BMW Group Reports 10 Percent Jump in First Half Sales - Monthly Sales Increase 10.5 Percent in June
Best BMW Group Sales Month and First Half of Year Ever
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 1 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported a year-to-date sales increase of 10 percent to 137,098 vehicles compared to 124,475 automobiles sold for the first six months of 2002. June sales for the BMW Group were up 10.5 percent to 24,820, compared to 22,465 for the same month in 2002. Both sales figures represent the best June ever for the BMW Group in the U.S., as well as the best first half ever recorded.
BMW Brand
BMW reported a 10.2 percent increase in June sales, with 21,904 vehicles compared to 19,868 in June 2002. Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 1.6 percent to 119,568 compared to 117,736 vehicles sold in the same period last year.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales were up 16 percent in June, with 18,560 cars reported versus 15,999 in the same month one year ago. Year-to-date, BMW automobile sales rose 6.6 percent to 102,353 in 2003 compared to 96,038 units reported for the first half of 2002.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
BMW reported 3,344 sales of its X5 Sports Activity Vehicles in June, a dip of 13.6 percent compared to the 3,869 sold in June 2002. Year-to-date, SAV sales declined 20.7 percent, with 17,215 vehicles reported compared to 21,698 sold in the same period last year, in 2002.
Certified Pre-owned Vehicle Sales
BMW reported June sales of 5,439 vehicles, up 11 percent over the 4,905 reported in the same month a year ago. First-half sales of Certified Pre- owned BMWs were up 16 percent to 33,562 compared to 28,980 units in the same period one year ago.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
Demand for MINI brand automobiles remains strong in June even with factory production constraints. MINI USA reported June 2003 sales of 2,916 automobiles-a 12.3 percent jump over the 2,597 figure reported in June 2002. Sales of MINI automobiles for the first six months of 2003 totaled 17,530. MINI went on sale in the U.S. on March 22, 2002 and last year, MINI USA reported sales of 6,739 through June 30, 2002.
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. BMW Manufacturing Corp. 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 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.bmwmotorradusa.com/ and http://www.miniusa.com/
BMW Car Sales Report for June 2003
2003 2002
June 18560 15999
Year-to-Date 102353 96038
Year-to- Year-to-
June Date June Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
325i (E46) 3735 20773 3878 20096
325Ci (E46) 744 4152 564 4365
325Ci convertible (E46) 925 4253 578 4944
325i sport wagon (E46) 244 1102 83 489
325xi 1060 7528 1007 5484
325xi sport wagon 189 1152 146 997
330i 911 4995 995 6122
330Ci 637 3453 589 3889
330Ci convertible 817 4071 649 4497
330xi 521 2988 443 2551
M3 (E46) 421 2543 381 2829
M3 convertible (E46) 341 1962 320 2024
3 Series 10545 58972 9633 58287
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 0 99 412 2434
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 2 20 281 1181
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 0 5 17 112
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 1052 2209 0 0
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 699 4014 0 0
M roadster (US) 1 8 44 421
M coupe (US) 1 1 35 206
Z3 and Z4 Series 1755 9992 789 4354
525i 1888 8587 956 7077
525i sport wagon 169 822 126 732
530i 1924 10006 1864 10549
540i sport wagon 31 160 25 182
540i 464 2577 581 2843
M5 166 1058 138 956
5 Series 4642 23210 3690 22339
740i 0 0 3 27
740iL 0 0 6 35
740iL Protection 0 0 0 0
745i 545 3068 695 7998
745Li 953 6502 1149 2674
750iL 0 0 2 9
750iL Protection 0 0 0 0
760Li 79 365 0 0
7 Series 1577 9935 1855 10743
Z8 4 163 32 315
Z8 Alpina 37 81 0 0
Z8 Series 41 244 32 315
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks)
Sales Report for June 2003
2003 2002
June 3344 3869
Year-to-Date 17215 21698
Year-to- Year-to-
June Date June Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
X5 3.0i (US) 2549 12552 2772 16531
X5 4.4i (US) 656 4007 985 4632
X5 4.6is (US) 139 656 112 535
Total 3344 17215 3869 21698
MINI Sales Report for June 2003
2003 2002
June 2916 2597
Year-to-Date 17530 6739
Year-to- Year-to-
June Date June Date
2003 2003 2002 2002
MINI Cooper 1777 10118 1432 4990
MINI Cooper S 1139 7412 1165 1749
Total 2916 17530 2597 6739
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