WORLDWIDE SALES - The BMW Group achieved a worldwide 10.5% sales increase in September.

The BMW Group achieved a worldwide double-digit sales increase in September, continuing the company’s long-term upward sales trend and securing a new record for the month. 

A total of 237,973 vehicles were delivered to customers around the world, an increase of 10.5% on the same month last year. This result brings the year-to-date sales total to 1,746,638 – up 6.2% compared with the same period last year and the company’s best ever sales result for the first three quarters of the year.

“Once again, the BMW Group has delivered strong sales growth across the company’s line-up,” commented Dr Ian Robertson, Member of the BMW AG Board of Management with responsibility for Sales and Marketing BMW. 

“Demand for our premium models continues to grow around the world and in all vehicle classes. Customer interest in our broad range of electrified models is also stronger than ever, with a clear upward trend.

Our policy of balanced global sales continues to deliver sustainable success and profitability remains our primary focus,” Robertson added.

In September, a total of 197,419 BMW brand vehicles were delivered to customers, an increase of 9.4% on the same month last year. 

Sales growth continues to be driven by the BMW X range: the BMW X1 was delivered to a total of 21,412 (+161.9%) customers in September; BMW X3 sales increased 12.9% (15,596); BMW X4 deliveries rose 15.9% (5,732) and BMW X5 sales climbed 17.6% with a total of 15,979 delivered to customers. 

Meanwhile, with well over 6,000 models sold around the world in September, sales of the BMW 7 Series more than tripled compared with the same month last year (6,210 / +237.5%). 

Overall year-to-date sales for the BMW brand stand at 1,479,936 – up 6.0% compared with the first three-quarters of last year.

Sales of BMW’s electrified models continue to grow, especially in Europe and the USA. More than 40,000 BMW i and BMW iPerformance vehicles have been sold so far this year, with the trend clearly increasing. Over 7,000 electrified BMW models were delivered to customers worldwide in September.

Sales of MINI brand vehicles increased by 16.1% in September with a total of 40,164 delivered to customers worldwide. "This is the first time more than 40,000 MINIs have been sold in a single month, which underlines the increasing customer demand for the brand,” said Peter Schwarzenbauer, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for MINI, BMW Motorrad and Rolls-Royce. 

“Our biggest growth drivers are the newest members of the MINI family, the MINI Convertible and the MINI Clubman, demonstrating the success of our brand realignment,” he added. In the first three quarters of the year, MINI sales rose by 7.2% (264,077).

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announced the best ever third quarter sales performance in the history of the company, up 12.7% on the previous year. Demand was seen across all Rolls-Royce models, combined with significant interest in Dawn and Black Badge Wraith and Black Badge Ghost. Sales in the nine-month period from January to September totalled 2,625 units, up 0.8% on the previous year. This result is according to plan and the marque remains optimistic for a strong year in 2016.

Combined monthly sales of BMW and MINI in Europe totalled 121,583 in September, up 12.1% compared with the same month last year. 

The region’s two largest markets both achieved significant sales increases: registrations of new BMW and MINI vehicles increased by 13.2% in Germany (28,891) and by 12.0% in the UK (45,714); this strong growth trend was also reflected in most markets in the region. Year-to-date sales in Europe are up 10.4% with a total of 806,917 vehicles delivered.

Sales of BMW and MINI vehicles in Asia also achieved considerable sales growth in September with a total of 71,237 (+16.5%) vehicles delivered to customers. In Mainland China, a total of 49,204 BMW and MINI vehicles were delivered to customers (+19.6%); double-digit growth was also achieved in Japan, where sales totalled 8,531 (+12.7%). In the first three quarters of the year, a total of 548,014 BMW and MINI vehicles were sold in Asia, an increase of 9.2% compared with the same period last year.

