BMW Group Reports 5 Percent Increase in 2006 May Sales
Year-to-Date Sales of BMW Group up 10 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 1 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported strong demand for its vehicles in May, with sales of 28,360 vehicles, up 5.3 percent over the 26,926 vehicles sold in the same month of 2005. The BMW Group also reported an increase of 10 percent in year-to-date sales, for 129,511 vehicles over the 117,844 vehicles reported in May 2005.
BMW Brand Sales Increase in May
Sales of BMW brand vehicles rose 7 percent in May for a total of 24,688 compared to 23,048 reported in the same month a year ago.
BMW brand sales were up 13.6 percent year-to-date, as the company reported sales of 113,041 vehicles compared to 99,472 vehicles sold in first five months of 2005.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales were up 11 percent in May to 19,645 versus 17,744 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales also were up 20 percent, to 87,956 automobiles compared to 73,141 in the same period of 2005.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 5 percent in May to 5,043 vehicles over the 5,304 sold last May. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were also off 5 percent, to 25,085 vehicles compared to the 26,331 sold in the same period of 2005.
Certified Pre-Owned
Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles were up 31 percent, and the company reported its second-best sales month ever with 8,259 CPO vehicles versus 6,298 vehicles reported last May. Year-to-date, CPO sales were up 23 percent, to 36,889 over the 29,929 reported in the same period in 2005.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported May sales of 3,672 automobiles, down 5.3 percent from the 3,878 cars sold in May 2005. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 16,470 automobiles, a drop of 10 percent, compared to the 18,372 cars reported in the first five months of 2005.
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 339 BMW passenger car centers, 334 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 143 BMW motorcycle retailers, 80 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30 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:
www.bmwgroupna.com
www.bmwusa.com
www.bmwmotorradusa.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
BMW Car Sales Report for May 2006
2006 2005
May 19,645 17,744
Year-to-Date 87,956 73,141
Model Year- Year-
to- to-
May Date May Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
325i (E90 & E46) 4,376 21,290 4,870 16,479
325Ci 285 1,447 380 1,839
325Ci convertible 533 2,064 609 2,771
325i sports wagon 0 4 48 332
325xi (E90 & E46) 1,220 7,005 413 2,913
325xi sports wagon (E90 & E46) 217 1,037 50 388
330i (E90 & E46) 2,061 7,632 2,533 5,991
330Ci 144 840 275 1,312
330Ci convertible 517 2,150 519 2,325
330xi (E90 & E46) 1,042 4,546 369 2,456
M3 316 1,133 344 1,700
M3 convertible 154 647 198 865
3 Series 10,865 49,795 10,608 39,371
Z4 2.5i Roadster (US) 41 262 646 2,663
Z4 3.0i Roadster (US) 692 1,811 457 1,582
Z4 Roadster 3.0si (US) 393 934 0 0
Z4 M Roadster (US) 126 425 0 0
Z4 Coupe 3.0si 1 1 0 0
Z4 M Coupe 6 6 0 0
Z4 1,259 3,439 1,103 4,245
525i (E60) 1,157 5,317 1,426 7,588
525xi (E60) 425 2,386 18 18
530i (E60) 1,290 5,189 1,314 7,547
530xi (E60) 846 3,853 25 25
530xi sports wagon (E60) 178 1,178 68 77
545i (E60) 0 6 759 3,943
550i (E60) 670 3,011 0 0
M5 (E60 & E39) 272 1,696 1 3
5 Series 4,838 22,636 3,611 19,201
645Ci 0 21 300 1,511
650i coupe 261 1,217 0 0
645Ci convertible 0 16 608 2,684
650i convertible 623 2,486 0 0
M6 200 258 0 0
6 Series 1,084 3,998 908 4,195
745i 0 0 125 1,596
745Li 0 0 154 2,726
750i 416 1,881 397 576
750Li 1,155 6,021 798 1,044
760i 2 23 18 62
760Li 25 161 22 118
7 Series 1,598 8,086 1,514 6,122
Z8 1 2 0 4
Z8 Alpina 0 0 0 3
Z8 1 2 0 7
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for May 2006
2006 2005
May 5,043 5,304
Year-to-Date 25,085 26,331
Model Year- Year-
to- to-
May Date May Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
X3 2.5i 13 169 607 2,658
X3 3.0i 2,868 13,351 2,161 10,415
X3 2,881 13,520 2,768 13,073
X5 3.0i (US) 1,554 8,577 1,824 9,403
X5 4.4i (US) 539 2,553 604 3,327
X5 4.8is (US) 69 435 108 528
X5 2,162 11,565 2,536 13,258
MINI Sales Report for May 2006
2006 2005
May 3,672 3,878
Year-to-Date 16,470 18,372
Model Year- Year-
to- to-
May Date May Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
MINI Cooper 1,073 4,746 1,306 5,847
MINI Cooper S 1,393 7,031 1,448 6,851
MINI Cooper Convertible 388 1,474 547 3,037
MINI Cooper S Convertible 818 3,219 577 2,637
Total MINI 3,672 16,470 3,878 18,372