tachyon

E60 sales year-to-date are about the only thing holding firm for BMW cars and trucks. MINI is on a roll, however.

tachyon

Some other notable Q1 2008 performances:

Losers
MB E-Class sales are down 18%
Infiniti M sales are down 24%
Porsche 911 sales are down 35%
Lexus LS sales are down 28%
MB S-Class sales are down 28%

Winners
MB C-Class sales are up 40%
Cadillac CTS sales are up 55%
Toyota Yaris sales are up 58%

New for March models:
Jaguar XF sales are off to a decent start with 1,161 units in March
Smart ForTwo sold 1,734 units in March
Pontiac G8 pushed out 777 sales in March

JeffNNJ

Yeah, without me they would have only sold 3,676 E60s in March!! I ROCK!!

westcoast550

Well this is the 3rd month in a row, so this is now oficially a trend, the 3 seems stable and the 1 is obviously just showing up , the 5 is definitely being impacted more by external competition, not surprising given it's the benchmark....................za boyz von't be happy ya ?

Gene

Wonder if it's competition or just the slow economy...I would think it's the economy causing a bump in the competition....

pharding

It's the economy.

JetBlack5OC

Yeah the 1-series had a great month, seeing that they were not officially on sale until the middle of March.

March 08 1-series - 1496 units

Rudy

BMW's official position is that this downturn was exactly as they expected and things should get better in the second half of the year...

BMW GROUP (USA) REPORTS MARCH SALES
04/01/2008

BMW Group (BMW and MINI combined) sales down by 5.4 percent in March as expected, stronger increase in the second half of the year anticipated.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - April 1, 2008... The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) today reported March vehicle sales of 27,404, down 5.4 percent from the 28,980 vehicles sold in the same month of 2007. For the first quarter of 2008, BMW Group sales are down 9.2 percent, to 68,529 vehicles versus the 75,433 sold in the first three months of 2007.

The results reflect BMW Group's expectations for the month. As planned and already communicated, BMW of North America expects a stronger increase in sales in the second half of the year. Sales will be driven by new products coming to market this year. Among others, this year sees the introduction of the BMW 1 Series Coupe and Convertible; BMW's X6 Sports Activity Coupe; BMW M3 Coupe, Sedan and Convertible; and the new twin-turbo charged Advanced Diesel engines for the 3 Series and the X5. MINI continues its success story in the U.S. with the launch of its third variant - the all new MINI Clubman - which hit showrooms just last month.

BMW Brand Sales
BMW brand sales were down 8.7 percent, to 23,115 vehicles compared to 25,325 vehicles sold during March 2007. Year-to-date, BMW reported sales of 58,365 vehicles compared to the 67,360 reported in the same period a year ago, a decrease of 13.4 percent.

BMW Automobile Sales
Monthly sales of BMW brand automobiles increased 2.6 percent in March, to 19,231 versus 18,746 in 2007. During the first quarter of 2008, BMW automobile sales are down 10.6 percent to 46,153 versus 51,616 reported in the same period last year.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicles
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 41 percent for the month, to 3,884 vehicles compared to the 6,579 reported in March 2007. Year-to-date, BMW SAV sales are down 22.4 percent to 12,212 vehicles from 15,744 in 2007.

MINI Brand Sales
MINI USA reported a 17.3 percent increase in March sales, to 4,289 cars compared to 3,655 cars sold in the same period a year ago. MINI USA also reported sales of 10,164 for the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 25.9 percent over the 8,073 sold in the same period a year ago.

BMW Certified Pre-Owned
CPO sales were up 22.5 percent in March, to 9,600 over the 7,838 reported in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 25,224 automobiles, an increase of 32.7 percent, compared to the 19,008 vehicles reported in the first three months of 2007.



BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4 models and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and the upcoming X6 Sport Activity Coupe. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger car centers, 335 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 142 BMW motorcycle retailers, 82 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

tachyon

Hottest selling cars in March based on the turn rate (avg. # days on dealer's lot)

BMW M3 7 days $68,405 (avg. price)
Lexus LX Series 9 days $82,250
Lincoln Town Car 13 days $39,513
Audi A5/S5 17 days $49,866
Lexus GX Series 17 days $48,938
Buick Enclave 18 day $39,270
Toyota Prius Hybrid 18 days $24,895
Mercedes-Benz C-Class 19 days $36,903
Cadillac CTS 20 days $40,261
BMW X3 20 days $41,749

westcoast550

.............and 3 of those cars are very direct competitors to the 5, Competition is good !!