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BMW Group Reports November Sales


December 2006
 Filed under: BMW CORPORATE Car News | BMW CORPORATE Headlines
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) today reported year-to-date sales of 280,186 vehicles, an increase of 0.7 percent above the 278,120 vehicles sold in the same period of 2005. November sales were off 3.6 percent, with the Group reporting 25,889 vehicles versus the 26,844 reported in 2005.
BMW Brand Sales

BMW brand sales were up 1.6 percent year-to-date, to 243,487 vehicles compared to 239,736 vehicles sold in the same period in 2005.

BMW brand sales were down 4.5 percent in November for a total of 22,602 vehicles compared to 23,673 reported in the same month a year ago.

BMW Automobile Sales

Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand automobiles were up 8.2 percent, to 191,808 automobiles over 177,323 in the same period of 2005. Monthly automobile sales were up 2.2 percent in November to 18,817 cars versus 18,419 in the same month a year ago.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales

Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were off 28 percent for the month to 3,785 vehicles over the 5,254 sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 17.2 percent, to 51,679 vehicles compared to the 62,413 sold in the same period in 2005. The all-new 2007 BMW X5 went on sale last week (November 24th) so BMW's SAV sales reflect the recent build-out of that model. The ramp up of the X5 will continue to affect sales of this model through the end of the year.

Certified Pre-Owned

Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles were down 9.0 percent in November, with sales of 5,049 CPO vehicles versus 5,550 vehicles reported last year. Year-to-date, CPO sales were up 11.5 percent, to 74,476 over the 66,791 reported in the same period in 2005.

MINI Brand Sales
MINI Automobiles

MINI USA reported a 3.7 percent increase in November sales, to 3,287 cars compared to 3,171 cars sold in the same period a year ago. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 36,699 automobiles, a drop of 4.4 percent, compared to the 38,384 cars reported in the first eleven months of 2005.

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, 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 Roadster and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 339 BMW passenger car centers, 334 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 143 BMW motorcycle retailers, 80 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.bmwmotorradusa.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com

BMW Car Sales Report for November 2006 2006 2005 November 18,817 18,419 Year-to-Date 191,808 177,323 Model November Year-to-Date November Year-to-Date 2006 2006 2005 2005 325i (E90 & E46) 648 38,933 4,505 44,948 325Ci (E46) 50 2,507 183 3,430 325Ci Convertible (E46) 399 4,793 374 6,017 325i Sports Wagon (E91) 0 4 8 459 325xi (E90 & E46) 44 11,255 1,546 5,568 325xi Sports Wagon (E90 & E46) 11 1,673 139 763 328i (E90) 2,155 3,329 0 0 328i Coupe (E92) 1,029 2,814 0 0 328i Sports Wagon 119 119 0 0 328xi (E90) 1,628 2,793 0 0 328xi Coupe (E92) 786 1,159 0 0 328xi Sports Wagon (E91) 158 315 0 0 330i (E90 & E46) 254 14,398 1,741 18,262 330Ci (E46) 15 1,155 134 2,437 330Ci Convertible (E46) 462 5,300 316 5,214 330xi (E90 & E46) 12 7,503 1,055 4,366 335i (E90) 1,080 1,727 0 0 335i Coupe (E92) 1,090 3,889 0 0 M3 (E46) 4 1,781 172 3,177 M3 Convertible (E46) 170 1,569 100 1,717 3 Series 10,114 107,016 10,273 96,358 Z4 2.5i Roadster (E85) - US 51 512 321 5,813 Z4 3.0i Roadster (E85) - US 251 5,478 278 3,818 Z4 Roadster 3.0si (E85) - US 203 3,088 0 0 Z4 M Roadster (E85) - US 131 1,184 0 0 Z4 Coupe 3.0si (E86) - US 53 289 0 0 Z4 M Coupe (E86) - US 84 268 0 0 Z4 773 10,819 599 9,631 525i (E60) 1,807 13,017 972 14,388 525xi (E60) 555 4,748 547 2,553 530i (E60) 1,795 12,799 1,273 15,419 530xi (E60) 936 7,812 836 3,855 530xi Sports Wagon (E60) 145 2,051 307 1,803 545i (E60) 0 6 61 6,421 550i (E60) 510 6,018 493 824 M5 (E60) 206 2,845 696 1,063 5 Series 5,954 49,296 5,185 46,326 645Ci (E63) 0 21 88 3,018 650i Coupe (E63) 147 2,157 201 353 645Ci Convertible (E64) 0 16 101 4,993 650i Convertible (E64) 268 4,715 349 639 M6 (E63) 118 1,130 0 0 M6 Convertible (E64) 234 411 0 0 6 Series 767 8,450 739 9,003 745i (E65) 0 0 3 1,708 745Li (E65) 0 0 3 2,820 750i (E65) 269 3,751 388 2,998 750Li (E65) 926 12,125 1,201 7,973 760i (E65) 2 46 6 125 760Li (E65) 12 300 22 365 7 Series 1,209 16,222 1,623 15,989 Z8 0 4 0 8 Z8 Alpina 0 1 0 8 Z8 0 5 0 16 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for November 2006 2006 2005 November 3,785 5,254 Year-to-Date 51,679 62,413 Model November Year-to-Date November Year-to-Date 2006 2006 2005 2005 X3 2.5i (E83) 1 189 201 6,242 X3 3.0i (E83) 86 23,625 1,405 22,171 X3 3.0si (E83) 2,249 3,671 0 0 X3 2,336 27,485 1,606 28,413 X5 3.0i (E53) - US 371 16,936 2,572 24,409 X5 3.0si (E70) - US 397 397 0 0 X5 4.4i (E53) - US 265 5,620 938 8,343 X5 4.8i (E70) - US 350 350 0 0 X5 4.8is (E53) - US 66 891 138 1,248 X5 1,449 24,194 3,648 34,000 MINI Sales Report for November 2006 2006 2005 November 3,287 3,171 Year-to-Date 36,699 38,384 Model November Year-to-Date November Year-to-Date 2006 2006 2005 2005 MINI Cooper 1,319 12,316 712 11,499 MINI Cooper S 1,312 14,364 1,442 15,769 MINI Cooper Convertible 199 3,071 452 5,157 MINI Cooper S Convertible 298 6,592 565 5,959 MINI Cooper S JCW GP 159 356 0 0 Total MINI 3,287 36,699 3,171 38,384

Source: BMW Group

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