BMW GROUP U.S. REPORTS NOVEMBER 2014 SALES

December 2, 2014 by BMW Group

◾BMW brand sales down 2.3 percent

◾MINI brand sales up 9.5 percent

◾BMW Motorcycle sales up 1.5 percent

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December 2, 2014… Sales of BMW brand vehicles decreased 2.3 percent in November for a total of 31,019 compared to 31,752 vehicles sold in November, 2013. Year-to-date, the BMW brand is up 9.7 percent on sales of 298,212 compared to 271,891 sold in the first eleven months of 2013.

'The traffic in our showrooms was very strong in November, especially over the Thanksgiving weekend, and I expect that momentum to continue in December and carry us to an all-time sales record at the end of 2014,' said Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO, BMW of North America. 'I am especially pleased to see MINI moving forward as availability of the new models improves. On the BMW side, the new X6 joins the U.S. model lineup this month adding even more breadth to what I regard as the best BMW model range ever.'

BMW Group Sales

The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported November sales of 36,028 vehicles, a decrease of 0.8 percent from the 36,327 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, the BMW Group (BMW and MINI combined) is up 4.8 percent on sales of 347,709 in the first eleven months of 2014 compared to 331,801 in the same period of 2013.

BMW Pre-Owned Vehicles

In November, sales of BMW used vehicles (including certified pre-owned and pre-owned) decreased slightly, by 3.1 percent, to 15,353 vehicles compared to the 15,838 vehicles sold in November, 2013. Year-to-date, BMW used vehicles (including certified pre-owned and pre-owned) are up 10.0 percent on sales of 179,808 compared to 163,476 sold in the first eleven months of 2013.

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MINI Brand Sales

For November, MINI USA reports 5,009 automobiles sold, an increase of 9.5 percent from the 4,575 sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, MINI USA reported a sales total of 49,497 automobiles, a decrease of 17.4 percent from the 59,910 automobiles sold in the first eleven months of 2013.

MINI Pre-Owned Vehicles

In November, MINI used automobiles (including MINI NEXT certified pre-owned and pre-owned) reported sales of 1,728 automobiles, a decrease of 10.7 percent from the 1,936 sold in November, 2013. Year-to-date, MINI used automobiles (including MINI NEXT certified pre-owned) reported sales of 22,682 automobiles, an increase of 13.0 percent from the 20,079 automobiles sold in the first eleven months of 2013.