Year-to-Date Sales of BMW Group (BMW and MINI combined) up 7.8 Percent
The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported November sales of 26,985 vehicles, an increase of 4.2 percent over the 25,889 vehicles sold in November 2006. The BMW Group also increased its year-to-date sales volume to 302,079 vehicles, up 7.8 percent, compared to 280,186 vehicles in the same period of 2006.
BMW Brand Sales
Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 5.3 percent in November for a total of 23,808 compared to 22,602 vehicles reported in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date BMW brand sales were up 8.3 percent, to 263,596 vehicles compared to 243,487 vehicles sold in the first eleven months of 2006.
MINI Brand Sales
MINI USA reported November sales of 3,177 automobiles, down 3.3 percent from the 3,287 cars sold in November 2006. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 38,483 automobiles, an increase of 4.9 percent, compared to the 36,699 cars reported through November of 2006.
  Table: Sales BMW of North America, LLC, January through November 2007
                     Nov      Nov     %        YTD         YTD       %
                    2007     2006              2007        2006
  BMW brand       23,808   22,602    5.3     263,596     243,487    8.3
     BMW
  passenger cars  18,627   18,817   -1.0     207,471     191,808    8.2
     BMW
  light trucks
    (SAVs)         5,181    3,785   36.9      56,125      51,679    8.6
  MINI brand       3,177    3,287   -3.3      38,483      36,699    4.9
TOTAL Group 26,985 25,889 4.2 302,079 280,186 7.8
BMW Certified Pre-Owned
The company reported sales of 7,856 CPO vehicles in November 2007 from 5,049 in the same month a year ago, an increase of 55.6 percent. Year-to-date, CPO sales are up 7.8 percent, to 80,299 over the 74,476 reported in the same period in 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 of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, 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, 82 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.bmwmotorcycles.com
  www.miniusa.com
  www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
Sales BMW of North America, LLC, January through November 2007
                                                     YTD       YTD
                           Nov 07  Nov 06    %      Nov 07    Nov06    %
  3 Series                 11,579  10,114   14.5%  129,549  107,016   21.1%
  Z4 Roadster and Coupe       665     774  -14.1%    9,068   10,820  -16.2%
  5 Series                  4,617   5,954  -22.5%   47,455   49,296   -3.7%
  7 Series                  1,056   1,209  -12.7%   13,267   16,222  -18.2%
  6/8 Series                  710     766   -7.3%    8,132    8,454   -3.8%
  BMW passenger cars       18,627  18,817   -1.0%  207,471  191,808    8.2%
  X3                        1,975   2,336  -15.5%   25,864   27,485   -5.9%
  X5                        3,206   1,449  121.3%   30,261   24,194   25.1%
  BMW light trucks (SAVs)   5,181   3,785   36.9%   56,125   51,679    8.6%
  BMW brand                23,808  22,602    5.3%  263,596  243,487    8.3%
  Cooper                    1,222   1,319   -7.4%   15,058   12,316   22.3%
  Cooper S                  1,490   1,471    1.3%   16,154   14,720    9.7%
  Conv (Cooper, Cooper S)     465     497   -6.4%    7,271    9,663  -24.8%
  MINI brand                3,177   3,287   -3.3%   38,483   36,699    4.9%
  TOTAL BMW of North
   America, LLC            26,985  25,889    4.2%  302,079  280,186    7.8%
Source: BMW of North America, LLC
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