BMW Group Reports Strong First-Half 2006 Sales
Year-to-Date BMW Group Sales up 8.6 Percent; June sales increase 2.7 Percent
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 3 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported strong first-half sales of 157,246 vehicles, an increase of 8.6 percent, compared to 144,843 vehicles in the same period of 2005. The BMW Group also reported an increase of 2.7 percent in June sales for 27,735 vehicles over the 26,999 vehicles reported in June 2005.
BMW Brand Sales Increase in June
Sales of BMW brand vehicles rose 3.4 percent in June for a total of 24,179 compared to 23,392 reported in the same month a year ago.
Year-to-date BMW brand sales were up 11.7 percent, to 137,220 vehicles compared to 122,864 vehicles sold in first six months of 2005.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales were up 12.8 percent in June to 19,695 versus 17,456 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales also were up 18.8 percent, to 107,651 automobiles compared to 90,597 in the same period of 2005.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 24.5 percent in June to 4,484 vehicles over the 5,936 sold last May. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 8.4 percent, to 29,569 vehicles compared to the 32,267 sold in the first six months of 2005.
Certified Pre-Owned
Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles were up 16.5 percent, to 7,550 vehicles versus 6,483 vehicles reported last June, making it the best June ever. Year-to-date, CPO sales were up 22 percent, to 44,439 over the 36,412 reported in the same period in 2005.
MINI Brand MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported June sales of 3,556 automobiles, off 1.4 percent from the 3,607 cars sold in June 2005. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 20,026 automobiles, a drop of 8.9 percent, compared to the 21,979 cars reported in the first six 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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http://www.bmwgroupna.com/ http://www.bmwusa.com/ http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com/ http://www.miniusa.com/ http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/ BMW Car Sales Report for June 2006 2006 2005 June 19,695 17,456 Year-to-Date 107,651 90,597 Model June Year-to-Date June Year-to-Date 2006 2006 2005 2005 325i (E90 & E46) 4,342 25,632 4,884 21,363 325Ci 253 1,700 363 2,202 325Ci convertible 455 2,519 607 3,378 325i sports wagon 0 4 33 365 325xi (E90 & E46) 1,320 8,325 14 2,927 325xi sports wagon (E90 & E46) 239 1,276 40 428 330i (E90 & E46) 1,800 9,432 2,240 8,231 330Ci 106 946 275 1,587 330Ci convertible 477 2,627 559 2,884 330xi (E90 & E46) 1,090 5,636 4 2,460 M3 334 1,467 351 2,051 M3 convertible 145 792 212 1,077 3 Series 10,561 60,356 9,582 48,953 Z4 2.5i Roadster (US) 35 297 688 3,351 Z4 3.0i Roadster (US) 920 2,731 402 1,984 Z4 Roadster 3.0si (US) 486 1,420 0 0 Z4 M Roadster (US) 100 525 0 0 Z4 Coupe 3.0si 42 43 0 0 Z4 M Coupe 50 56 0 0 Z4 1,633 5,072 1,090 5,335 525i (E60) 1,353 6,670 1,381 8,969 525xi (E60) 411 2,797 145 163 530i (E60) 1,466 6,655 1,409 8,956 530xi (E60) 723 4,576 280 305 530xi sports wagon (E60) 259 1,437 159 236 545i (E60) 0 6 808 4,751 550i (E60) 792 3,803 0 0 M5 (E60 & E39) 195 1,891 1 4 5 Series 5,199 27,835 4,183 23,384 645Ci 0 21 318 1,829 650i coupe 178 1,395 0 0 645Ci convertible 0 16 508 3,192 650i convertible 499 2,985 0 0 M6 186 444 0 0 6 Series 863 4,861 826 5,021 745i 0 0 49 1,645 745Li 0 0 38 2,764 750i 359 2,240 459 1,035 750Li 1,048 7,069 1,133 2,177 760i 3 26 20 82 760Li 27 188 72 190 7 Series 1,437 9,523 1,771 7,893 Z8 1 3 1 5 Z8 Alpina 1 1 3 6 Z8 2 4 4 11 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for June 2006 2006 2005 June 4,484 5,936 Year-to-Date 29,569 32,267 Model June Year-to-Date June Year-to-Date 2006 2006 2005 2005 X3 2.5i 5 174 686 3,344 X3 3.0i 2,402 15,753 2,592 13,007 X3 2,407 15,927 3,278 16,351 X5 3.0i (US) 1,507 10,084 1,859 11,262 X5 4.4i (US) 495 3,048 686 4,013 X5 4.8is (US) 75 510 113 641 X5 2,077 13,642 2,658 15,916 MINI Sales Report for June 2006 2006 2005 June 3,556 3,607 Year-to-Date 20,026 21,979 Model June Year-to-Date June Year-to-Date 2006 2006 2005 2005 MINI Cooper 1,223 5,969 1,280 7,127 MINI Cooper S 1,268 8,299 1,378 8,229 MINI Cooper Convertible 339 1,813 268 3,305 MINI Cooper S Convertible 726 3,945 681 3,318 Total MINI 3,556 20,026 3,607 21,979