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BMW GROUP (USA) REPORTS STRONG JUNE SALES
Tue Jul 03 13:00:00 CEST 2007 Press Release
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - July 2, 2007... The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reports strong June sales of 29,394 vehicles, an increase of 6.0 percent over the 27,735 vehicles sold in June 2006. The BMW Group also increased its first half-year sales to 164,338 vehicles, an increase of 4.5 percent, compared to 157,246 vehicles in the same period of 2006.
June sales for BMW and MINI increase 6.0 percent.
First half-year sales for the BMW Group up 4.5 percent.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - July 2, 2007... The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI
combined) reports strong June sales of 29,394 vehicles, an increase of 6.0
percent over the 27,735 vehicles sold in June 2006. The BMW Group also
increased its first half-year sales to 164,338 vehicles, an increase of 4.5
percent, compared to 157,246 vehicles in the same period of 2006.
BMW Brand Sales reach best June and YTD ever
Sales of BMW brand vehicles climbed to reach the best June and best
year-to-date figures ever. In June, sales are up 4.3 percent for a total of
25,220 compared to 24,179 reported in the same month a year ago.
Year-to-date BMW brand sales increase 5.4 percent, to 144,579 vehicles compared
to 137,220 vehicles sold in first six months of 2006.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales are up 1.9 percent in June to 20,068 versus 19,695 in
the same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales are also up 5.3 percent, to
113,396 automobiles compared to 107,651 in the same period of 2006.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles increased by 14.9 percent in June to
5,152 vehicles over the 4,484 sold last June. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports
Activity Vehicles are up 5.5 percent, to 31,183 vehicles compared to the 29,569
sold in the first six months of 2006.
Certified Pre-Owned
Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles are slightly down 0.1 percent, to
7,540 vehicles versus 7,550 vehicles reported last June. Year-to-date, CPO
sales are down 4.6 percent, to 42,384 over the 44,439 reported in the same
period in 2006.
MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reports June sales of 4,174 automobiles, a strong increase of 17.4
percent, from the 3,556 cars sold in June 2006. Year-to-date, the division
reports sales of 19,759 automobiles, a slight decrease of 1.3 percent,
compared to the 20,026 cars reported in the first six months of 2006.
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 models and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is
represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger car centers, 335
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 142 BMW motorcycle retailers, 81 MINI
passenger car dealers, and 30 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:
www.bmwgroupna.com
www.bmwusa.com
www.bmwmotorradusa.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
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