Oct 2008 BMW sales down only 5%?

[j***@hotmail.com]

While Toyota's Lexus is down 40.2%?

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - November 3, 2008.
The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported October
sales of 25,475 vehicles, a decrease of 5.0 percent over the 26,821
vehicles sold in October 2007. The BMW Group also reported a year-to-
date sales volume of 261,802 vehicles, down 4.8 percent, compared to
275,094 vehicles in the same period of 2007.

"October sales show there is still life in the market, but it will
take some hard work to achieve results,” said Jim O’Donnell, President
of BMW of North America, LLC. “At BMW, our attractive APR financing
rates and BMW’s four year or 50,000 miles free maintenance program
have been well received by customers. We believe these are major
reasons why the year-to-date sales continue to track better than the
overall premium market.”


http://www.cartype.com/pages/3370/bmw_october_2008_sales

[DaveW]

Post by j***@hotmail.com
While Toyota's Lexus is down 40.2%?
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - November 3, 2008.
The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported October
sales of 25,475 vehicles, a decrease of 5.0 percent over the 26,821
vehicles sold in October 2007. The BMW Group also reported a year-to-
date sales volume of 261,802 vehicles, down 4.8 percent, compared to
275,094 vehicles in the same period of 2007.
"October sales show there is still life in the market, but it will
take some hard work to achieve results,” said Jim O’Donnell, President
of BMW of North America, LLC. “At BMW, our attractive APR financing
rates and BMW’s four year or 50,000 miles free maintenance program
have been well received by customers. We believe these are major
reasons why the year-to-date sales continue to track better than the
overall premium market.”
http://www.cartype.com/pages/3370/bmw_october_2008_sales

As always, john leaves out relevant information to make BMW look good
and Lexus look bad. Mini sales are *up* 56% for this period, and
account for more than 1/8 of "BMW Group" sales.

Now, if Lexus was smart, they would open a go kart division, and mix
the sales figures in with their luxury cars.


"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts- for support
rather than illumination." -A Lang