May 2015: BMW Group U.S.

[William Maley]

BMW Group U.S. Reports May 2015 Sales

• BMW brand up 4.7 percent, sets May record
• MINI brand sales up 1.8 percent

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 4.7 percent in May for a total of 31,003 compared to 29,602 vehicles sold in May, 2014.

 

"The summer driving season is getting underway and judging by the record May for BMW it's clear the demand is still strong for new cars across the U.S.," said Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO, BMW of North America.  "The momentum continues as we celebrate 40 years of the iconic BMW 3 Series and look for more news to come from BMW in the days ahead."  

 

In May, notable vehicle sales included the BMW 3 / 4 Series which increased 17.9 percent to 12,868 vehicles, the BMW 2 Series which increased 16.9 percent to 1,119 vehicles and the BMW X5 which increased 34.4 percent to 5,797 vehicles.

 

BMW Group Sales

In total, the BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported May sales of 36,836 vehicles, an increase of 4.3 percent from the 35,331 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago.

 

MINI Brand Sales

For May, MINI USA reports 5,833 automobiles sold, an increase of 1.8 percent from the 5,729 sold in the same month a year ago.

 

[smk4565]

Time to retire the Clubman, Paceman, Roadster and Coupe.  And why is the X1 a car, when ever other X is a crossover?

[A Horse With No Name]

Time to retire the Clubman, Paceman, Roadster and Coupe.  And why is the X1 a car, when ever other X is a crossover?

 

Bingo!

[balthazar]

And the 1/2 continues to be a waste of resources.

[Drew Dowdell]

And the 1/2 continues to be a waste of resources.

 

It'll do better when they switch it to FWD. 

[balthazar]

Sure it will, I suppose the 3/4 would, too.