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I will try my best to provide detailed info on various cars and what is like to live with them, I have already produced a few for Jaguar-car-forums, I will do my best to be unbiased, but it will be hard for some cars. I will re-produce press releases and copy from other motoring news.

Sunday, 8 March 2015

USA FEBRUARY SALES - BMW GROUP - Cars Up, Bikes down, with MINI at last growing again.

  • BMW brand up 14.5 percent, sets February sales record
  • MINI brand sales up 51.3 percent
  • BMW Motorcycle sales decrease 12.0 percent
Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 14.5 percent in February for a total of 25,201 compared to 22,017 vehicles sold in February, 2014.

“In spite of ferocious cold and mountains of snow in so much of the country in February, our customers proved they could overcome and made it possible for BMW to post a new record for February sales,” said Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO, BMW of North America. “Improved availability of the always popular X5 and the strong and growing interest in our 2 and 4 Series cars are good indicators of what’s ahead.”


In February, notable vehicles sales included the BMW i3 with sales of 1,089 vehicles, the BMW X5 increased 42.5 percent to 4,149 vehicles and BMW 6 series which increased 122.1 percent to 1,237 vehicles.

BMW Group Sales

The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported February sales of 28,921 vehicles, an increase of 18.2 percent from the 24,476 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago.

BMW Pre-Owned Vehicles


In February, sales of BMW used vehicles (including certified pre-owned) increased slightly, by 1.3 percent, to 15,157 vehicles compared to the 14,956 vehicles sold in February, 2014.


MINI Brand Sales

For February, MINI USA reports 3,720 automobiles sold, an increase of 51.3 percent from the 2,459 sold in the same month a year ago.

MINI Pre-Owned Vehicles


In February, MINI used automobiles (including MINI NEXT certified pre-owned) reported sales of 1,827 automobiles, a decrease of 2.6 percent from the 1,875 sold in February, 2014.


Table 1: Vehicle Sales BMW of North America, LLC, February 2015


Feb.
2015
Feb.
 2014
%YTD Feb. 2015
YTD Feb.
 2014
%
BMW brand25,20122,01714.544,18240,2709.7
BMW passenger cars17,05915,45810.430,65627,87610.0
BMW light trucks8,1426,55924.113,52612,3949.1
MINI brand3,7202,459
51.3

6,9485,002
38.9

TOTAL Group28,92124,476
18.2

51,13045,272
12.9


BMW Motorrad Sales

With adverse weather affecting many motorcycle markets, BMW Motorrad USA declined by 12% with 823 motorcycles sold compared to the 935 sold in February 2014.

The R 1200 GS Adventure was the best performing model in the month with 142 deliveries, supported by growth from the R 1200 GS, up 11% with sales of 113 units compared to 102 in February 2014.

Table 2: Motorcycle Sales BMW of North America, LLC, February 2015
Feb.
 2015
Feb.
 2014
%
YTD
2015
YTD 2014%
BMW Motorcycles823935-12.01,4841,524-2.8

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