[Jason]

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BMW Group U.S. Reports September 2017 Sales

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Woodcliff Lake, NJ – October 3, 2017… Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 0.7 percent in September for a total of 25,571 compared to 25,389 vehicles sold in September 2016. Year-to-date, the BMW brand is down 4.3 percent in the U.S. on sales of 220,175 vehicles compared to 230,133 sold in the first nine months of 2016.

Notable vehicle sales in September include the BMW 4 Series and BMW 5 Series, which both showed strong gains for the third straight month, and the BMW X5. The BMW 4 Series increased 58.9 percent to 3,637 vehicles, while the BMW 5 Series increased 144.4 percent to 3,718 vehicles. The BMW X5 increased 6.0 percent to 3,975 vehicles.

“The hot summer has given way to autumn and an uptick in sales, fueled in part by continued strong demand for the new 5 Series, as well as demand in Texas and Florida where customers are now replacing their flood and hurricane damaged vehicles,” said Bernhard Kuhnt, President and CEO, BMW of North America. “We are also anticipating growth in our Sports Activity Vehicles as expansion at our X model plant in South Carolina means we’ll have more X5’s this month followed by the eagerly awaited introduction of the all-new X3 in November.”

MINI Brand Sales
For September, MINI USA reported 3,736 vehicles sold, a decrease of 7.2 percent from the 4,024 sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, MINI USA reported a total of 34,787 vehicles sold, a decrease of 10.6 percent from 38,911 vehicles sold in the first nine months of 2016.

BMW Group Sales
In total, the BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported September sales of 29,307 vehicles, a decrease of 0.4 percent from the 29,413 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group sales are down 5.2 percent on sales of 254,962 vehicles in the first nine months of 2017 compared to 269,044 in the same period in 2016.

BMW Group Electrified Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Group electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles increased 14.9 percent to 13,533 through September 2017 (YTD), accounting for 5.3 percent of total BMW Group sales in the U.S. Currently, BMW offers six electrified vehicle models in the U.S., including the BMW i3 and BMW i8, as well as the BMW i Performance models: BMW 330e, BMW 530e, BMW 740e and the BMW X5 xDrive 40e. MINI offers the MINI Countryman plug-inhybrid electric vehicle, which launched in June 2017.





BMW Pre-Owned Vehicles
In September, BMW Certified Pre-Owned sold 10,597 vehicles, a decrease of 5.2 percent from September 2016.
Total BMW Pre-Owned sold 19,690 vehicles, a decrease of 13.7 percent from September 2016.
Total BMW Pre-Owned cars sold year-to-date were 180,689, a 7.1 percent increase from the first nine months of 2016.

MINI Pre-Owned Vehicles
In September, MINI Certified Pre-Owned sold 847 vehicles, a decrease of 8.4 percent from September 2016.
Total MINI Pre-Owned sold 2,438 vehicles in September 2017, an increase of 9.1 percent from September 2016.
Total MINI Pre-Owned sales year-to-date were 23,440, a 10.0 percent increase from the first nine months of 2016.

[firedown31]

What's up with the neutered sales chart? No breakdown by series this month?

[georgere]

Wondering if the new 7 and 5 series are not picked my up as expected. Or does it mean the economy is going down and we are doomed?

[mkoesel]

Well a 16.8% decrease in light trucks is never a good feeling when the SUV is dominating US vehicle sales at large. Since the text mentions that the X5 performed well, the X4 and X6 don't sell in big enough numbers to cause such a large decrease to my knowledge, and the X1 is counted as a passenger car, it must mean that the X3 is down sharply. Perhaps it will just take a month or two for the new one to pick up steam. Also, last September's sales probably rose from incentives since it was the final year. Although, in that case, the X5 is probably subject to that same phenomena today since it is now in its final year. X4 too for that matter, for what that's worth.

[wdeerfield]

or there is so much competition out there for vehicles in that size and space for less money that sales are just down. the incoming x3 is priced at what the x5 use to be. why would people spend that when they can get an equally as good if not better grand cherokee or explorer? And it crosses over with entry level Range Rovers now too.

Im curious to see how many of the 4er sales were gran coupes that take away numbers from the 3er

[vladberca]

The large decrease in the light trucks segment is caused by X3 model change.

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by wdeerfield

or there is so much competition out there for vehicles in that size and space for less money that sales are just down. the incoming x3 is priced at what the x5 use to be. why would people spend that when they can get an equally as good if not better grand cherokee or explorer?

Perhaps. I didn't look at luxury SUV sales in general, but I somewhat doubt they are down anywhere near 16.8% compared to September last year. In fact, if I had to guess, I would bet they are probably up. I could be wrong though.

And it crosses over with entry level Range Rovers now too.

Yep, although it's been that way for some time. Land Rover created the Range Rover Evoque specifically to compete with the lower end German and Japanese luxury SUVs.

Im curious to see how many of the 4er sales were gran coupes that take away numbers from the 3er

The vast majority of 4 Series sales are the Gran Coupe. Before that model existed, 3 Series Coupe/Convertible sales and, more recently, 4 Series sales never came near 3 Series Sedan(/Touring/GT) sales.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by firedown31

What's up with the neutered sales chart? No breakdown by series this month?

Attached now.

[conradb2]

Originally Posted by mkoesel

Well a 16.8% decrease in light trucks is never a good feeling when the SUV is dominating US vehicle sales at large. Since the text mentions that the X5 performed well, the X4 and X6 don't sell in big enough numbers to cause such a large decrease to my knowledge, and the X1 is counted as a passenger car, it must mean that the X3 is down sharply. Perhaps it will just take a month or two for the new one to pick up steam. Also, last September's sales probably rose from incentives since it was the final year. Although, in that case, the X5 is probably subject to that same phenomena today since it is now in its final year. X4 too for that matter, for what that's worth.

I bought a Ford Expedition. It's amazing.

[MSups6]

3s Down but 4s up.

Glad the coupe variant is holding its own this day and age.

[firedown31]

Originally Posted by Jason

Attached now.

Appreciate it! Was hoping BMW didn't start not releasing that information

[ZEEM3R]

The i8 continues to get slapped. Yet my dealer isnt budging on prices to move any of his inventory smh.