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BMW GROUP REPORTS 7 PERCENT INCREASE IN SALES FOR FIRST QUARTER 2005
Fri Apr 01 12:15:00 CEST 2005 Press Release
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - April 1, 2005... The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 65,536 vehicles, a 7 percent increase over the 61,241 sold in the first quarter of 2004. The BMW Group also reported a decrease of 5 percent in March sales for 24,276 vehicles compared to the 25,545 sold in that month last year.
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BMW Brand Up 4.5 Percent Year-To-Date
MINI Brand Up 23 Percent Year-To-Date, Propelled by Best Retail Month
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - April 1, 2005... The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands
combined) reported year-to-date sales of 65,536 vehicles, a 7 percent increase
over the 61,241 sold in the first quarter of 2004. The BMW Group also
reported a decrease of 5 percent in March sales for 24,276 vehicles compared to
the 25,545 sold in that month last year.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 4.5 percent for sales of
55,352 vehicles compared to 52,970 vehicles sold in first quarter of 2004.
The company also reported an 11 percent decline in March sales of automobiles
and Sports Activity Vehicles, to 20,149 vehicles compared to the 22,688
reported last March.
The decline was not surprising, given that inventories of 3 Series sedans are
at extremely low levels, in preparation for the launch of the all-new 2006
sedans in May.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW?s automobile sales dropped 18 percent in March, to 14,475 versus 17,733 in
the same month a year ago. First quarter sales were down slightly, 3.6
percent, to 40,427 automobiles compared to 41,924 in the same period a year
ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 35 percent for
14,925 vehicles versus the 11,046 vehicles sold in the first three months of
2004. March SAV sales were 5,674, compared to 4,955 vehicles sold in the same
month last year, an increase of 14.5 percent.
Certified Pre-owned
Certified Pre-owned BMW sales were up 1.6 percent with 6,587 vehicles sold over
the 6,486 sold last March, making it the best March ever.
Year-to-date, the company reported sales of 16,878 CPO vehicles, almost even
(-0.5 percent) with the 16,962 sold in the first three months of 2004.
MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
Demand for MINI brand automobiles was exceptionally strong as the division
celebrated its third anniversary in the U.S. on March 22nd. March sales were
the best ever recorded, for 4,127 cars versus 2,857 in March 2004, an increase
of 44 percent. First quarter sales of MINI automobiles increased 23 percent
with sales of 10,184 over the 8,271 sold in the first quarter of 2004.