MINI USA New Car Sales Still Down In May 2014
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
|