BMW Reports Sales Up in August
BMW Group announced financial results for August 2014. The company’s total U.S. sales in August increased 5.5% to 32,220 vehicles sold from 30,546 vehicles sold in the same month last year.
BMW brand sales for the month increased 11% to a total of 27,214 units sold compared to 24,523 units in August 2013. Sales of BMW pre-owned vehicles also increased, up 15.6% to 19,318 units sold compared to 16,706 units sold last August. Last month marked the best August sales to date of both BMW brand and BMW pre-owned vehicles.
Meanwhile, sales of the company’s Mini brand vehicles decreased year-over-year by 16.9%, down to 5,006 units sold from 6,023 units sold in August 2013. Sales of Mini pre-owned vehicles, however, increased 17.4% to 2,561 vehicles sold, up from 2,182 vehicles sold in the same month last year, marking the company’s best monthly U.S. sales for Mini pre-owned vehicles to date.
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