Oct 2008 BMW sales down only 5%?

Nov 08, 2008 1 Replies

While Toyota's Lexus is down 40.2%?



Woodcliff Lake, NJ - November 3, 2008. The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported October sales of 25,475 vehicles, a decrease of 5.0 percent over the 26,821 vehicles sold in October 2007. The BMW Group also reported a year-to- date sales volume of 261,802 vehicles, down 4.8 percent, compared to



275,094 vehicles in the same period of 2007.

"October sales show there is still life in the market, but it will take some hard work to achieve results,” said Jim O’Donnell, President of BMW of North America, LLC. “At BMW, our attractive APR financing rates and BMW’s four year or 50,000 miles free maintenance program have been well received by customers. We believe these are major reasons why the year-to-date sales continue to track better than the overall premium market.”


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As always, john leaves out relevant information to make BMW look good and Lexus look bad. Mini sales are *up* 56% for this period, and account for more than 1/8 of "BMW Group" sales.

Now, if Lexus was smart, they would open a go kart division, and mix the sales figures in with their luxury cars.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts- for support rather than illumination." -A Lang

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