BMW Group Reports November 2004 Sales
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Dec. 1, 2004 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported an increase of 5.9 percent in year-to-date sales, for 266,819 vehicles compared to the 251,954 sold in the first eleven months of 2003. The Group also reported November sales of 24,095 vehicles compared to 25,086 vehicles in the same month in 2003, down 4 percent.
BMW Brand Sales
BMW reported sales of 20,732 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, down 5.3 percent compared to the 21,892 vehicles reported the same month last year.
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 6.7 percent, to 234,597 vehicles compared to 219,949 vehicles sold in the same period a year ago.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales were down 29 percent, to 12,796 versus 17,991 in November of 2003. Year-to-date, sales were down 6.8 percent, to 171,488 automobiles compared to 184,090 sold in the same period in 2003.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles increased 103 percent last month, with sales of 7,936 vehicles compared to 3,901 vehicles sold in November of 2003. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models were up 76 percent, to 63,109 vehicles compared to 35,859 for the same period in 2003.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported monthly sales of 5,298 Certified Pre-owned vehicles up 12 percent compared to 4,731 vehicles that month in 2003. For the first eleven months of 2004, BMW CPO sales were up 8 percent to 65,029 vehicles over 60,167 a year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported an increase of 5.3 percent in November sales, with 3,363 MINI automobiles compared to the 3,194 sold in the same month of 2003. Year- to-date, MINI sales were nearly level, with 32,222 cars compared to 32,005 sold a year ago.
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, 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 Roadster and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 340 BMW passenger car centers, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 148 BMW motorcycle retailers, 76 MINI passenger car dealers, and 25 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.bmwusa.com/
http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com/
http://www.miniusa.com/
http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/
BMW Car Sales Report for November 2004
2004 2003
November 12,796 17,991
Year-to-Date 171,488 184,090
Year-to- Year-to-
Model November Date November Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
325i 2,894 36,946 4,296 41,170
325Ci 375 6,997 494 6,964
325Ci Convertible 414 6,825 495 6,743
325i Sports Wagon 49 1,326 237 1,944
325xi 1,016 11,561 1,361 11,339
325xi Sports Wagon 121 1,272 147 1,771
330i 439 7,549 1,141 8,865
330Ci 307 5,058 344 5,563
330Ci Convertible 383 5,807 496 6,592
330xi 383 5,448 595 5,544
M3 272 4,275 407 4,227
M3 Convertible 185 2,916 193 3,096
3 Series 6,838 95,980 10,206 103,818
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 0 0 0 105
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 0 0 1 23
Z3 3.0 Coupe (US) 0 0 0 5
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 216 7,609 900 10,799
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 101 5,508 619 7,256
M roadster (US) 0 0 0 14
M Coupe (US) 0 0 0 2
Z3 and Z4 317 13,117 1,520 18,204
525i (E39) 0 0 52 14,080
525i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 19 25 1,169
525i (E60) 1,356 14,548 1,197 1,651
530i (E39) 0 0 20 14,762
530i (E60) 1,612 18,112 1,908 4,878
540i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 2 1 259
540i (E39) 0 0 7 3,632
545i (E60) 654 7,723 649 881
M5 (E39) 0 64 29 1,427
5 Series 3,622 40,468 3,888 42,739
645Ci 412 3,172 0 0
645Ci Convertible 468 4,064 0 0
6 Series 880 7,236 0 0
745i 331 4,776 724 6,114
745Li 760 9,357 1,545 12,143
760i 15 46 0 0
760Li 31 400 80 653
7 Series 1,137 14,579 2,349 18,910
Z8 0 7 3 175
Z8 Alpina 2 101 25 244
Z8 2 108 28 419
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for November 2004
2004 2003
November 7,936 3,901
Year-to-Date 63,109 35,859
Model Year-to- Year-to-
November Date November Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
X3 2.5i 2,451 18,840 0 0
X3 3.0i 2,060 13,641 0 0
X3 4,511 32,481 0 0
X5 3.0i (US) 2,324 21,822 2,602 26,336
X5 4.4i (US) 941 7,825 1,253 8,425
X5 4.6is (US) 0 23 46 1,098
X5 4.8is (US) 160 958 0 0
X5 3,425 30,628 3,901 35,859
MINI Sales Report for November 2004
2004 2003
November 3,363 3,194
Year-to-Date 32,222 32,005
Model Year-to- Year-to-
November Date November Date
2004 2004 2003 2003
MINI Cooper 1,042 15,189 1,561 17,623
MINI Cooper S 1,128 13,956 1,633 14,382
Cooper Convertible 711 1,668 0 0
Cooper S Convertible 482 1,409 0 0
Total MINI 3,363 32,222 3,194 32,005