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.
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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