Sales of BMW and MINI in the Americas decreased 2.7% in September compared with the same month last year, with a total of 38,258 vehicles delivered to customers in the region. Monthly sales in the USA totalled 29,413, a decrease of 5.2% compared with the same month last year. Meanwhile the strong upward sales increase in Mexico continued, with a total of 3,223 BMW and MINI vehicles delivered to customers, an increase of 18.1%. Year-to-date sales of BMW and MINI vehicles in the Americas total 337,079, down 6.5% compared with the same period last year.

BMW Motorrad continued to grow sales through September with a total of 12,215 units sold in the month, an increase of 10.2% compared with the same month last year. Year-to-date sales are up 3.2% with a total of 116,044 motorcycles and maxi-scooters delivered to customers in the first nine months of the year.

B MW Group sales in / ytd September 2016 at a glance

	In September 2016	Compared  with previous year	ytd 09/2016	Compared with previous year
BMW Group Automotive	237,973	+10.5%	1,746,638	+6.2%
BMW	197,419	+9.4%	1,479,936	+6.0%
MINI	40,164	+16.1%	264,077	+7.2%
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars	390	+15.4%	2,625	+0.8%
BMW Motorrad	12,215	+10.2%	116,044	+3.2%

TMW - Its that time of the month - September 2016 UK Sales figures, a plate change and the Paris show, a great few weeks.

JAGUAR

SEPT 2016 6458 sales - SEPT 2015 4860 sales +32.88

Y.T.D. 2016 26416 sales - Y.T.D. 2015 17966 sales +47.03%

LAND ROVER

SEPT 2016 14629 sales - SEPT 2015 9809 sales +49.14%

Y.T.D. 2016 63644 sales - Y.T.D. 2015 49881 sales +27.59%

JAGUAR LAND ROVER CUMULATIVE

SEPT 2016 21087 sales - SEPT 2015 14669 sales +19.46%

Y.T.D. 2016 90060 sales - Y.T.D. 2015 67847 sales +32.74%

JAGUAR LAND ROVERS COMPETITORS

BMW

SEPT 2016 32595 sales - SEPT 2015 29713 sales +9.70% 

Y.T.D. 2016 138656 sales - Y.T.D. 2015 124309 sales +11.54%

MERCEDES

SEPT 2016 31988 sales - SEPT 2015 27610 sales +15.86%

Y.T.D. 2016 136892 sales - Y.T.D. 2015 116509 sales +17.49%

LEXUS

SEPT 2016 2998 sales - SEPT 2015 2578 sales +16.26%

Y.T.D. 2016 8484 sales - Y.T.D. 2015 8040 sales +4.78%

AUDI

SEPT 2016 31113 sales - SEPT 2015 28437 sales +9.41% 

Y.T.D. 2016 138411 sales - Y.T.D. 2015 133300 sales +3.83%

INFINITI

SEPT 2016 256 sales - SEPT 2015 106 sales +141.51% 

Y.T.D. 2016 2500 sales - Y.T.D. 2015 891 sales +180.58%

RISERS ON PREVIOUS YEAR (Y.T.D. CUMULATIVE)

ABARTH +54.02%

ALFA ROMEO +2.91%

BENTLEY +49.76%

DACIA +2.93%
DS AUTOMOBILES +202.64% *

HONDA +13.99%

HYUNDAI +4.28%

JEEP +39.69%

KIA +13.61%

LOTUS +5.70%
MAZDA +4.85%

MG +34.30%

MINI +9.61%

PORSCHE +2.51%
RENAULT +15.01%

SKODA +5.26%

SMART +46.93%

SSANGYONG +43.12%

SUBARU +2.67%

SUZUKI +10.65%

VOLVO +7.63%

LOSERS THIS YEAR (YTD CUMULATIVE)

ASTON MARTIN -9.63%
CITROEN -18.91% *

FIAT -3.85%
FORD -5.26%

MASERATI -4.22%

MITSUBISHI -18.49%

NISSAN -4.11%
PEUGEOT -4.26%

SEAT -8.90%

VAUXHALL -4.31%

VOLKSWAGEN -10.65%

• *Citroen and DS Automobiles split sales in May 2015 - Combine both to get an accurate figure when comparing to 2015 sales figures.
• Grateful thanks for all the Figures supplied by the SMMT.

