BMW Group Reports May 2007 Sales
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Year-to-Date Sales of BMW Group up 4.2 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 1 -- The BMW Group in the U. S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reports strong demand for its vehicles in May, with sales of 30,819 vehicles, up 8.7 percent over the 28,360 vehicles sold in the same month of 2006. The BMW Group also reports an increase of 4.2 percent in year-to-date sales, for 134,944 vehicles over the 129,511 vehicles reported in May 2006.
BMW Brand Sales Increase in May
Sales of BMW brand vehicles rose 8.1 percent in May for a total of 26,689 compared to 24,688 reported in the same month a year ago.
BMW brand sales are up 5.6 percent year-to-date, as the company reports sales of 119,359 vehicles compared to 113,041 vehicles sold in first five months of 2006.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales are up 9 percent in May to 21,421 versus 19,645 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales also are up 6.1 percent, to 93,328 automobiles compared to 87,956 in the same period of 2006.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 4.5 percent in May to 5,268 vehicles over the 5,043 sold last May. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles also increased by 3.8 percent, to 26,031 vehicles compared to the 25,085 sold in the same period of 2006.
Certified Pre-Owned
BMW Certified Pre-Owned reports its best sales month ever in May 2007 with 8,468 CPO vehicles sold versus 8,259 vehicles reported last May, an increase of 2.5 percent. Year-to-date, CPO sales are down 5.5 percent, to 34,844 over the 36,889 reported in the same period in 2006.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reports May sales of 4,130 automobiles, up 12.5 percent from the 3,672 cars sold in May 2006. Year-to-date, the division reports sales of 15,585 automobiles, down 5.4 percent, compared to the 16,470 cars reported in the first five months of 2006.
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 models and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger car centers, 335 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 142 BMW motorcycle retailers, 81 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 2007 2007 2006 May 21,421 19,645 Year-to-Date 93,328 87,956 Model Year-to- Year-to- May Date May Date 2007 2007 2006 2006 325i (E90 & E46) 269 1,066 4,376 21,290 325Ci (E46) 3 29 285 1,447 325Ci Convertible (E46) 5 36 533 2,064 325i Sports Wagon (E91) 0 0 0 4 325xi (E90 & E46) 16 55 1,220 7,005 325xi Sports Wagon (E90 & E46) 15 36 217 1,037 328i (E90) 4,296 21,017 0 0 328i Coupe (E92) 775 4,547 0 0 328i Convertible (E93) 1,789 4,042 0 0 328i Sports Wagon (E91) 116 670 0 0 328xi (E90) 1,842 9,569 0 0 328xi Coupe (E92) 464 2,544 0 0 328xi Sports Wagon (E91) 163 782 0 0 330i (E90 & E46) 64 259 2,061 7,632 330Ci (E46) 1 5 144 840 330Ci Convertible (E46) 6 23 517 2,150 330xi (E90 & E46) 2 20 1,042 4,546 335i (E90) 1,587 7,627 0 0 335i Coupe (E92) 934 4,420 0 0 335i Convertible (E93) 1,084 2,642 0 0 335xi (E90) 493 853 0 0 M3 (E46) 3 6 316 1,133 M3 Convertible (E46) 3 15 154 647 3 Series 13,930 60,263 10,865 49,795 Z4 2.5i Roadster (E85) - US 5 60 41 262 Z4 3.0i Roadster (E85) - US 465 1,847 692 1,811 Z4 Roadster 3.0si (E85) - US 272 1,004 393 934 Z4 M Roadster (E85) - US 46 189 126 425 Z4 Coupe 3.0si (E86) - US 71 336 1 1 Z4 M Coupe (E86) - US 66 306 6 6 Z4 925 3,742 1,259 3,439 525i (E60) 56 3,236 1,157 5,317 525xi (E60) 124 1,657 425 2,386 528i (E60) 1,136 1,677 0 0 528xi (E60) 460 731 0 0 530i (E60) 79 3,429 1,290 5,189 530xi (E60) 299 2,759 846 3,853 530xi Sports Wagon (E60) 38 394 178 1,178 535i (E60) 837 1,308 0 0 535xi (E60) 577 977 0 0 535xi Sports Wagon (E60) 99 147 0 0 545i (E60) 0 0 0 6 550i (E60) 531 2,150 670 3,011 M5 (E60) 195 685 272 1,696 5 Series 4,431 19,150 4,838 22,636 645Ci (E63) 0 0 0 21 650i Coupe (E63) 187 779 261 1,217 645Ci Convertible (E64) 0 0 0 16 650i Convertible (E64) 521 1,779 623 2,486 M6 (E63) 90 451 200 258 M6 Convertible (E64) 160 672 0 0 6 Series 958 3,681 1,084 3,998 ALPINA B7 31 146 0 0 745Li (E65) 0 0 0 0 750i (E65) 242 1,445 416 1,881 750Li (E66) 892 4,827 1,155 6,021 760i (E66) 0 0 2 23 760Li (E65) 12 74 25 161 7 Series 1,177 6,492 1,598 8,086 Z8 0 0 1 2 Z8 Alpina 0 0 0 0 Z8 0 0 1 2 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for May 2007 2007 2006 May 5,268 5,043 Year-to-Date 26,031 25,085 Model Year-to- Year-to- May Date May Date 2007 2007 2006 2006 X3 2.5i (E83) 1 3 13 169 X3 3.0i (E83) 55 277 2,868 13,351 X3 3.0si (E83) 2,354 11,111 0 0 X3 2,410 11,391 2,881 13,520 X5 3.0i (E53) - US 40 133 1,554 8,577 X5 3.0si (E70) - US 1,764 9,460 0 0 X5 4.4i (E53) - US 31 101 539 2,553 X5 4.8i (E70) - US 1,023 4,938 0 0 X5 4.8is (E53) - US 0 8 69 435 X5 2,858 14,640 2,162 11,565 MINI Sales Report for May 2007 2007 2006 May 4,130 3,672 Year-to-Date 15,585 16,470 Model Year-to- Year-to- May Date May Date 2007 2007 2006 2006 MINI Cooper (R50) 18 1,778 1,073 4,746 MINI Cooper (R56) 1,542 4,447 0 0 MINI Cooper S (R53) 14 1,567 1,393 7,031 MINI Cooper S (R56) 1,690 4,726 0 0 MINI Cooper Convertible 392 1,290 388 1,474 MINI Cooper S Convertible 474 1,749 818 3,219 MINI Cooper S JCW GP 0 28 0 0 Total MINI 4,130 15,585 3,672 16,470