November 2006 X Series Sales Report

[FDMeloan]

November sales of the BMW X3 and X5 Series totaled only 3,785 units even with the first sales of the new E70 X5 3.0si and X5 4.8i models, This total represents a 28.0% decrease from the 5,254 trucks sold in November, 2005. YTD sales of the X Series are down 17.2% when compared to the first 11 months of 20054.

For those of you who are interested Mercedes-Benz sold a total of 6,778 trucks this month, up 57.0% from the 4,317 sold last November. The significant improvement in MB sales is attributable to the intro of the R Class in 2005 and the GL Class this year.

Please note that I only report the United States sales data.

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[MichX5]

So does this mean we can have some wiggle room on the 07 X5 price?

[AzNMpower32]

Originally Posted by MichX5

So does this mean we can have some wiggle room on the 07 X5 price?

No, it means they're not producing quickly enough to satisfy demand. There is a waiting list at my dealer.

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by AzNMpower32

No, it means they're not producing quickly enough to satisfy demand. There is a waiting list at my dealer.

My dealer says that a special order will be late January early February delivery.

[dmlgc]

BMW has lost about 3% market share and considering the experience my wife had with buying her 2006 330 and replacing that with another 2006 330 5 months after she bought it, I'm not surprised. BMW has sacrificed their brand to the likes of AutoNation ( which owns the dealership). My wife was a long time Volvo customer, the 330 was her first and last BMW starting with buying experience up to the replacement. A letter to BMW ( north america and munich) and dealerr went unanswered. I'm on my 2nd x5 but have to agree with BMW is not what it use to be.