Business news, BMW Group U.S. Reports August 2012 Sales

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ – September 5, 2012 – BMW Motorrad USA reported sales of 1,227 motorcycles in August, an increase of 11.3 percent from the total of 1,102 motorcycles sold in August 2011. Year-to-date, BMW Motorrad is up 15.6 percent on sales of 8,707 compared to 7,535 sold in the first eight months of 2011.  In August the best performing models included the S 1000 RR, with sales of 238 units; and the K 1600 GTL with 165 sales.

Table 2: Motorcycle Sales BMW of North America, LLC, August 2012

	August 2012	August 2011	%	YTD 2012	YTD 2011	%
BMW Motorcycles	1,227	1,102	11.3	8,707	7,535	15.6

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, a strategic design consultancy 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 X5 and X3 Sports Activity Vehicles and X6 Sports Activity Coupes.  The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger car and BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 139 BMW motorcycle retailers, 115 MINI passenger car dealers, and 32 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers.  BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet at:  www.bmwgroupna.com 

(Motor Sports Newswire)