BMW Media Site BMW of North America Reports December 2019 and Year-End U.S. Sales. Contact: Phil  DiIanni phil.diianni@bmwna.com   Mariella  Kapsaskis mariella.kapsaskis@bmwna.com     BMW of North America Reports December 2019 and Year-End U.S. Sales. BMW Brand Sales Increase 4.0% in December; Close 2019 Up 4.4% Woodcliff Lake, NJ – January 3, 2020… BMW sales totaled 35,746 vehicles in December 2019, an increase of 4.0 percent over the 34,357 vehicles sold in December 2018. For the full year 2019 BMW sales increased 4.4 percent on total sales of 324,826, compared to the 311,014 vehicles sold in 2018.In 2019, BMW brand sales in the U.S. continued to rise on the strength of new model launches from the company’s ongoing product offensive, and the increased availability of its U.S.-built Sports Activity Vehicles, including the best-selling X3 and X5 and first-ever X7. The all-new, seventh-generation of the iconic BMW 3 Series launched in February and was a top performer in the premium sedan segment.“We’ve talked a lot over the course of the past two years about having the right product mix for the market, and we believe that with all of our recent launches, we have just that,” said Bernhard Kuhnt, president and CEO, BMW of North America. “BMW currently has the youngest and most exciting product portfolio in the segment. We are very pleased with our results in 2019 and wish to thank both our customers and dealers for their tremendous support.”Table 1: New Vehicle Sales BMW of North America, LLC, December 2019   Dec. Dec. % TOT TOT % 2019 2018 2019 2018 BMW passenger cars 14,850 17,428 -14.80% 165,549 193,465 -14.40% BMW light trucks 20,896 16,929 23.40% 159,277 117,549 35.50% TOTAL BMW 35,746 34,357 4.00% 324,826 311,014 4.40%MINI Brand Sales For December, MINI USA reported 2,310 vehicles sold, a decrease of 17.4 percent from the 2,797 in the same month a year ago. For the full year 2019 MINI sales decreased 17.4 percent on total sales of 36,092 compared to the 43,684 vehicles sold in 2018.BMW Pre-Owned Vehicles BMW Certified Pre-Owned sold 11,516 vehicles, an increase of 16.8 percent from December 2018. Total BMW Pre-Owned sold 23,242 vehicles, an increase of 8.7 percent from December 2018.MINI Pre-Owned Vehicles MINI Certified Pre-Owned sold 930 vehicles, a decrease of 5.9 percent from December 2018. Total MINI Pre-Owned sold 2,341 vehicles, a decrease of 4.9 percent from December 2018.Table 2: Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales BMW of North America, LLC, December 2019   Dec. 2019 Dec. % TOT 2019 TOT % 2018 2018 BMW CPO 11,516 9,858 16.80% 119,679 123,290 -2.90% BMW Total Pre-Owned 23,242 21,388 8.70% 253,450 244,664 3.60%   MINI CPO 930 988 -5.90% 12,648 13,539 -6.60% MINI Total Pre-Owned 2,341 2,461 -4.90% 29,760 31,867 -6.60%  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