Jan 192024
 
2023 U.S. BMW Sales

It’s been a while since I’ve written a post on U.S. BMW sales. Bottom line up front – partly that’s because there is very little connection between enthusiast BMW owners driving older cars and those interested in purchasing new BMWs. (Certain M models like the new G87 M2 are the exceptions that prove the rule). […]

Aug 162021
 
BMW 2021 Q2 Sales - the Recovery

BMW sales roared upward in the U.S. market as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in Q2. BMW sold 96,561 vehicles in the quarter, an 89.5% increase compared to the same period last year. BMW also noted in their press release that the number sold was also 15 percent higher than Q2 2019, before the pandemic. Year-to-date […]

May 142021
 
BMW 2021 Q1 Sales

Last month BMW 2021 Q1 sales were announced coming out of the pandemic year of 2020. The numbers told a positive story, with sales in North America up 20.1 percent and global sales up 33.5 percent to an all time high of over 636,000 vehicles. However, sales of BMW’s competitors in the NA market were […]

Jul 202020
 
Pandemic Wrecks 2020 BMW Sales

2020 BMW sales in the U.S. have been badly hurt by the corona pandemic. Sales in Q2 were down an amazing 39.3 percent, totaling 50,957. Year to date BMW is down 28.4 percent in this market, with 110,412 vehicles sold. Globally BMW is doing a bit better, with BMW brand sales down 21.7 percent. While […]

Jan 172020
 
2019 BMW Sales

Happy 2020 to all. 2019 BMW sales were up 4.4 percent in the U.S., totaling 324,826 vehicles. That was good for the top spot in this market, beating  Mercedes-Benz by about 8,700 and reclaiming the sales crown after four years. Lexus was third with 298,114 sold, and Audi fourth with 224,111. However, those numbers may […]

Jan 112019
 
2018 BMW Sales

Happy New Year! With 2018 in the rear view mirror, how did BMW do in the North American luxury car market? In a year when its closest competitors were down in the market, BMW managed a sales gain of 1.7 percent in 2018, selling 311,014 vehicles. Overall the NA luxury market was down .3 percent. […]

Jan 162018
 
2017 BMW Sales

Final numbers are in for 2017 BMW sales in the U.S. For the first time since 2009, the overall automotive market in this country did not increase. The total number of new cars sold in North America went down, by 1.75 percent to 17.245 million vehicles. BMW brand sales were down 2.4 percent to 305, […]

Jul 062015
 
BMW Sales Midway Through 2015

BMW has released sales numbers through June of this year. BMW brand sales (not including Mini) are up 7.1 percent over the first six months of 2014. That’s a healthy increase, but a bit off the 9.8 percent growth BMW accomplished in 2014. BMW and Mercedes are again wheel to wheel in the race to […]

Dec 032014
 
A Look at 2014 BMW Sales

BMW November sales numbers for North America have just been released. Month to month sales were down 2.3 percent, though year to year BMW sales are still up 9.7 percent. It’s been a good year for BMW but sales have definitely cooled since I looked at the March and May sales numbers. Looking behind the […]

Jun 072014
 
BMW Sales Continue to Rise in May

The numbers are in and BMW’s sales in the U.S. continued to climb in May. Sales were up 17.3 percent May to May, with 29,602 units sold. For the first five months of 2014, sales are up 12.2 percent. The overall trend is the same, but some things have changed since I wrote about BMW’s […]

Apr 042014
 
BMW Sales Strong in March

BMW sales numbers are out and the company had a big month in March. For BMW brand vehicles month to month sales were up 18.6 percent and YTD sales up 11.5 percent. Mini sales are reported together with BMW in the United States and they were down almost 40 percent as that brand awaits new […]