WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI
brands combined) sustained impressive sales increases this month, reporting
the strongest first seven months ever in the U.S. with 146,430 vehicles, a 16
percent increase over the same period a year ago. The BMW Group also recorded
July sales of 21,955 vehicles, up 15 percent over the 19,046 reported a year
ago.
BMW Brand
BMW of North America, LLC reported year-to-date sales of 136,825
automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, up 8 percent over the 126,303
vehicles sold in the first seven months of 2001. The company also reported
July sales of 19,089, up 0.2 percent over the 19,046 in the same month in
2001.
BMW Automobile Sales
Year-to-date, automobile sales are up 7 percent. BMW reported sales of
111,817 compared to the 104,438 cars sold through July 2001. BMW also
reported July automobile sales of 15,779, down 0.5 percent from the 15,864
cars sold in the same month a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
BMW also reported July sales of 3,310 X5 Sports Activity Vehicles, an
increase of 4 percent over the 3,182 vehicles reported last year. Year-to-
date, SAV sales were up 14 percent, to 25,008 vehicles compared to the 21,865
reported last year.
BMW Certified Pre-owned Vehicles Sales
Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-owned vehicles skyrocketed, with a 54 percent
increase in year-to-date sales of 34,631 compared to 22,442 a year ago. July
sales were up 77 percent, with 5,654 vehicles sold compared to 3,204 a year
ago.
MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
The company reported sales of 1,388 MINI Coopers and 1,478 MINI Cooper S'
in July for a total of 2,866. Year-to-date, the company reported sales of
6,378 MINI Coopers and 3,227 MINI Cooper S' for combined sales of 9,605. The
MINI brand returned to the U.S. for the first time in 35 years when MINI
automobiles went on sale March 22.
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; 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 networks of 340 BMW car, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle, 148 BMW
motorcycle retailers and 64 MINI car dealers. 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
Internet at
http://www.bmwusa.com, http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com and
http://www.miniusa.com.
I couldn't resist :
Ho Hum... Another Strong Sales Month for BMW
Kevin
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