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MINI USA Up Swing In Sales Continued In April 2015

Here are the overall sales numbers and commentary direct from BMW's official press release. But check out the chart below and article at MotoringFile. The new MINI 5-Door is selling like water to a thirsty California!

MINI Brand Sales
For April, MINI USA reports 5,476 automobiles sold, an increase of 24.7 percent from the 4,390 sold in the same month a year ago.

MINI Pre-Owned Vehicles In April, sales of MINI NEXT (certified pre-owned) sold 955 vehicles, up 32.6 percent over April 2014, with a year-to-date gain of 25.5 percent to 3,532 cars over the same period in 2014. Total MINI Pre-Owned sales were 2,203 cars, an increase of 2.1 percent from April 2014. Total MINI Pre-Owned sales for the first four months were 7,958, a 2.2 percent decrease from the same period in 2014.

Table 1: Vehicle Sales BMW of North America, LLC, April 2015

April
2015
April
 2014
%
YTD April 2015
YTD April
 2014
%
BMW brand
26,952
25,202
6.9
105,444
97,579
8.1
BMW passenger cars
19,014
16,923
12.4
76,865
68,010
13.0
BMW light trucks
7,938
8,279
-4.1

28,579
29,569
-3.3

MINI brand
5,476
4,390
24.7

18,253
13,047
39.9

TOTAL Group
32,428
29,592
9.6

123,697
110,626
11.8