The plate change month has seen very few changes, a couple of brands have gone from YTD negative figures to positive, Volkswagen has taken a further significant drop in sales, and there seems to be no end in sight as of yet, the UK's best selling brand has again posted negative figures, even with a large amount of new products already released or about to be released, and the other German brands have seen rises over the month and YTD.

Then we have the Paris Motor show, many new cars made their European and world debuts this year, the most significant of which was the Discovery 5, the Now long on the tooth Disco 4 and the lightly adjusted Disco 3 are now so old and in desperate need of  replacement, we now have it in all its glory, in fact they launched it over a 5 million lego brick bridge for the world to see.

Jaguar Land Rover both produced huge growth spurts, and again, there seems to be no end in sight, with the UK, European and world figures all growing over the year and producing record numbers of new registrations, the All-New Discovery 5 has had its launch, and Jaguar are going forward with the new small SUV, and XF sportbrake.

PSA has NOT had a good year so far this year with sales down over the three brands, even though there has been new models, refreshed products additional technology and more, next year should be better with the new C3, 3008, 5008 and the possible launch of the Citroen Aircross, amongst others.

MG continues to grow with the plate change month nearly doubling its sales, and year to date is running at nearly 35% up, the MG3 and MG GS have both proven to be good sellers, next year, if the rumour mill is correct, should see a new small SUV and the MG5, refreshed MG3, with new engines and an Auto too, but i wont be holding my breath, as MG tend to drag out the models.

The month saw a 1.55% growth over the same month last year, so, BREXIT is not hitting hard on the auto sales front, YTD is still higher at 2.56%, the doom mongers have, so far, gotten it all wrong, JLR has been stating that sales will be hit hard, yet they then release record sales figures, so either they know something, or they are after some grant or tax break, or indeed, maybe sales will take a turn for the worse, but i cant see it happening this year, i still expect 2016 to end the year on a high.

USA SALES SEPT - The German luxury brand, Mercedes, has continued to grow, slow and steady, Van Division had a record month.

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported best-ever September sales of 29,500 vehicles, increasing 1.7% from the 29,020 vehicles sold during the same month last year. 

Mercedes-Benz Vans also reported best-ever September sales with 2,970 units, up 28.2% and smart reported 605 units, bringing MBUSA grand total to 33,075 vehicles for the month, up 3.1% from last year. 

On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz retails totaled 249,204. Adding year-to-date-sales of 25,156 for Vans and 4,044 for smart, MBUSA posted a grand total of 278,404 units in September, increasing 1.0% from the previous year.

"Record third quarter results were fueled by several best-ever months," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "We expect this momentum to carry us into the final quarter, with continued strong performance in SUVs and dream cars."

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in September included the C-Class, GLC and E-Class (including the CLS) model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 6,600, followed by the GLC at 4,873. The E-Class, rounded out the top three with 4,824 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 1,511 units in September, with a total of 15,642 units sold year-to-date (up 53.1 %).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 9,598 vehicles in September, a decrease of -15.8% from last year (11,397). On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 92,234 vehicles, an increase of 2.8%.

USA SALES SEPT - Nissan/Infiniti continue to grow sales above the average, thats down to many new models, with more to come.

September 2016	September 2015	% Change
Nissan Group Total sales (units)	127,797	121,782	+4.9
Nissan Division sales	116,384	111,562	+4.3
Infiniti sales*	11,413	10,220	+11.7

Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for September 2016 of 127,797 units, an increase of 5 percent over the prior year and a September record. With Infiniti Sales continuing to outperform all markets, with significant gains in the US, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as it's home markets the luxury arm of Nissan will continue to return significant sales.

