BMW Delivers Strongest Sales Success Ever in 2000.BMW BMWin full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. Sales Jump 22 Percent for Calendar Year; December Sales Skyrocket With 58 Percent Increase WOODCLIFF LAKE Woodcliff Lake may refer to:
BMW of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Inc. has continued its winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" for calendar year 2000 and surpassed all previous U.S. sales figures sales figures npl → cifras fpl de ventas , reporting 189,423 vehicles, an increase of 22 percent over 154,970 vehicles sold a year ago. Sales of automobile and light trucks combined skyrocketed 58 percent in December, to 20,720, up from 13,094 a year ago. Automobile sales BMW also reported its best December in history with sales of 16,465 vehicles, an increase of 40 percent over the 11,783 cars sold last December. "BMW sold more than 20,700 vehicles this past month, an incredible result for a luxury import distributor in this country," explained Tom Purves, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BMW US Holding Corp. "This marks the 27th consecutive month that we've surpassed monthly sales records." Especially strong sales were reported in the 3 Series, with an increase in year-to-date sales of 16 percent to almost 90,000, up from 77,138 in 1999. Increases were also noted in annual sales of the 5 Series, a segment that has seen increased competition during 2000. Sports Activity Vehicle Sales BMW sold 26,720 X5 Sports Activity Vehicles in the first full year the award-winning X5 has been on sale. December sales of BMW's X5 were 4,255, compared to 1,312 sold in the same period a year ago and 3,408 sold last month. Certified Pre-owned A Certified Pre-Owned or CPO, car is a type of used car. Most often late-model, they differ from run of the mill used cars by having been refurbished, and certified by the original dealer as being as good as new. Vehicle Sales Sales of Certified Pre-owned (CPO (Chief Privacy Officer) An individual who manages the privacy issues within an organization. Arising out of the privacy regulations in finance and health care in the late 1990s, the CPO position eventually crossed over to all industries. ) BMW cars also continued to set records. In December, BMW reported sales of 3,228 CPO vehicles, up 47 percent from last December and year-end sales totaled 44,687, an increase of 58 percent over 1999 levels, when 28,253 vehicles were sold. BMW IN AMERICA BMW of North America was established in 1975. Since then, the company has grown to include marketing, sales and financial service organizations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ; a South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. manufacturing operation; DESIGNWORKS/USA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. and various other operations throughout the country. BMW is represented in the U.S. through a network of more than 340 car, 315 Sports Activity Vehicle and 160 motorcycle retailers. BMW US Holding Corp., the Group's headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey Woodcliff Lake is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,745. Woodcliff Lake is also the name of the reservoir that lies primarily within the town--a small part of it lies in neighboring . BMW Car Sales Report for December 2000 2000 1999 December 16465 11783 Year-to-Date 162703 153658 December Year-to-Date December Year-to-Date 2000 2000 1999 1999 318ti 0 7 9 656 318is 0 2 0 14 318i 4-door 1 34 1 225 318i convertible 0 2 0 1 323i (E46) 409 27076 2483 29821 323is 0 2 1 2720 323i sport wagon (E46) 72 3422 0 0 323i convertible 0 351 201 5321 323Ci (E46) 67 7364 798 5066 323Ci convertible (E46) 9 5797 0 0 325i (E46) 4123 9567 0 0 325Ci (E46) 972 1923 0 0 325Ci convertible (E46) 993 2224 0 0 325i sport wagon (E46) 379 838 0 0 328is 1 6 0 1538 328Ci (E46) 9 3364 626 4468 328i 4-door 1 12 1 286 328i (E46) 29 9681 987 17573 328i convertible 3 39 27 2892 330i 1355 8110 0 0 330Ci 735 4714 0 0 330Ci convertible 837 5120 0 0 M3Ci (E46) 0 0 0 0 M3Cic (E46) 0 0 0 0 M3 2-door 0 1 4 3170 M3 4-door 0 0 0 52 M3 convertible 0 25 30 3335 3 Series 9995 89681 5168 77138 Z3 1.9 (US) 0 38 2 255 Z3 2.3 (US) 181 7736 923 10959 Z3 2.5 (US) 422 1141 0 0 Z3 2.8 roadster (US) 40 1849 252 4114 Z3 2.8 coupe (US) 4 121 27 628 Z3 3.0 roadster (US) 385 3004 0 0 Z3 3.0 coupe (US) 38 183 0 0 M roadster (US) 3 1712 252 3328 M coupe (US) 11 598 89 778 Z3 Series 1084 16382 1545 20062 525i 1432 2744 0 0 525i sport wagon 138 359 0 0 528i 121 22283 2202 25584 528i sport wagon 26 1712 179 4068 530i 1570 3416 0 0 540i sport wagon 40 447 63 879 540i 0 0 0 0 540i (E39) 388 5779 532 6987 M5 299 2963 443 700 5 Series 4014 39703 3419 38218 740i 383 5189 541 5390 740iL 899 10825 1054 12138 740iL Protection 0 17 2 11 750iL 32 577 48 679 750iL Protection 1 11 4 15 7 Series 1315 16619 1649 18233 840CiA 0 0 0 5 850CiA 0 1 2 2 850CSi 0 0 0 0 8 Series 0 1 2 7 Z8 57 317 0 0 Z8 Series 57 317 0 0 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for December 2000 2000 1999 December 4255 1311 Year-to-Date 26720 1312 December Year-to-Date December Year-to-Date 2000 2000 1999 1999 X5 3.0i (US) 2853 15849 0 0 X5 4.4i (US) 1402 10871 1311 1312 Total 4255 26720 1311 1312 |
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