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BMW GROUP REPORTS MAY SALES
Wed Jun 01 14:00:00 CEST 2005 Press Release
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - June 1, 2005... The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 117,844 vehicles, an increase of 2 percent compared to the 115,737 vehicles sold that month in 2004. The BMW Group also reported May sales of 26,926 vehicles, down 3.1 percent from 27,787 sold in the same period of 2004.
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Year-to-date Sales Up 2 Percent
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - June 1, 2005... The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands
combined) reported year-to-date sales of 117,844 vehicles, an increase of 2
percent compared to the 115,737 vehicles sold that month in 2004. The BMW
Group also reported May sales of 26,926 vehicles, down 3.1 percent from 27,787
sold in the same period of 2004.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW of North America, LLC reported a 5.7 percent dip in May sales of
automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, to 23,048 vehicles compared to the
24,432 reported last May. The all-new 2006 3 Series went on sale May 6th and
while demand for the two new 3 Series sedans is strong, inventory is still low
as production ramps up.
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were lower (down 1.3 percent) than
last year, for sales of 99,472 vehicles compared to 100,821 vehicles sold in
first five months of 2004.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's May automobile sales were 17,744 cars versus 19,385 in the same month a
year ago, a drop of 8.5 percent. Year-to-date sales were also down 8.5
percent, to 73,141 automobiles compared to 79,896 in the same period a year
ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
SAV sales were up 5 percent in May for 5,304 vehicles, compared to 5,047
vehicles sold in the same month of 2004. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's two SAV
models are up 26 percent, to 26,331 vehicles compared to 20,925 in the same
period of 2004.
Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported another strong month for Certified Pre-owned BMWs. In May,
sales of Certified Pre-owned vehicles were 6,298, down 6 percent over the 6,681
vehicles sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, BMW CPO sales were
up slightly (0.6 percent) percent to 29,929 vehicles over 29,745 in the same
period a year ago.
MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
Demand for MINI brand automobiles remained high in May. MINI USA reported that
May 2005 sales jumped 16 percent, with 3,878 cars compared to 3,355 sold a year
ago. Sales of MINI automobiles in the first five months of 2005 are up 23
percent with sales of 18,372 cars over the 14,916 cars reported in 2004.