BMW Reports Record Six-Month Sales, Accelerates Past 100,000 Unit Milepost; June Sales Skyrocket 32 Percent and Year-to-Date Sales Increase 21 Percent
BMW Reports Record Six-Month Sales, Accelerates Past 100,000 Unit Milepost; June Sales Skyrocket 32 Percent and Year-to-Date Sales Increase 21 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 3 BMW of North America, LLC
reported record sales for the first six months of 2001, as strong demand for
the company's vehicles continued to define the first half of the year. BMW
posted sales of 20,250 vehicles in June, compared to 15,334 in June 2000, an
increase of 32 percent. Year-to-date, the company reported sales of
107,257, an increase of 21 percent, compared to 88,783 vehicles sold in the
same period a year ago.
"It took almost a full year for BMW to sell 100,000 units in 1996, the
first time we accomplished this achievement. Since then, our sales volume has
nearly doubled and this year, we've hit that mark in less than six months,"
explained Tom Purves, chairman and CEO of BMW (US) Holding Corp.
This marks the 33rd consecutive month that BMW has surpassed its own
monthly sales records.
Automobile Sales
BMW reported June automobile sales of 17,054 compared to 13,109 a year
ago, an increase of 30 percent. Automobile sales for the first half of 2001
were strong at 88,574, up 10 percent over the 80,619 reported in the same
period a year ago. Sales of BMW 3 Series models were up 30 percent for the
month while sales of BMW's popular Z3 roadsters jumped 61 percent,
contributing to the company's sales strength.
Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
BMW also reported June sales of 3,196 Sports Activity Vehicles, an
increase of 44 percent over the 2,225 vehicles reported last June.
Year-to-date, SAV sales more than doubled; BMW reported sales of
18,683 vehicles, an increase of 129 percent compared to the 8,164 reported in
the first six months of 2000.
Certified Pre-owned Vehicles Sales
The company also reported June sales of Certified Pre-Owned vehicles of
3,306 units, compared to last 4,253 units reported last June. Year-to-date,
BMW has retailed 19,243 Certified Pre-Owned vehicles compared to 23,008 in
2000. The decline reflects a reduction in the number of off-lease vehicles
coming back into the market.
BMW 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; a South
Carolina manufacturing operation; DESIGNWORKS/USA, an industrial design firm
in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other
operations throughout the country. The BMW Group is represented in the U.S.
through a network of more than 340 car, 315 Sports Activity Vehicle and
160 motorcycle retailers. BMW US Holding Corp., the Group's 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
World Wide Web on the BMW homepage at http://www.bmwusa.com and
http://www.miniusa.com.
BMW Car Sales Report for June 2001
2001 2000
June 17054 13109
Year-to-Date 88574 80619
June Year-to-Date June Year-to-Date
2001 2001 2000 2000
318ti 0 0 0 3
318i 4-door 0 0 17 33
323i (E46) 0 102 3000 16862
323is 0 0 0 2
323i sport wagon (E46) 0 0 492 1422
323i convertible 0 0 3 346
323Ci (E46) 0 0 903 5802
323Ci convertible (E46) 0 0 1140 3526
325i (E46) 3111 20535 0 0
325Ci (E46) 806 4857 0 0
325Ci convertible (E46) 786 4529 0 0
325i sport wagon (E46) 325 1950 0 0
328is 0 0 0 4
328Ci (E46) 0 0 161 3239
328i 4-door 0 0 2 8
328i (E46) 0 0 1160 8559
328i convertible 0 0 2 30
330i 1759 9939 5 5
330Ci 866 4463 1 1
330Ci convertible 861 4441 6 6
M3 (E46) 214 1561 0 0
M3 convertible (E46) 243 660 0 0
M3 2-door 0 0 0 1
M3 4-door 0 0 0 1
M3 convertible E36 0 0 1 24
3 Series 8971 53037 6893 39874
Z3 1.9 (US) 0 0 13 34
Z3 2.3 (US) 0 0 935 5779
Z3 2.5 (US) 1452 4880 0 0
Z3 2.8 roadster (US) 0 0 119 1621
Z3 2.8 coupe (US) 0 0 11 79
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 642 2859 80 80
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 66 328 1 1
M roadster (US) 99 200 195 1630
M coupe (US) 51 78 84 426
Z3 Series 2310 8345 1438 9650
525i 1113 5973 0 0
525i sport wagon 211 1146 0 0
528i 0 0 2092 15854
528i sport wagon 0 0 98 1337
530i 1571 7761 0 0
540i sport wagon 27 195 44 226
540i 499 2638 645 3447
M5 166 1107 312 1621
5 Series 3587 18820 3191 22485
740i 1012 3152 492 2689
740iL 1039 4554 1032 5615
740iL Protection 0 6 0 9
750iL 24 160 62 290
750iL Protection 2 6 1 6
7 Series 2077 7878 1587 8609
850CiA 0 0 0 1
8 Series 0 0 0 1
Z8 109 494 0 0
Z8 Series 109 494 0 0
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for June 2001
2001 2000
June 3196 2225
Year-to-Date 18683 8164
June Year-to-Date June Year-to-Date
2001 2001 2000 2000
X5 3.0i (US) 1850 11526 1415 2404
X5 4.4i (US) 1346 7157 810 5760
Total 3196 18683 2225 8164
