BMW Group sales down 22 Percent as expected for the month. MINI brand Sales Up 20 Percent for January. US full year forecast confirmed.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 4, 2008… The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) today reported January vehicle sales of 16,935, down 22.4 percent as expected from the 21,811 vehicles sold in the same month of 2007. Sales were impacted by lower than normal inventory levels due to a very strong retail performance in December and high demand for all-wheel drive models.

The BMW Group expects that BMW Group retail sales in the U.S. will be slightly ahead of 2007 at the end of this year. Click here to read more.. »