January 2006 5 Series Sales Report

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Jan 26, 2007 | 05:49 PM

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Robert A

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My Ride: 2007 530i, white/black manual, sports package, nav, PDC, etc.

It'd be interesting to know how many are actual sales as opposed to leases where BMWFS has to retrieve them at a later date.

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Originally Posted by FDMeloan' post='233216' date='Feb 1 2006, 02:59 PM

Sales of 4,681 5 Series this month represents a 42.8% increase over the 3,278 units sold in January, 2005.

By way of comparison sales of the Mercedes-Benz E Class totaled 2,465 units this month; down 9.5% when compared to January, 2005.

Please note that I report only United States sales data.

Jan 26, 2007 | 06:55 PM

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tachyon

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Originally Posted by Robert A' post='383893' date='Jan 26 2007, 08:49 PM

It'd be interesting to know how many are actual sales as opposed to leases where BMWFS has to retrieve them at a later date.

I don't have any data specific to BMW or the E60, but for the U.S. in 2006 approximately 30% of all vehicle sales were cash, 50% were financed, and 20% leased. For high-end brands such as Audi, BMW, Jaguar, and MB a larger proportion of vehicles are leased (more like 40-45%) and fewer are financed (more like 25-30%).