BMW Group Reports Sales for August 2006
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Year-to-Date Sales of BMW Group Up 3 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Sept. 1 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 206,530 vehicles, an increase of 3 percent over the 200,562 vehicles sold in the first eight months of 2005. The BMW Group also reported a decrease of 11 percent in August sales for 25,673 vehicles over the 28,879 vehicles reported in 2005.
BMW Brand Sales Increase in August
BMW brand sales were up 5 percent year-to-date, to 179,724 vehicles compared to 171,579 vehicles sold in the same period in 2005.
Sales of BMW brand vehicles dropped 12 percent in August for a total of 22,421 compared to 25,537 reported in the same month a year ago.
BMW Automobile Sales
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand automobiles were up 13 percent to 140,250 automobiles compared to 124,406 in the same period of 2005. Automobile sales were off slightly in August to 17,053 versus 17,254 in the same month a year ago as the company managed inventory in advance of the launch of several new models, including the all-new 3 Series Coupe which is just arriving at dealerships.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 35 percent in August to 5,368 vehicles over the 8,283 sold last August. BMW will introduce an all-new X5 Sports Activity Vehicle and inventory of this model is deliberately low in preparation for the launch. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were also off 16 percent, to 39,474 vehicles compared to the 47,173 sold in the same period in 2005.
Certified Pre-Owned
Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles were up 4 percent, and the company reported its best August ever with sales of 6,713 CPO vehicles versus 6,470 vehicles reported last year. Year-to-date, CPO sales were up 17 percent, to 58,129 over the 49,620 reported in the same period in 2005.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported August sales of 3,252 automobiles, down 11 percent from the 3,342 cars sold in August 2005. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 26,806 automobiles, a drop of 8 percent, compared to the 28,983 cars reported in the first eight 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 August 2006
2006 2005
August 17,053 17,254
Year-to-Date 140,250 124,406
Model Year-to- Year-to-
August Date August Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
325i (E90 & E46) 3,767 33,043 5,172 30,711
325Ci (E46) 252 2,208 221 2,751
325Ci Convertible 491 3,483 547 4,507
325i Sports Wagon 0 4 22 416
325xi (E90 & E46) 968 10,386 6 2,935
325xi Sports Wagon (E90 & E46) 130 1,558 20 479
328i Coupe (E92) 406 406 0 0
330i (E90 & E46) 1,357 12,109 2,101 12,517
330Ci (E46) 56 1,074 175 1,982
330Ci Convertible 487 3,602 473 3,871
330xi (E90 & E46) 534 6,972 5 2,467
335i Coupe (E92) 189 189 0 0
M3 83 1,708 267 2,646
M3 Convertible 122 1,041 150 1,391
3 Series 8,842 77,783 9,159 66,673
Z4 2.5i Roadster (US) 34 367 654 4,584
Z4 3.0i Roadster (US) 768 4,313 455 2,851
Z4 Roadster 3.0si (US) 441 2,280 0 0
Z4 M Roadster (US) 330 933 0 0
Z4 Coupe 3.0si (US) 50 143 0 0
Z4 M Coupe (US) 57 140 0 0
Z4 1,680 8,176 1,109 7,435
525i (E60) 1,332 8,962 1,148 11,355
525xi (E60) 388 3,507 439 1,052
530i (E60) 1,240 8,799 1,352 11,631
530xi (E60) 677 5,815 620 1,449
530xi Sports Wagon (E60) 101 1,650 256 681
545i (E60) 0 6 544 5,952
550i (E60) 485 4,701 0 0
M5 (E60 & E39) 222 2,314 0 4
5 Series 4,445 35,754 4,359 32,124
645Ci 0 21 297 2,426
650i Coupe 128 1,685 0 0
645Ci Convertible 0 16 492 4,171
650i Convertible 371 3,780 0 0
M6 192 804 0 0
6 Series 691 6,306 789 6,597
745i 0 0 20 1,686
745Li 0 0 11 2,801
750i 336 2,911 418 1,945
750Li 1,040 9,055 1,336 4,756
760i 0 31 15 104
760Li 19 229 38 272
7 Series 1,395 12,226 1,838 11,564
Z8 0 4 0 7
Z8 Alpina 0 1 0 6
Z8 0 5 0 13
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales
Report for August 2006
2006 2005
August 5,368 8,283
Year-to-Date 39,474 47,173
Model Year-to- Year-to-
August Date August Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
X3 2.5i 2 182 1,030 5,053
X3 3.0i 2,349 20,290 2,746 18,356
X3 2,351 20,472 3,776 23,409
X5 3.0i (US) 2,210 13,990 3,297 17,053
X5 4.4i (US) 731 4,363 1,106 5,865
X5 4.8is (US) 76 649 104 846
X5 3,017 19,002 4,507 23,764
MINI Sales Report for August 2006
2006 2005
August 3,252 3,342
Year-to-Date 26,806 28,983
Model Year-to- Year-to-
August Date August Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
MINI Cooper 1,203 8,423 1,050 9,534
MINI Cooper S 1,148 10,725 1,562 11,233
MINI Cooper Convertible 251 2,334 298 3,893
MINI Cooper S Convertible 614 5,286 432 4,323
MINI Cooper S JCW GP 36 38 0 0
Total MINI 3,252 26,806 3,342 28,983
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