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BMW Group sales continue to grow in May

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Deliveries up 5.9% in May to total 188,287
Year-to-date sales total 890,937, up 7.7%
Over 10,000 BMW i vehicles sold so far in 2015
MINI sales increase by more than 25% in year-to-date
Sales increase in all regions globally

Munich. Deliveries of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles increased 5.9% to total 188,287 in the last month, making it the company’s best May ever. A new sales record was also reached in the year-to-date with a total of 890,937 vehicles delivered in the first five months of the year, an increase of +7.7%.

“The solid growth the BMW Group has achieved this year continued in May, with all sales regions recording an increase in sales,” said Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Sales and Marketing BMW. “Our innovative, new products are achieving pleasing sales around the world and I am delighted that we have sold over 10,000 BMW i vehicles in the first five months of this year,” Robertson added.

Sales of BMW brand vehicles rose 4.0% in May with a total of 159,129 vehicles being delivered to customers. Sales for the year-to-date climbed 5.2% to 759,609.

The BMW 2 Series achieved sales of 11,400 in May, 6,898 of which were deliveries of the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. A total of 13,392 BMW 4 Series vehicles were delivered to customers worldwide in May. The popularity of the BMW X family generally continues to be a significant growth driver. The new BMW X4 achieved sales of 4,376 in the month, whilst sales of the BMW X5 were up 24.7% (15,505) compared with the same month last year and deliveries of the BMW X6 increased by 43.9% to 3,890.

BMW i sales totalled 2,169 in May, with the brand achieving sales of 10,490 vehicles in the first five months of the year. The BMW i3 has been delivered to a total of 8,256 customers so far in 2015.

In May, 28,831 MINIs were delivered to customers, an increase of 18.3% on the same month last year, which was affected by the core model change. Year-to-date sales increased by 25.9% with a total of 129,910 delivered to customers.
The new 3 door MINI saw sales grow by 16.3% in May to total 10,321 while the brand new 5 door MINI was delivered to 8,535 customers worldwide. Sales of the MINI Convertible rose by 9.0% with deliveries totalling 1,663.

Continuing its strategy of seeking growth balanced around the world, the BMW Group achieved a sales rise in all regions globally.

Asia saw deliveries of BMW and MINI models increase by 4.5% to 276,055 vehicles in the year-to-date. Sales for the first five months of the year are up 3.0% in Mainland China (190,427) while South Korea continues to generate double-digit growth with customer deliveries totalling 21,506 so far this year (+18.0%). Sales in Japan rose 5.1% in the same period to total 26,508.

A total of 195,485 BMW and MINI vehicles were delivered to customers in the Americas in the year-to-date, an increase of 9.7%. In the USA, sales in the first five months of 2015 rose 10.0%, with a total of 160,533 vehicles delivered to customers. Mexico achieved a sales increase of 18.9% in the year-to-date with sales totalling 6,682.

The recovery of the market in Europe continues with a total of 392,182 BMW and MINI models delivered in the first five months of the year, an increase of 9.2% on the same period last year. Great Britain is a significant growth driver in the region with sales up 12.4% so far this year (85,150) with France also recording very strong growth – sales there are up 24.4% in the year-to-date with customer deliveries totalling 31,179.

BMW Motorrad’s growth worldwide continued in May with a total of 15,004 motorcycles and maxi-scooters delivered to customers in the month (+6.5%). Deliveries for the year to date total 62,928, an increase of 6.4% compared with the same period last year.

[Ghetto2315]

Let's keep that lead on Mercedes-Benz!

[hellrotm]

Do we have i-vehicles sales numbers for US? I have feeling they are not meeting sales estimates.

What is odd, one of dealers in my area still has 2014 models on the lot. Many, actually.

[raysspl]

So good to hear

[cc3]

Considering the number of new models BMW has launched in the last 12 months these volumes are not great? Would be interesting to see what the true model by model comparisons are without new variants

[fecurtis]

Originally Posted by cc3

Considering the number of new models BMW has launched in the last 12 months these volumes are not great? Would be interesting to see what the true model by model comparisons are without new variants

Why? The variants don't really need to sell in high numbers since from an R&D perspective, they're not very expensive.

Reminds me of when Cadillac built the CTS-V station wagon and sold it in the US. A magazine asked what their sales target was for the wagon and Cadillac responded that it didn't care nor bother to forecast sales numbers...they only needed to sell around 30 to break even since they already had sedan and coupe variants already and the wagon wasn't much different.

[Lucky13]

The sales by model have been posted and the X1 and X3 are way down or BMW would probably be up double digit. X1 is being replaced so inventory is almost gone and the X3 was introduced in 2010 so it's getting a little long in the tooth. 3 and 4 series keep growing and the 2 series is way up but its low volume.
Speaking of Caddy, the CTS which is about a year old is down 41% so Caddy has real problems that a CTS-V isn't going to fix.

[SCOTT26]

Did you know the best selling 2er model globally is the 2er Active Tourer?

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

Did you know the best selling 2er model globally is the 2er Active Tourer?

Not surprising, but the X1 will soon be the best selling UKL with a BMW badge on the hood.

[akhter]

Originally Posted by mkoesel

Not surprising, but the X1 will soon be the best selling UKL with a BMW badge on the hood.

I doubt that. It is the 7 seater 2 series that is selling so well. I was at a BMW car show in HK a month ago and the 2AT 7 seater was literally getting mobbed. I have the f15 with 3rd row and there is actually more legroom on the 3rd of the 2AT. I think BMW HK sold 100+ 2AT on that weekend (200 cars total).

I don't care to be honest, for me the 3rd is for rare occations and i like the f15 and wouldn't be caught dead in a 2AT. If i need more room in a few years, I would look at X7 or MB GL. The Q7 exterios is too boxy/ugly/minivan like for me (love the interior).

[E90M3JETS]

Originally Posted by BlackJetE90

Do we have i-vehicles sales numbers for US? I have feeling they are not meeting sales estimates.

What is odd, one of dealers in my area still has 2014 models on the lot. Many, actually.

Same story at my dealer. I3 is not doing well in the U.S.

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by akhter

I doubt that. It is the 7 seater 2 series that is selling so well.

There will be a 7 seat X1 later. And the 2 Series MPVs will not come to the US, which will be a big market for the X1. That alone is going to give the X1 a 30,000+ unit edge.

[SCOTT26]

Originally Posted by mkoesel

Not surprising, but the X1 will soon be the best selling UKL with a BMW badge on the hood.

Yes and add the X1L , X2 the next MINI-esque 1er , 1er Sedan and the Active/Gran Tourers as well as the new MINI models coming soon and you see that BMWs goal of 600,000 units of UKL based cars by 2020 is not unrealistic.
Our analysts project that by around early 2017 the BMW X1 will join its siblings the X3 and X5 by selling globally 1 million units or the figure could be achieved earlier. Allowing BMWs core X family to be the world most successful SUV series.

[advantage20]

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

the next MINI-esque 1er

You mean the city BMW based on the Mini hatch?

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by advantage20

You mean the city BMW based on the Mini hatch?

Is the 1 Series city car still on the table? I thought I remembered reading there was some hesitation now as far as going that far down market with the BMW brand.

I took his words simply as a reference to the F20/F21 successor. I could be wrong though.

[SCOTT26]

They will make an announcement soon on where the 1er and 2er will now reside in the market.

The decision is far more logical in terms of perception.

[thorsen82]

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

They will make an announcement soon on where the 1er and 2er will now reside in the market.

The decision is far more logical in terms of perception.

I think that they will stay rwd .. And then a smaller 1er with fwd like mini 5dr