BMW Reports Big September Sales

Driven by a record month by it's MINI brand and the continued success of its X3 and X5 Series vehicles, BMW Group posted strong September domestic sales numbers, according to PRNewswire.com. 

BMW Group's sales in the U.S. in the month of September totaled 26,660 vehicles this year, a 3.5 percent increase over last September's output. So far in 2012 the automaker has seen a 7.1 percent increase over U.S. sales compared to the first nine months of 2011. 

The numbers are partially driven by a record month for its MINI brand, which includes the MINI roadster, hardtop and coupe. Some 4,889 MINI vehicles were sold in September in the U.S., representing a 22 percent increase over last September. It was the best September ever for the MINI brand. 

The auto giant, whose North American manufacturing operations are headquartered in Greer, also saw continued success of its X3 and X5 models, which helped negate a significant dip in sales of the 3 Series and 5 Series models.