BMW Media Site BMW of North America Reports April 2019 U.S. Sales. Contact: Phil  DiIanni phil.diianni@bmwna.com   Mariella  Kapsaskis mariella.kapsaskis@bmwna.com     BMW of North America Reports April 2019 U.S. Sales. Overall BMW Brand Sales Increase 1.4% BMW X7 Sports Activity Vehicle and All-New BMW 3 Series Sedan Continue to Drive Growth in the U.S. Woodcliff Lake, NJ – May 1, 2019… Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 1.4 percent in April 2019 for a total of 23,816 over the 23,482 vehicles sold in April 2018.BMW Sports Activity Vehicles continue to drive sales growth in the U.S., led by the BMW X3, BMW X5 and the BMW X7, which sold 2,291 units in its second full month of availability. The all-new BMW 3 Series sedan also performed particularly well, with an increase of 2.6 percent over April 2018, while the BMW 5 Series sedan remains the leader in its segment.“We’ve said before that our focus for 2019 would be profitability and growth -- and we’re right where we want to be,” said Bernhard Kuhnt, president and CEO, BMW of North America. “Demand for the BMW X7 only continues to grow, and the new 3 Series, with its suite of new technology features and exceptional driving dynamics has drawn rave reviews from our dealers, the media and most importantly, our customers.”Table 1: New Vehicle Sales BMW of North America, LLC, April 2019   April April % YTD YTD % 2019 2018 2019 2018 BMW passenger cars 12,361 15,032 -17.80% 54,047 62,573 -13.60% BMW light trucks 11,455 8,450 35.60% 43,657 34,744 25.70% TOTAL BMW 23,816 23,482 1.40% 97,704 97,317 0.40%BMW Group Electrified Vehicle SalesBMW Group sales of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles decreased 52.3 percent in April 2019 vs. April 2018. Model changeover has limited the current BMW Group electrified lineup to five models including the BMW i3, BMW i8 and i8 Roadster, BMW 530e, and MINI Countryman plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Plug-in hybrid variants of the BMW X5, the all-new BMW 3 Series and updated BMW 7 Series recently debuted at the Geneva International Motor Show. These models and a plug-in-hybrid variant of the BMW X3 will begin sales in the U.S. at a future date.MINI Brand SalesFor April, MINI USA reported 2,621 vehicles sold, a decrease of 29.8 percent from the 3,731 in the same month a year ago.BMW Pre-Owned Vehicles BMW Certified Pre-Owned sold 10,092 vehicles, a decrease of 3.9 percent from April 2018. Total BMW Pre-Owned sold 21,673 vehicles, an increase of 6.7 percent from April 2018.MINI Pre-Owned Vehicles MINI Certified Pre-Owned sold 1,170 vehicles, an increase of 9.9 percent from April 2018. Total MINI Pre-Owned sold 2,637 vehicles, an increase of 5.8 percent from April 2018.Table 2: Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales BMW of North America, LLC, April 2019   Apr-19 Apr-18 % YTD YTD % 2019 2018 BMW CPO 10,092 10,507 -3.90% 37,572 40,854 -8.00% BMW Total Pre-Owned 21,637 20,269 6.70% 80,990 77,859 4.00%   MINI CPO 1,170 1,065 9.90% 4,180 3,765 11.00% MINI Total Pre-Owned 2,637 2,492 5.80% 9,703 9,800 -1.00%  BMW Group in the United States.BMW of North America, LLC was established 50 years ago to support the sales, marketing and distribution of BMW automobiles in the U.S. BMW Motorrad was brought into the fold in 1980. In 1993 BMW Group Financial Services NA, LLC was founded, and one year later BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC began assembling vehicles in South Carolina. In 2002 and 2003, BMW Group established MINI USA, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC relaunching two iconic brands and rounding out its product portfolio.Today, the BMW Group has a nationwide corporate footprint in the U.S. which consists of nearly 30 locations in 12 different states. Beyond the National Sales Company and Financial Services headquarters in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, its manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and numerous other operational facilities, BMW Group in the U.S. also includes Designworks, a strategic design consultancy in Santa Monica, CA, BMW Group Technology Office USA, a technology research and development center in Silicon Valley, and BMW i Ventures, a venture capital fund, also in Silicon Valley.BMW Group Plant Spartanburg is the largest single BMW production facility in the world, and the global center of competence for BMW Sports Activity Vehicles including the X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and XM. The plant assembles more than 1,500 vehicles each day, and up to 450,000 annually. Since 1994, Plant Spartanburg has assembled nearly 7 million BMW vehicles in the U.S.The BMW Group sales organization in the U.S. is represented through a network of 350 BMW retailers, 144 BMW motorcycle retailers, 105 MINI passenger car dealers, and 38 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. The company’s activities provide and support over 120,000 jobs across the U.S. and contribute more than 43.3 billion to the U.S. economy annually.Journalist note: Information about BMW Group and its products in the USA is available to journalists on-line at www.bmwusanews.com www.miniusanews.com and www.press.bmwna.com