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BMW GROUP REPORTS SALES FOR AUGUST
Fri Sep 01 12:45:00 CEST 2006 Press Release
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - September 1, 2006... The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 206,530 vehicles, an increase of 3 percent over the 200,562 vehicles sold in the first eight months of 2005. The BMW Group also reported a decrease of 11 percent in August for sales of 25,673 vehicles over the 28,879 vehicles reported in 2005.
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Year-to-Date Sales of BMW Group Up 3 Percent
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - September 1, 2006... The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and
MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 206,530 vehicles, an
increase of 3 percent over the 200,562 vehicles sold in the first eight
months of 2005. The BMW Group also reported a decrease of 11 percent in August
for sales of 25,673 vehicles over the 28,879 vehicles reported in 2005.
BMW Brand Sales Increase Year-to-date
BMW brand sales were up 5 percent year-to-date, to179,724 vehicles compared to
171,579 vehicles sold in the same period in 2005.
Sales of BMW brand vehicles dropped 12 percent in August for a total of 22,421
compared to 25,537 reported in the same month a year ago.
BMW Automobile Sales
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand automobiles were up 13 percent to 140,250
automobiles compared to 124,406 in the same period of 2005. Automobile sales
were off slightly in August to 17,053 versus 17,254 in the same month a year
ago as the company managed inventory in advance of the launch of several new
models, including the all-new 3 Series Coupe which is just arriving at
dealerships.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 35 percent in August to 5,368
vehicles over the 8,283 sold last August. BMW will introduce an all-new X5
Sports Activity Vehicle and inventory of the current model is deliberately low
in preparation for the launch. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity
Vehicles were also off 16 percent, to 39,474 vehicles compared to the 47,173
sold in the same period in 2005.
Certified Pre-Owned
Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles were up 4 percent, and the company
reported its best August ever with sales of 6,713 CPO vehicles versus 6,470
vehicles reported last year. Year-to-date, CPO sales were up 17 percent, to
58,129 over the 49,620 reported in the same period in 2005.
MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported August sales of 3,252 automobiles, down 11 percent from the
3,342 cars sold in August 2005. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of
26,806 automobiles, a drop of 8 percent, compared to the 28,983 cars reported
in the first eight months of 2005.