Sales of the four BMW models produced in Spartanburg County – the X3, X4, X5 and X6 – met with mixed results as the German automaker’s U.S. business decreased more than 8 percent in April.
BMW of North America reported Tuesday it sold 29,747 vehicles during the month, compared with 32,428 in April 2015.
For the year, BMW’s sales decreased more than 10 percent to 111,199 vehicles, compared with 123,697 during the first four months of the previous year.
“April is always a volatile month for BMW with model changeover taking place in some of our very popular X models, and the improving consumer confidence that typically follows the arrival of spring still developing,” said Ludwig Willisch, president and CEO of BMW of North America, in a statement. “The numbers for the BMW 2 Series and the BMW X1 show the very strong following our smaller vehicles continue achieving, and I expect our high demand X models to show gains as availability improves in months ahead.”
X3 sales increased nearly 1 percent in April to 2,422 units, compared with 2,401 during the same month of the prior year. Year-to-date, sales of the X3 have jumped more than 50 percent to 12,633 units, compared with 8,407 units during the same period of 2015.
Sales of the X4 decreased more than 60 percent to 364 units during the month, compared with 920 units during the previous April. For the first four months of the year, X4 sales have dipped almost 23 percent to 1,837 units, compared with 2,381 during the same span a year ago.
X5 sales decreased nearly 8 percent in April to 3,771 units, compared with 4,095 during the same month in 2015. For the year, sales of the X5 are down almost 13 percent to 13,814 units, compared with 15,846 during the same period of the previous year.
Sales of the X6 stood at 608 units for the month, a nearly 17 percent increase compared with 522 units in April 2015. Year-to-date, X6 sales have increased almost 16 percent to 2,252 units, compared with 1,945 during the same period of the prior year.
In total, BMW’s light trucks division sales decreased by more than 10 percent for the month, but have increased by almost 7 percent since the start of the year.
Meanwhile, the company said its brand sales decreased by more than 7 percent in April and have dropped by more than 9 percent for the year.
Its MINI brand sales fell more than 12 percent in April and declined more than 14 percent during the first four months of the year.
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