750iL Protection 0 0 0 0
760Li 26 531 0 0
7 Series 1457 14410 1817 16296
Z8 5 171 27 417
Z8 Alpina 32 197 0 0
Z8 Series 37 368 27 417
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for September 2003
2003 2002
September 3276 2500
Year-to-Date 28047 31135
Year-to Year-to
September -Date September -Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
X5 3.0i (US) 2621 20940 1993 23717
X5 4.4i (US) 549 6119 434 6513
X5 4.6is (US) 106 988 73 905
Total 3276 28047 2500 31135
MINI Sales Report for September 2003
2003 2002
September 2295 2967
Year-to-Date 25720 15761
Year-to Year-to
September -Date September -Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
MINI Cooper 1177 14502 1536 9355
MINI Cooper S 1118 11218 1431 6406
Total 2295 25720 2967 15761