September X Series sales were down 4.0%

[FDMeloan]

September sales of the BMW X3 and X5 Series totaled only 6,443 units, down 4.0% from the 6,713 trucks sold last September. However, YTD sales of the X Series are up 8.7% when compared to the first 9 months of 2004.

For those of you who are interested Mercedes-Benz sold 2,727 M Class units this month, up 21.3% from the 2,249 sold last September. The all new 2006 Model Year M Class was introduced in April, 2005. Note that the first R Class models were sold this month.

Please note that I report only United States sales data.

You can see all the BMW sales reports by visiting my website at:

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[LeMansX5]

Thanks, Fred.

[JV]

Heard on the news today that Ford reported Explorer sales down 58% from this time last year.

Gas prices no doubt a contributor to declining SUV sales.

JV

[kirkX5m]

hey since we're on the subject of sales numbers, would you have any chart that shows the top 100 bmw dealers in NA? interested to see who sells the most BMWs...thanks.....did a couple of google searches but didnt come up with anything

[Maximus]

I think Crevier is the #1 seller in the US.

[SuaveX5]

i guess sales of the X didn`t go down that much compare to these SUV`s

Sales of the perennial best-selling SUV, the Ford Explorer, dropped by 58% compared with September 2004. Its larger kin, the Ford Expedition, which gets 14 mpg in city driving, saw sales drop 61%. Ford stopped producing its even larger SUV, the Excursion, last month.

GM’s full-size SUVs, due to be replaced with more fuel-efficient models next year, fell 56%. Sales of its Hummer H2 – so heavy it doesn’t fall under the EPA’s fuel-mileage ratings system -- were off by 31%, but the brand’s smaller new SUV, the H3, is off to a brisk start. It’s rated at 16 mpg in city driving.

Toyota moved 46% fewer of its immense Sequoia sport-utilities, rated at 15 mpg city, and sales of its smaller SUVs were off sharply as well. Sales of Honda’s largest SUV, the Pilot, fell 26%. Nissan sold 20% fewer of its 13-mpg Armadas.

[JV]

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GM’s full-size SUVs, due to be replaced with more fuel-efficient models next year, fell 56%. Sales of its Hummer H2 – so heavy it doesn’t fall under the EPA’s fuel-mileage ratings system -- were off by 31%, but the brand’s smaller new SUV, the H3, is off to a brisk start. It’s rated at 16 mpg in city driving.

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GM is doing displacement on demand for the '07 Tahoe, Suburban and Escalade. They are saying a legit 20mpg for those V-8's.

JV