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Record November sales for MINI.
Tue Dec 02 12:00:00 CET 2008 Press Release
BMW Group Canada (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported November sales of 2,191 vehicles, a decrease of 1% compared to November 2007. Year-to-date sales for BMW Group Canada are 26,104 units, an increase of 3% compared to the same period last year.
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Stacy Morris
BMW Group
Whitby, Ontario. BMW Group Canada (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported
November sales of 2,191 vehicles, a decrease of 1% compared to November 2007.
Year-to-date sales for BMW Group Canada are 26,104 units, an increase of 3%
compared to the same period last year.
BMW Brand: 1,833 BMWs sold in November
The BMW brand retailed 1,833 units, a decrease of 6% over November 2007.
Year-to-date, 21,499 BMWs have been retailed, a decrease of 2% compared to the
same period last year.
Total BMW pre-owned sales were 758 units in November, an increase of 38%
compared to November 2007. Of those November pre-owned sales, 621 units were
BMW Certified Pre-Owned sales, an increase of 57% over November last year.
Year-to-date, BMW Certified Pre-Owned sales are up 19%, with 7,064 units sold.
Total BMW Pre-Owned sales have increased 8% year-to-date to 8,521 units.
BMW Motorrad: Sales up 20%
BMW Motorrad Canada recorded its eighth consecutive record monthly sales
increase with November sales of 60 units, up 20% over November 2007.
Year-to-date, BMW Motorrad has achieved a new sales record of 1,645 units, an
increase of 8% compared to the same period in 2007.
MINI Brand: Sales increase of 35%
MINI achieved record November sales which was also the brand's eighth
consecutive month of best-ever monthly results. MINI's November sales were up
35% compared to November 2007, with 358 MINIs sold. Year-to-date, MINI sales
are 35% ahead of the same period last year, achieving a new year-to-date record
of 4,605 units.
MINI NEXT certified pre-owned vehicle sales were up 14% in November compared to
November 2007 with 24 units sold. Total MINI pre-owned sales for November
increased 56% to 553 units, compared to November 2007. Year-to-date MINI NEXT
sales have increased 55% to 510 units. Total MINI pre-owned vehicle
year-to-date sales are 861 units, an increase of 56% compared to the same
period last year.
BMW Group Canada, based in Whitby, Ontario, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW
AG and is responsible for the distribution of BMW luxury performance
automobiles, Sports Activity Vehicles, Motorcycles, and MINI. BMW Group
Financial Services Canada is a division of BMW Group Canada and offers retail
financing and leasing programs and protection products on new and pre-owned BMW
and MINI automobiles, as well as retail financing for new and pre-owned BMW
Motorcycles. A total network of 40 BMW automobile retail centres, 19 BMW
motorcycle retailers, and 25 MINI retailers represents the BMW Group across the
country.
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For more information, please contact:
Stacy Morris, Specialist - Business, Marketing, Lifestyle
BMW Group Canada
Office - 905-428-5076 / Stacy.morris@bmwgroup.ca