[FDMeloan]

This July BMW Group vehicle sales totaled 23,611 units which was a 12.0% decrease from the 26,840 sold last July. The YTD sales total of 180,857 for the first 7 months of 2006 was up 5.3% from the 171,683 sold during the same period of 2005. The YTD result is based primarily on sales increases for the 3, 5, and 7 Series.

Sales of the X Series decreased 31.5% this month while car sales were down 6.1% when compared to last July.

Sales of the BMW brand were down 13.4% this month when measured against last July.

Mercedes Benz sales of 21,591 units in July was a 3.8% increase when compared to the total of 20,791 sold last July. YTD 2006 sales for MB are also up some 14.3%. MB trucks were up 62.3% in July and 91.0% YTD when compared to the 7 month period of last year. This improvement in MB truck sales is due to the introduction of the R Class and GL Class which were not available last July.

Lexus sales totaled 26,959 units this July, up 1.5% over the 26,562 sold last July. YTD sales for the 7 months of 2006 were also up 5.4%.

Please note that I report only United States sales data.

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[foofighter]

toyota once again did their best month ever...they are simply unstoppable...building what people want

[JJin909]

I say drive a Bimmer, but dont forget to buy those toyota stocks ~

[MeTaL]

Well, at least I helped control the damage for BMW Ordered mine 2 weeks ago.

[bavarian19]

The X series are old designs, so I wouldnt expect them to sell like hotcakes...


As soon as the refresh comes out for the X5, I would expect to see their sales do much better... Keep in mind that BMW is now offering more models than previously...

[MrSilver]

Originally Posted by foofighter

toyota once again did their best month ever...they are simply unstoppable...building what people want

That FJ Cruiser is a great looking retro truck imo.