BMW Group Reports First Quarter Increase of 15 Percent BMW Group Sales Increase 14 percent in March
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., April 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales increases of 15 percent for 62,382 vehicles compared to the 54,392 in the first quarter of 2002. March sales for the BMW Group were up 14 percent to 23,432, compared to 20,513 for the same month in 2002.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW of North America, LLC reported a 4.5 percent increase in March sales of automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, to 20,611 vehicles compared to the 19,726 reported last March. Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 1 percent to 54,199 vehicles compared to 53,605 vehicles sold in the first three months of 2002.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales jumped 9 percent in March, to 17,517 versus 16,066 in the same month a year ago. First quarter sales were up 5 percent, to 45,889 automobiles compared to 43,609 in the same period a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Inventories of BMW's X5 Sports Activity Vehicles remain at an all-time low as BMW tries to meet demand. BMW reported a 16 percent dip in sales in March for 3,094 vehicles compared to 3,660 posted in 2002. Year-to-date, SAV sales are 8,310 vehicles compared to 9,996 sold in the same period in 2002, off 17 percent.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
Demand for MINI brand automobiles continued as the MINI division celebrated its first anniversary in the U.S. market March 22. In the first quarter, sales of MINI automobiles totaled 8,183, compared to 787 sold in the same period of 2002. March 2003 sales were 2,821, again compared to 787 automobiles sold last March.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America has been present in the United States since 1975. Since then, the BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales and financial service organizations for the BMW and MINI brands and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country, including BMW Manufacturing Corp. in South Carolina. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 340 BMW car, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle, 148 BMW Motorcycle retailers, and 70 MINI 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.bmwusa.com/ http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/ and http://www.miniusa.com/
BMW Car Sales Report for March 2003
2003 2002
March 17517 16066
Year-to-Date 45889 43609
Year-to- Year-to-
March Date March Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
325i (E46) 3943 9673 2924 8536
325Ci (E46) 697 1892 792 2226
325Ci convertible (E46) 809 1780 995 2599
325i sport wagon (E46) 155 511 103 231
325xi 1545 3715 938 2365
325xi sport wagon 207 592 171 470
330i 884 2388 1192 2868
330Ci 564 1733 684 1799
330Ci convertible 680 1671 801 2069
330xi 492 1427 406 1118
M3 (E46) 366 1127 446 1373
M3 convertible (E46) 375 921 384 1007
3 Series 10717 27430 9836 26661
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 31 95 420 922
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 6 12 182 373
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 1 5 27 49
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 937 2438 0 0
Z4 3.0i roadster(US) 649 1687 0 0
M roadster (US) 1 3 89 207
M coupe (US) 0 0 43 91
Z3 and Z4 Series 1625 4240 761 1642
525i 1212 3075 1201 3506
525i sport wagon 118 339 165 367
530i 1642 4437 1678 4788
540i sport wagon 28 69 41 91
540i 449 1111 516 1295
M5 211 461 130 545
5 Series 3660 9492 3731 10592
740i 0 0 13 18
740iL 0 0 16 24
740iL Protection 0 0 0 0
745i 389 1176 1424 4281
750iL 0 0 3 4
750iL Protection 0 0 0 0
745Li 993 3333 227 227
760Li 85 123 0 0
7 Series 1467 4632 1683 4554
Z8 48 95 55 160
Z8 Series 48 95 55 160
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks)
Sales Report for March 2003
2003 2002
March 3094 3660
Year-to-Date 8310 9996
Year-to- Year-to-
March Date March Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
X5 3.0i (US) 2285 6010 2807 7952
X5 4.4i (US) 725 2006 773 1806
X5 4.6is (US) 84 294 80 238
Total 3094 8310 3660 9996
MINI Sales Report for March 2003
2003 2002
March 2821 787
Year-to-Date 8183 787
Year-to- Year-to-
March Date March Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
MINI Cooper 1660 4603 716 716
MINI Cooper S 1161 3580 71 71
Total 2821 8183 787 787
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