BMW Group January 2006 Strong Sales
BMW Reports Best January on Record with Increase of 12 Percent; MINI Brand Sales also Reports Best January Ever
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Feb. 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported sales of 22,218 vehicles in January 2006, an increase of 12 percent over the 19,764 vehicles reported in January 2005.
BMW Brand Sales
BMW reported sales of 19,274 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles (SAVs), up 14 percent compared to the 16,847 vehicles reported the same month last year. It was the strongest January on record, despite low inventories that follow the annual holiday closures at most of BMW's productions plants. BMW's plant in Spartanburg, S.C. reopened January 9th following an extended construction closure while a new single-line production system was installed.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's monthly automobile sales were up 23 percent, to 15,455 versus 12,611 in January 2005.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles decreased 10 percent in January 2006. BMW reported sales of 3,819 vehicles compared to 4,236 vehicles sold in the same month of 2005.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW reported a 21 percent increase in sales of Certified Pre-Owned vehicles sold in January 2006, for 5,761 vehicles compared to 4,745 vehicles in 2005.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported sales of 2,944 vehicles in January 2006, up slightly from the 2,917 sold in January 2005 for the best January since the brand went on sale in the U.S. in 2002.
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 Internet at:
http://www.bmwgroupna.com/
http://www.bmwusa.com/
http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com/
http://www.miniusa.com/
http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/
BMW Car Sales Report for January 2006
2006 2005
January 15,455 12,611
Year-to-Date 15,455 12,611
Model January Year-to-Date January Year-to-Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
325i (E90) 4,152 4,152 0 0
325i (E46) 11 11 3,086 3,086
325Ci 201 201 322 322
325Ci convertible 270 270 363 363
325i sports wagon 4 4 92 92
325xi (E90) 1,556 1,556 0 0
325xi (E46) 0 0 848 848
325xi sports wagon (E90) 129 129 0 0
325xi sports wagon (E46) 0 0 124 124
330i (E90) 896 896 0 0
330i (E46) 2 2 809 809
330Ci 148 148 259 259
330Ci convertible 288 288 311 311
330xi (E90) 678 678 0 0
330xi (E46) 0 0 437 437
M3 121 121 259 259
M3 convertible 90 90 123 123
3 Series 8,546 8,546 7,033 7,033
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 77 77 310 310
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 49 49 139 139
Z4 126 126 449 449
525i (E60) 1,022 1,022 1,226 1,226
525xi (E60) 579 579 0 0
530i (E60) 901 901 1,395 1,395
530xi (E60) 929 929 0 0
530xi sports wagon (E60) 282 282 0 0
545i (E60) 6 6 657 657
550i (E60) 440 440 0 0
M5 (E60) 522 522 0 0
5 Series 4,681 4,681 3,278 3,278
645Ci 21 21 253 253
650i coupe 235 235 0 0
645Ci convertible 16 16 408 408
650i convertible 364 364 0 0
6 Series 636 636 661 661
745i 0 0 345 345
745Li 0 0 790 790
750i 289 289 0 0
750Li 1,131 1,131 0 0
760i 4 4 9 9
760Li 42 42 45 45
7 Series 1,466 1,466 1,189 1,189
Z8 Alpina 0 0 1 1
Z8 0 0 1 1
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for January 2006
2006 2005
January 3,819 4,236
Year-to-Date 3,819 4,236
Model January Year-to-Date January Year-to-Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
X3 2.5i 49 49 394 394
X3 3.0i 1,339 1,339 1,417 1,417
X3 1,388 1,388 1,811 1,811
X5 3.0i (US) 1,900 1,900 1,731 1,731
X5 4.4i (US) 460 460 626 626
X5 4.8is (US) 71 71 68 68
X5 2,431 2,431 2,425 2,425
MINI Sales Report for January 2006
2006 2005
January 2,944 2,917
Year-to-Date 2,944 2,917
Model January Year-to-Date January Year-to-Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
MINI Cooper 1,103 1,103 1,087 1,087
MINI Cooper S 1,139 1,139 982 982
MINI Cooper Convertible 274 274 460 460
MINI Cooper S Convertible 428 428 388 388
Total MINI 2,944 2,944 2,917 2,917