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MINI USA New Car Sales Still Down In May 2014

MINI USA sales remained down in May 2014.  Here are excerpted portions of BMW's BMW Group PressClub USA press release pertaining to the MINI brand:
MINI Brand Sales
For May, MINI USA reported sales of 5,729 automobiles, a decrease of 3.6 percent from the 5,944 sold in the same month a year ago. (The new MINI Hardtop is now fully available nationwide.) Year-to-date, MINI USA reported a sales total of 18,776 automobiles, a decrease of 27.2 percent from the 25,785 automobiles sold in the first five months of 2013.

MINI Pre-Owned Vehicles – Best Month Ever
In May, MINI used automobiles (including MINI NEXT certified pre-owned and pre-owned) reported sales of 2,282 automobiles, an increase of 16.2 percent from the 1,964 sold in May, 2013. Year-to-date, MINI used automobiles (including MINI NEXT certified pre-owned) reported sales of 10,415 automobiles, an increase of 23.3 percent from the 8,447 automobiles sold in the same five months of 2013. . .

  Table 1: Vehicle Sales BMW of North America, LLC, May 2014

May
2014
May
 2013
%
YTD May
 2014
YTD May
 2013
%
BMW brand
29,602
25,230
17.3
127,181
113,357
12.2
BMW passenger cars
19,237
19,491
-1.3
87,247
81,540
7.0
BMW light trucks

10,365
5,739
80.6

39,934
31,817
25.5

MINI brand
5,729
5,944
-3.6

18,776
25,785
-27.2

TOTAL Group
35,331
31,174
13.3

145,957
139,142
4.9