BMW Group USA July 2005 Sales
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 2, 2005: The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported July sales of 26,840, an increase of 11 percent over the 24,086 vehicles sold the same month last year. The BMW Group also reported year-to-date sales of 171,683 vehicles, up 2.4 percent over the 167,732 vehicles sold in the first seven months of 2004.
BMW Brand
BMW reported an 8 percent increase in July sales of automobiles and
Sports
Activity Vehicles, to 23,178 vehicles, making it the strongest July on
record.
This compares to the 21,479 reported in July 2004.
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were about the same (-0.9
percent) from last year, for sales of 146,042 vehicles compared to 147,313
vehicles sold in first seven months of 2004.
BMW Automobile Sales
July sales of BMW automobile sales were up 19 percent, to 16,555 cars,
compared to 13,974 sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, sales
were down 4 percent, to 107,152 automobiles compared to 111,580 in the same
period a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
SAV sales were down 12 percent for the month for 6,623 vehicles,
compared
to 7,505 vehicles sold in July 2004. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's two SAV
models are up 9 percent, to 38,890 vehicles compared to 35,733 in the same
period of 2004.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported July sales of Certified Pre-owned BMWs. Monthly
sales
of Certified Pre-owned vehicles were 6,738, up 3 percent over the 6,550
vehicles sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, BMW CPO sales
were
up 2 percent, for 43,150 vehicles over 42,405 for the same period a year
ago.
MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
MINI USA continued to experience strong demand, with July sales up 41
percent, for the strongest July since MINI automobiles went on sale in
2002.
The division reported sales of 3,662 cars this month compared to 2,607 last
July. Sales of MINI automobiles in the first seven months of 2005 are up
26
percent with sales of 25,641 cars over the 20,419 cars reported in 2004.
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, 80 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
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BMW Car Sales Report for July 2005
2005 2004
June 16,555 13,974
Year-to-Date 107,152 111,580
Model July Year-to- Year-to-
Date July Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
325i (E90) 4,045 11,578 0 0
325i 131 13,961 3,452 23,265
325Ci 328 2,530 706 4,536
325Ci convertible 582 3,960 661 4,924
325i sports wagon 29 394 102 860
325xi 2 2,929 671 8,491
325xi sports wagon 31 459 101 815
330i (E90) 2,172 6,377 0 0
330i 13 4,039 824 4,648
330Ci 220 1,807 491 3,250
330Ci convertible 514 3,398 535 4,265
330xi 2 2,462 541 3,660
M3 328 2,379 428 3,003
M3 convertible 164 1,241 311 2,060
3 Series 8,561 57,514 8,823 63,777
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 579 3,930 799 5,031
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 412 2,396 512 3,639
Z4 991 6,326 1,311 8,670
525i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 19
525i (E60) 1,238 10,207 1,106 9,694
525xi (E60) 450 613 0 0
530i (E60) 1,323 10,279 1,270 11,072
530xi (E60) 524 829 0 0
530xi sports wagon (E60) 189 425 0 0
540i sports wagon (E39) 0 0 0 2
545i (E60) 657 5,408 291 4,902
M5 (E39) 0 4 1 54
5 Series 4,381 27,765 2,668 25,743
645Ci 300 2,129 115 1,816
645Ci convertible 487 3,679 168 1,830
6 Series 787 5,808 283 3,646
745i 21 1,666 302 3,317
745Li 26 2,790 555 6,046
750i 492 1,527 0 0
750Li 1,243 3,420 0 0
760i 7 89 1 3
760Li 44 234 18 286
7 Series 1,833 9,726 876 9,652
Z8 2 7 2 5
Z8 Alpina 0 6 11 87
Z8 2 13 13 92
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for July 2005
2005 2004
July 6,623 7,505
Year-to-Date 38,890 35,733
Model July Year-to- Year-to-
Date July Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
X3 2.5i 679 4,023 3,076 10,060
X3 3.0i 2,603 15,610 1,438 7,376
X3 3,282 19,633 4,514 17,436
X5 3.0i (US) 2,494 13,756 2,311 13,443
X5 4.4i (US) 746 4,759 556 4,463
X5 4.6is (US) 0 0 6 23
X5 4.8is (US) 101 742 118 368
X5 3,341 19,257 2,991 18,297
MINI Sales Report for July 2005
2005 2004
July 3,662 2,607
Year-to-Date 25,641 20,419
Model July Year-to- Year-to-
Date July Date
2005 2005 2004 2004
MINI Cooper 1,357 8,484 1,456 11,049
MINI Cooper S 1,442 9,671 1,151 9,370
MINI Cooper Convertible 290 3,595 0 0
MINI Cooper S Convertible 573 3,891 0 0
Total MINI 3,662 25,641 2,607 20,419
SOURCE BMW Group