BMW of North America has posted Q4 2021 and full year 2021 sales results for the BMW and MINI brands in the US. During Q4 2021, BMW brand sales in the U.S. totaled 93,031 vehicles, a -5.8% decrease from the 98,750 vehicles sold in Q4 of 2020. For the full year 2021, BMW brand sales increased 20.8% on total sales of 336,644 compared to the 278,732 vehicles sold in 2020. Rival MBUSA clearly trailed BMW with posted sales of 276,102 Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles during 2021.
MINI brand sales in the U.S. totaled 7,860 vehicles in Q4 quarter of 2021, a decrease of -8.1% vs the 8,549 vehicles sold in the fourth quarter of 2020. For the full year 2021, MINI brand sales increased 6.4% on total sales of 29,930 vehicles compared to the 28,138 vehicles sold in 2020.
“The company and its network of dealer partners have worked together to manage inventory levels and fulfill strong customer demand for new vehicles. In the first quarter of 2022, BMW customers will begin to take the first deliveries of two all-new, fully-electric offerings: the BMW iX Sports Activity Vehicle and BMW i4 Gran Coupe,” BMW said in a release.
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