BMW Group Reports September 2006 Sales
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Sales For First Three Quarters Up 2 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Oct. 3 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 229,833 vehicles, an increase of 2 percent over the 225,641 vehicles sold in the first three quarters of 2005. September sales were off 7 percent, with the Group reporting 23,303 vehicles over the 25,079 reported in 2005.
BMW Brand Sales Increase 3 Percent Year-to-date
BMW brand sales were up 3 percent year-to-date, to 200,063 vehicles compared to 193,631 vehicles sold in the same period in 2005.
BMW brand sales were down 8 percent in September for a total of 20,339 vehicles compared to 22,052 reported in the same month a year ago.
BMW Automobile Sales
Sales of BMW brand automobiles were up 11 percent in the first three quarters of 2006, to 155,525 automobiles over 140,015 in the same period of 2005. Automobile sales dipped 2 percent in September to 15,275 cars versus 15,609 in the same month a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 21 percent in September, to 5,064 vehicles over the 6,443 sold in the same month last year, as BMW prepares to introduce its all-new X5 Sports Activity Vehicles later this year. The new X3 Sports Activity Vehicles just went on sale, too, and inventories of both brands are low as a result. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were also off 17 percent, to 44,538 vehicles compared to the 53,616 sold in the same period in 2005.
Certified Pre-Owned
Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles were up 3 percent, and the company reported its best September ever, with sales of 5,913 CPO vehicles versus 5,760 vehicles reported last year. Year-to-date, CPO sales were up 16 percent, to 64,042 over the 55,380 reported in the same period in 2005.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported September sales of 2,964 automobiles, off 2 percent from the 3,027 cars sold last September. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 29,770 automobiles, a drop of 7 percent, compared to the 32,010 cars reported in the first three quarters of 2005. The MINI factory in Oxford was closed for part of August in preparation for the new model year, resulting in extremely low inventories of MINI automobiles.
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 September 2006
2006 2005
September 15,275 15,609
Year-to-Date 155,525 140,015
Year-to- Year-to-
Model September Date September Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
325i (E90 & E46) 3,300 36,343 4,745 35,456
325Ci (E46) 139 2,347 379 3,130
325Ci Convertible (E46) 467 3,950 588 5,095
325i Sports Wagon (E91) 0 4 28 444
325xi (E90 & E46) 632 11,018 71 3,006
325xi Sports Wagon (E90 & E46) 66 1,624 13 492
328i (E90) 72 72 0 0
328i Coupe (E92) 710 1,116 0 0
328xi (E90) 181 181 0 0
328xi Coupe (E92) 7 7 0 0
328xi Sports Wagon (E91) 2 2 0 0
330i (E90 & E46) 1,254 13,363 1,814 14,331
330Ci (E46) 40 1,114 218 2,200
330Ci Convertible (E46) 634 4,236 533 4,404
330xi (E90 & E46) 410 7,382 41 2,508
335i (E90) 65 65 0 0
335i Coupe (E92) 1,408 1,597 0 0
M3 (E46) 44 1,752 161 2,807
M3 Convertible (E46) 185 1,226 102 1,493
3 Series 9,616 87,399 8,693 75,366
Z4 2.5i Roadster (E85) - US 26 393 455 5,039
Z4 3.0i Roadster (E85) - US 585 4,898 334 3,185
Z4 Roadster 3.0si (E85) - US 325 2,605 0 0
Z4 M Roadster (E85) - US 48 981 0 0
Z4 Coupe 3.0si (E86) - US 35 178 0 0
Z4 M Coupe (E86) - US 26 166 0 0
Z4 1,045 9,221 789 8,224
525i (E60) 1,056 10,018 970 12,325
525xi (E60) 296 3,803 406 1,458
530i (E60) 899 9,698 1,117 12,748
530xi (E60) 424 6,239 798 2,247
530xi Sports Wagon (E60) 78 1,728 543 1,224
545i (E60) 0 6 291 6,243
550i (E60) 338 5,039 11 11
M5 (E60) 99 2,413 1 5
5 Series 3,190 38,944 4,137 36,261
645Ci (E63) 0 21 306 2,732
650i Coupe (E63) 91 1,776 11 11
645Ci Convertible (E64) 0 16 441 4,612
650i Convertible (E64) 252 4,032 21 21
M6 (E63) 66 870 0 0
6 Series 409 6,715 779 7,376
745i (E65) 0 0 10 1,696
745Li (E65) 0 0 10 2,811
750i (E65) 212 3,123 307 2,252
750Li (E65) 786 9,841 845 5,601
760i (E65) 2 33 7 111
760Li (E65) 15 244 30 302
7 Series 1,015 13,241 1,209 12,773
Z8 0 4 0 7
Z8 Alpina 0 1 2 8
Z8 0 5 2 15
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for September 2006
2006 2005
September 5,064 6,443
Year-to-Date 44,538 53,616
Year-to- Year-to-
Model September Date September Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
X3 2.5i (E83) 0 182 662 5,715
X3 3.0i (E83) 2,650 22,940 1,338 19,694
X3 3.0si (E83) 173 173 0 0
X3 2,823 23,295 2,000 25,409
X5 3.0i (E53) - US 1,626 15,616 3,254 20,307
X5 4.4i (E53) - US 551 4,914 1,052 6,917
X5 4.8is (E53) - US 64 713 137 983
X5 2,241 21,243 4,443 28,207
MINI Sales Report for September 2006
2006 2005
September 2,964 3,027
Year-to-Date 29,770 32,010
Model September Year-to- September Year-to-
Date Date
2006 2006 2005 2005
MINI Cooper 1,192 9,615 591 10,125
MINI Cooper S 1,048 11,773 1,620 12,853
MINI Cooper Convertible 319 2,653 407 4,300
MINI Cooper S Convertible 402 5,688 409 4,732
MINI Cooper S JCW GP 3 41 0 0
Total MINI 2,964 29,770 3,027 32,010