Nissan also follows Infiniti with sales growth in the United States, as well as around the globe, this is down to significant new model launches, the move to Hybrid vehicles where Nissan has one of the worlds best selling Electric vehicles in the LEAF, as well as the commercial Vehicle e-NV200 hybrid van, The UK's plate change month see's a big rise in sales for the worldwide numbers, and with a number of high profile launches due imminently, like the new Micra, sales will continue to grow at a rate above the country average.

Nissan highlights:

• Nissan division sales set a September record with sales 116,384, up 4 percent.
• Overall sales of Nissan crossovers, trucks and SUVs set a September record, up 20 percent.
• Sales of the Rogue crossover set a September record with sales 26,459, up 6 percent.
• Sales of the Murano crossover set a September record with sales 7,536, up 46 percent.
• Sales of the Frontier pickup truck increased 65 percent to 7,596.
• Nissan Maxima sales climbed to 6,569, up 70 percent.

NISSAN DIVISION	SEPTEMBER	SEPTEMBER	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2016	2015	% chg	2016	2015	% chg
Nissan Division Total	116,384	111,562	4.3	1,086,249	1,026,920	5.8
Versa	11,553	18,053	-36.0	106,455	109,832	-3.1
Sentra	13,670	14,196	-3.7	169,476	154,270	9.9
Cube	0	24	-100.0	15	912	-98.4
Altima	25,031	24,224	3.3	242,321	262,424	-7.7
Maxima	6,569	3,871	69.7	49,376	26,801	84.2
LEAF	1,316	1,247	5.5	9,238	13,630	-32.2
Juke	947	2,108	-55.1	16,214	21,462	-24.5
370Z	513	573	-10.5	4,805	5,882	-18.3
GT-R	82	38	115.8	537	929	-42.2
Total Car	59,681	64,334	-7.2	598,437	596,142	0.4
Frontier	7,596	4,617	64.5	69,388	47,261	46.8
Titan	2,484	1,078	130.4	10,974	9,521	15.3
Xterra	0	766	-100.0	38	10,012	-99.6
Pathfinder	8,028	6,203	29.4	59,111	62,997	-6.2
Armada	1,712	841	103.6	8,083	9,799	-17.5
Rogue	26,459	25,064	5.6	241,619	213,207	13.3
Murano	7,536	5,166	45.9	60,782	44,900	35.4
Quest	209	656	-68.1	10,055	7,609	32.1
NV	1,395	1,437	-2.9	13,383	12,538	6.7
NV200	1,284	1,400	-8.3	14,379	12,934	11
Total Truck	56,703	47,228	20.1	487,812	430,778	13.2
INFINITI	SEPTEMBER	SEPTEMBER	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2016	2015	% chg	2016	2015	% chg
Infiniti Total	11,413	10,220	11.7	96,775	95,568	1.3
Infiniti Q40	0	155	-100.0	59	8,503	-99.3
Infiniti Q50	4,359	3,557	22.5	31,163	31,603	-1.4
Infiniti Q60	497	258	92.6	1,413	3,180	-55.6
Infiniti Q70	402	622	-35.4	4,495	6,304	-28.7
Infiniti QX30	249	0	N/A	323	0	N/A
Infiniti QX50	1,215	263	362.0	12,399	2,118	485.4
Infiniti QX60	3,126	3,845	-18.7	31,067	29,378	5.7
Infiniti QX70	363	476	-23.7	4,062	3,950	2.8
Infiniti QX80	1,202	1,044	15.1	11,794	10,532	12.0
Total Car	5,258	4,592	14.5	37,130	49,590	-25.1
Total Truck	6,155	5,628	9.4	59,645	45,978	29.7
NISSAN GROUP	SEPTEMBER	SEPTEMBER	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2016	2015	% chg	2016	2015	% chg
TOTAL VEHICLE	127,797	121,782	4.9	1,183,024	1,122,488	5.4
Total Car	64,939	68,926	-5.8	635,567	645,732	-1.6
Total Truck	62,858	52,856	18.9	547,457	476,756	14.8
Selling days	25	25		229	229