September 2008 BMW Sales (U.S.)
10-04-2008, 08:27 AM
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Can it get any uglier? (Don't asnwer that...).
Total U.S. passenger car sales are down 22% this month ... after only being down 2.4% YTD through August. Ouch.
BMW car sales are down 36% this month ... after being down 7% YTD.
E60 sales crash 40% this month. The entire midsize premium car segment is down 25% this month compared to September last year. The MB E-Class is down 41% (but outsold the 5 Series by 545 units). The only relatively strong performer is the Audi A6 (-3%).
What's Hot
Remarkably, there are some gainers this month:
Pontiac Vibe +99%
Chevy Malibu +75%
Buick Enclave +32%
VW Jetta +22%
MB C-Class +17%
What's Not
Umm ... everything else? Some of the carnage includes:
Nissan Pathfinder -84%
Ford Explorer -67%
Volvo C30 -66%
Toyota FJ Cruiser -65%
Hummer H2 - 65%
BMW 6 Series -64%
Lexus LS Series -58%
Ford Mustang - 52%
Total U.S. passenger car sales are down 22% this month ... after only being down 2.4% YTD through August. Ouch.
BMW car sales are down 36% this month ... after being down 7% YTD.
E60 sales crash 40% this month. The entire midsize premium car segment is down 25% this month compared to September last year. The MB E-Class is down 41% (but outsold the 5 Series by 545 units). The only relatively strong performer is the Audi A6 (-3%).
What's Hot
Remarkably, there are some gainers this month:
Pontiac Vibe +99%
Chevy Malibu +75%
Buick Enclave +32%
VW Jetta +22%
MB C-Class +17%
What's Not
Umm ... everything else? Some of the carnage includes:
Nissan Pathfinder -84%
Ford Explorer -67%
Volvo C30 -66%
Toyota FJ Cruiser -65%
Hummer H2 - 65%
BMW 6 Series -64%
Lexus LS Series -58%
Ford Mustang - 52%
10-04-2008, 08:50 AM
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Thanks for sharing T , tough market to be launching the new 7 into , this won't be a pretty picture for a long while I bet .
10-04-2008, 09:02 AM
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BMW is not the worst, this auto market is getting cooler and cooler:
Acura: -30.4%
Audi: -5.4%
BMW: -29.5%
Cadillac: -39.1%
HUMMER: -54.8%
Infiniti: -24.1%
Lexus: -36.1%
Lincoln: -22.5%
Mercedes-Benz: -16.4%
Porsche: -44.8%
Saab: -27.2%
Volvo: -51.8%
*September 2008 had 24 selling days versus 25 selling days for September 2007
Acura: -30.4%
Audi: -5.4%
BMW: -29.5%
Cadillac: -39.1%
HUMMER: -54.8%
Infiniti: -24.1%
Lexus: -36.1%
Lincoln: -22.5%
Mercedes-Benz: -16.4%
Porsche: -44.8%
Saab: -27.2%
Volvo: -51.8%
*September 2008 had 24 selling days versus 25 selling days for September 2007
10-04-2008, 09:08 AM
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Fugly... I agree this is going to be ugly for a while
Wish I was in the market, lots of deals around
One boston dealer has two 550's and a bunch of M3's with "make offer" flags on their website...
Wish I was in the market, lots of deals around
One boston dealer has two 550's and a bunch of M3's with "make offer" flags on their website...
10-04-2008, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by mhs525' post='685198' date='Oct 4 2008, 10:08 AM
Fugly... I agree this is going to be ugly for a while
Wish I was in the market, lots of deals around
One boston dealer has two 550's and a bunch of M3's with "make offer" flags on their website...
Wish I was in the market, lots of deals around
One boston dealer has two 550's and a bunch of M3's with "make offer" flags on their website...
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thats cuz of the really high intrest rate bmw offers.....
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