US SALES SEPTEMBER - BMW/MINI - steady increases, month over month 250,000 YTD sales.

• BMW brand up 4.0 percent, September record
• MINI brand sales up 4.6 percent
• BMW Motorcycle sales increase 25.7 percent, September record

Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 4.0 percent in September for a total of 26,608 compared to 25,587 vehicles sold in September, 2014. Year-to-date, BMW brand sales are 249,956 vehicles, a 5.6 percent increase from the same period last year.

“There’s no doubt about the strength of the U.S. economy and that people continue to buy new cars as evidenced by the BMW record sales result in September,” said Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO, BMW of North America. 

“Going into the all-important fourth quarter, the all-new BMW 7 Series and X1 go on sale this month and our expanded production capacity here in the U.S. means greater availability of the very popular BMW Sports Activity Vehicles, especially the X3 and the X5.”  

In September, notable vehicle sales included the BMW 3 Series which increased 10.6 percent to 9,145 vehicles, the BMW X3 which increased 67.8 percent to 3,033 vehicles and the BMW 5 Series which increased from 1,407 to 4,059 vehicles, compared to September a year ago.

BMW Group Sales

In total, the BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported September sales of 31,022 vehicles, an increase of 4.1 percent from the 29,806 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group sales are 294,930 vehicles, a 6.9 percent increase from the same period last year.

MINI Brand Sales

For September, MINI USA reports 4,414 automobiles sold, an increase of 4.6 percent from the 4,219 sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, MINI USA sales are 44,974 vehicles, a 14.8 percent increase from the same period last year.

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

	Sept. 2015	Sept. 2014	%	YTD Sept. 2015	YTD Sept. 2014	%
BMW brand	26,608	25,587	4.0	249,956	236,591	5.6
BMW passenger cars	20,242	18,981	6.6	179,075	172,331	3.9
BMW light trucks	6,366	6,606	-3.6	70,881	64,260	10.3
MINI brand	4,414	4,219	4.6	44,974	39,188	14.8
TOTAL Group	31,022	29,806	4.1	294,930	275,779	6.9