July 2003 US Sales Report - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

blue max · 1st August 2003, 20:49

Our beloved beast is still selling at the rate of 120 + per month. Another month or so and that should be it. Total US sales should come in at around 9,000 for the E39 run.

.... meanwhile the 7 series is struggling. Ytd sales are down 10%. The S class continues to outsell Mr. Bungle's masterpiece.

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported an increase of 11 percent in year-to-date sales for 162,287 vehicles compared to 146,430 sold for the first seven months of 2002. July sales for the BMW Group were up 15 percent to 25,189 vehicles, making it the best July on record. BMW Group recorded sales of 21,955 vehicles in the same month in 2002.
BMW Brand

BMW reported a 16 percent increase in July sales, with 22,105 vehicles compared to 19,089 in July 2002. Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 3.5 percent to 141,673 compared to 136,825 vehicles sold in the same period last year.

BMW Automobile Sales

BMW's automobile sales were up 17.6 percent in July, with 18,559 cars reported versus 15,779 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW automobile sales increased 8 percent to 120,912 in 2003 compared to 111,817 units reported for the first seven months of 2002.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales

BMW reported 3,546 sales of its X5 Sports Activity Vehicles in July, an increase of 7 percent compared to the 3,310 sold in July 2002. Year-to-date, SAV sales were off 17 percent, with 20,761 vehicles reported compared to 25,008 sold in the same period last year.

Certified Pre-owned Vehicle Sales

BMW reported July sales of 5,834 vehicles, up 3.3 percent over the 5,645 reported in the same month a year ago. Sales of Certified Pre-owned BMWs were up 14 percent year-to-date to 39,396 compared to 34,625 units in the same period one year ago.

MINI Brand

MINI Automobiles

Demand for MINI brand automobiles remains strong and MINI USA reported July sales of 3,084 automobiles -- a 7.6 percent jump from the 2,866 cars reported in July 2002. Sales of MINI automobiles for the first seven months of 2003 totaled 20,614. MINI went on sale in the U.S. on March 22, 2002 and last year, MINI USA reported sales of 9,605 cars through July 31, 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.

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BMW Car Sales Report for July 2003

2003 2002

July 18559 15779
Year-to-Date 120912 111817

July Year-to July Year-to
-Date -Date
2003 2003 2002 2002

325i (E46) 3886 24659 2795 22891
325Ci (E46) 904 5056 705 5070
325Ci convertible (E46) 742 4995 749 5693
325i sport wagon (E46) 197 1299 184 673
325xi 1000 8528 1112 6596
325xi sport wagon 137 1289 111 1108
330i 648 5643 836 6958
330Ci 592 4045 630 4519
330Ci convertible 680 4751 729 5226
330xi 450 3438 539 3090
M3 (E46) 378 2921 501 3330
M3 convertible (E46) 338 2300 389 2413

3 Series 9952 68924 9280 67567

Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 4 103 438 2872
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 1 21 296 1477
Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 0 5 22 134
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 985 6830 0 0
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 656 4670 0 0
M roadster (US) 2 10 26 447
M coupe (US) 0 1 34 240

Z3 and Z4 Series 1648 11640 816 5170

525i 2241 10828 1139 8216
525i sport wagon 132 954 180 912
530i 2413 12419 1687 12236
540i sport wagon 37 197 29 211
540i 368 2945 369 3212
M5 122 1180 146 1102

5 Series 5313 28523 3550 25889

740i 0 0 1 28
740iL 0 0 0 35
740iL Protection 0 0 0 0
745i 564 3632 803 8801
745Li 950 7452 1287 3961
750iL 0 0 3 12
750iL Protection 0 0 0 0
760Li 81 446 0 0

7 Series 1595 11530 2094 12837

Z8 3 166 39 354
Z8 Alpina 48 129 0 0

Z8 Series 51 295 39 354

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks)
Sales Report for July 2003

2003 2002

July 3546 3310
Year-to-Date 20761 25008

July Year-to July Year-to
-Date -Date
2003 2003 2002 2002

X5 3.0i (US) 2715 15267 2403 18934
X5 4.4i (US) 725 4732 744 5376
X5 4.6is (US) 106 762 163 698

Total 3546 20761 3310 25008

MINI Sales Report for July 2003

2003 2002

July 3084 2866
Year-to-Date 20614 9605

July Year-to July Year-to
-Date -Date
2003 2003 2002 2002

MINI Cooper 1776 11894 1388 6378
MINI Cooper S 1308 8720 1478 3227

Total 3084 20614 2866 9605

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Source: The BMW Group

Sysko · 1st August 2003, 23:34

Based on the information provided for by blue max, I noticed that there were not too many sales in the month of September. Just out of curiosity...does anyone have any idea why sales are so low in September?

PhilSeastrand · 2nd August 2003, 03:28

I believe this is when the model year rolls and the factory is shutdown for most of the month retooling for the next years version. This happens the month before but shows up in September sales.

MEnthusiast · 3rd August 2003, 08:35

thanks Max,
interesting on the 7er. I suspect if theres any sales resistance to the car, beyond the styling, I think it has to be the idrive. every female I know hates it- well actually just about everyone I know hates it. I think they put out a double whammy- if the styling doesnt get you- the electronics will. Still, I dont hate the 7 because it drives so well. I just wish it had better execution in the look and the gizmos......