BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's monthly automobile sales were up 17 percent, to 18,762 versus 16,054 in December 2003. Year-to-date, sales were down 5 percent, to 190,250
automobiles compared to 200,144 sold in the same period in 2003.
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI
brands combined) reported robust sales for 2004, breaking past annual sales
records for both brands, to record a total of 296,111 vehicles, an increase of
7 percent over the 276,869 in 2003. The Group also reported record December
sales of 29,292 vehicles, up 18 percent over the 24,915 vehicles sold in the
same month in 2003, for an all-time monthly sales record.
BMW Brand Sales
BMW reported sales of 25,482 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, up
22 percent compared to the 20,910 vehicles reported the same month last year,
making it the best month ever in retail sales history.
Annual sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 8 percent, to 260,079 vehicles
compared to 240,859 vehicles sold last year.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's monthly automobile sales were up 17 percent, to 18,762 versus 16,054
in December 2003. Year-to-date, sales were down 5 percent, to 190,250
automobiles compared to 200,144 sold in the same period in 2003.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles increased 38 percent in December,
with sales of 6,720 vehicles compared to 4,856 vehicles sold in the final
month of 2003. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models were up 72 percent, to
69,829 vehicles compared to 40,715 for 2003.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported monthly sales of 6,083 Certified Pre-owned vehicles up
10 percent compared to 5,526 vehicles in December 2003. Annual BMW CPO sales
were up 8 percent, to 71,112 vehicles compared to the 65,693 sold last
calendar year.
MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported its strongest year to date, with sales of 36,032,
compared to the 36,010 sold in 2003. For the month of December, MINI sales
were down 5 percent, to 3,810 automobiles versus 4,005 sold a year ago.
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 340 BMW passenger
car centers, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 148 BMW motorcycle
retailers, 76 MINI passenger car dealers, and 25 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.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the
Internet at:
http://www.bmwusa.com
http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com
http://www.miniusa.com
http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
BMW Car Sales Report for December 2004
2004 2003
December 18,762 16,054
Year-to-Date 190,250 200,144
Model December Year-to- December Year-to-
2004 Date 2004 2003 Date 2003
325i 4,592 41,538 2,523 43,693
325Ci 606 7,603 659 7,623
325Ci Convertible 663 7,488 690 7,433
325i Sports Wagon 97 1,423 124 2,068
325xi 1,244 12,805 1,398 12,737
325xi Sports Wagon 150 1,422 113 1,884
330i 739 8,288 557 9,422
330Ci 600 5,658 327 5,890
330Ci Convertible 571 6,378 591 7,183
330xi 564 6,012 411 5,955
M3 337 4,612 460 4,687
M3 Convertible 406 3,322 273 3,369
3 Series 10,569 106,549 8,126 111,944
Z3 2.5 roadster (US) 0 0 4 109
Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 0 0 1 24
Z3 3.0 Coupe (US) 0 0 1 6
Z4 2.5i roadster (US) 367 7,976 1,100 11,899
Z4 3.0i roadster (US) 170 5,678 1,014 8,270
M roadster (US) 0 0 0 14
M Coupe (US) 0 0 0 2
Z3 and Z4 537 13,654 2,120 20,324
525i (E39) 0 0 34 14,114
525i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 19 18 1,187
525i (E60) 1,873 16,421 1,483 3,134
530i (E39) 0 0 19 14,781
530i (E60) 2,217 20,329 2,069 6,947
540i Sports Wagon (E39) 0 2 2 261
540i (E39) 0 0 7 3,639
545i (E60) 1,026 8,749 573 1,454
M5 (E39) 0 64 20 1,447
5 Series 5,116 45,584 4,225 46,964
645Ci 387 3,559 0 0
645Ci Convertible 575 4,639 0 0
6 Series 962 8,198 0 0
745i 449 5,225 520 6,634
745Li 1,070 10,427 974 13,117
760i 15 61 0 0
760Li 42 442 69 722
7 Series 1,576 16,155 1,563 20,473
Z8 0 7 0 175
Z8 Alpina 2 103 20 264
Z8 2 110 20 439
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for December 2004
2004 2003
December 6,720 4,856
Year-to-Date 69,829 40,715
Model December Year-to- December Year-to-
2004 Date 2004 2003 Date 2003
X3 2.5i 610 19,450 0 0
X3 3.0i 1,513 15,154 0 0
X3 2,123 34,604 0 0
X5 3.0i (US) 3,080 24,902 3,878 30,214
X5 4.4i (US) 1,331 9,156 958 9,383
X5 4.6is (US) 0 23 20 1,118
X5 4.8is (US) 186 1,144 0 0
X5 4,597 35,225 4,856 40,715
MINI Sales Report for December 2004
2004 2003
December 3,810 4,005
Year-to-Date 36,032 36,010
Model December Year-to- December Year-to-
2004 Date 2004 2003 Date 2003
MINI Cooper 1,061 16,250 1,969 19,592
MINI Cooper S 1,189 15,145 2,036 16,418
Cooper Convertible 854 2,522 0 0
Cooper S Convertible 706 2,115 0 0
Total MINI 3,810 36,032 4,005 36,010
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