BMW August Sales Leap Forward 18.5% While Mini Sales Soar 25.4%
August sales for the Group (BMW and MINI) increase 19.3 percent
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - September 4, 2007... The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reports strong August sales of 30,639 vehicles, an increase of 19.3 percent over the 25,673 vehicles sold in August 2006. The BMW Group also increased its year-to-date sales volume to 223,341 vehicles, up 8.1 percent, compared to 206,530 vehicles in the same period of 2006.
BMW Brand Sales
Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 18.5 percent in August for a total of 26,562 compared to 22,421 reported in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date BMW brand sales are up 8.7 percent, to 195,436 vehicles compared to 179,724 vehicles sold in the same period in 2006.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales are up 22.1 percent in August to 20,825 versus 17,053 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales also increased 9.3 percent, to 153,304 automobiles compared to 140,250 in the same period of 2006.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles increased by 6.9 percent in August to 5,737 vehicles over the 5,368 sold last August. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 6.7 percent, to 42,132 vehicles compared to the 39,474 sold in the first eight months of 2006.
MINI Brand Sales
MINI USA reported August sales of 4,077 automobiles, up 25.4 percent from the 3,252 cars sold in August 2006. Year-to-date, the division reports sales of 27,905 automobiles, an increase of 4.1 percent, compared to the 26,806 cars reported in the first eight months of 2006.
BMW Certified Pre-Owned
Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles are up 11.2 percent, and the company reports its best August ever with sales of 7,462 CPO vehicles versus 6,713 vehicles reported last August. Year-to-date, CPO sales are down 1.9 percent, to 57,024 over the 58,129 reported in the same period in 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 of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, 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, 82 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.