BMW Group August U.S. Sales Up 35.4% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - The BMW Group U.S.A (BMW.L, BAMXF.PK, BAMXY.PK), which combines BMW and MINI, Wednesday said, consolidated sales for the month of August grew 35.4 percent to 30,546 units from 22,553 units in the same month last year.

Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 45.7 percent to 24,523 units from 16,835 units last year.

BMW car sales jumped 96.4 percent to 19,483 units from 9,919 units last year. Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 45.7 percent to 24,523 units from 16,835 vehicles last year.

In the premium car segment, the X1 sales surged 295 percent to 2,278 units from 576 units last year. The 5 series and 7 series recorded sales growth of 158.2 percent and 172.6 percent respectively.

BMW light trucks sales decreased 27.1 percent to 5,040 units from 6,916 units last year, while BMW Motorcycles sales dropped 4.6 percent to 1,171 vehicles from 1,227 vehicles last year.

Sales of BMW used vehicles increased 19.2 percent to 16,706 vehicles from 14,012 vehicles sold last year. MINI USA recorded August sales of 6,023 automobiles, up 5.3 percent from 5,718 units sold last year.

Sales of MINI used automobiles increased 23 percent to 2,182 units from 1,774 units last year.