January 2003 USA MINI Sales Figures:

[Paul]

From BMW NA:

"MINI Automobiles:

Demand for the MINI brand, which went on sale March 22, continued with strong sales. The division reported sales of 1,499 MINI Cooper and 1,319 MINI Cooper S models."

Total: 2818 MINI's sold.

[Clutch Cargo]

Well, that's good for BMW I suppose, but bad for our cachet quotient. I thought the plan from BMW was for only 20,000 per year into the US.

[HarryHBMCC]

MINI Canada only sold 130 last month (total Cooper and Cooper S I believe), see http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/030205-1.htm

This is down quite a bit. Last year they were selling more than 200 a month when sales were good. Perhaps the snow is keeping people away, especially with all the summer rubber on them. Oh well, nice having a rare car up here

Harry

[stryder]

Quote:

Originally posted by Clutch Cargo
Well, that's good for BMW I suppose, but bad for our cachet quotient. I thought the plan from BMW was for only 20,000 per year into the US.

They had updated that to about 25K as of the last check, but yeah, they seem a bit out of order, though I don't quite know how the trending goes, since logically there should be monthly differences.

I think with dealers regularly having both models on their lots everywhere except the left coast now, it should die down a bit... In theory at least.

[mikkol]

Quote:

Originally posted by HarryIndiBlue
MINI Canada only sold 130 last month (total Cooper and Cooper S I believe), see http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/030205-1.htm

This is down quite a bit. Last year they were selling more than 200 a month when sales were good. Perhaps the snow is keeping people away, especially with all the summer rubber on them. Oh well, nice having a rare car up here

Harry

Wow that's low.. does that only count the 2003 models you think? I thought the sales was strong.. maybe just in Western Canada, i.e. BC only I think most, if not all, 2002 models here in BC were sold so quickly due to the special discount they offered early this year.

[HarryHBMCC]

I don't know how they account for the 2002's that were discounted. My local dealer had a whole bunch but they are all gone but for one demonstrator. Their supply is much lower overall though they have a bunch on the lot now, including several S's.

Harry

[Romhog]

Yea thats a good point, My dealer had probably 20+ coopers sitting on the lot in mid Jan. Im sure most of them were 2002's. So that makes the number even better