The increase was largely helped by a surprise 11 percent jump in year-end sales. The end of the year boost helped the Munich-based automaker increase its annual US sales by 7 percent to 296,111 vehicles and pushed it ahead of its biggest German competitor Volkswagen.ĭaimlerChrysler said Tuesday its US sales were up more than 3 percent in 2004 for 2,427,634 cars sold. In December, BMW reported an 18 percent increase in sales for a total of 29,292 cars sold in the United States. Although overall sales for German cars on the tough US market were down slightly from the previous year, BMW and DaimlerChrysler reported two-digit growth in sold units during December – a sign that Americans started to look beyond Japan for their car imports.Įnd of year pick up BMW's new M6 will be powered by a 5.0-liter V10 engine and will be able to go from 0-62mph in 4.6 seconds. While US automakers mostly spun their wheels in 2004 with lacklustre sales as competition from foreign manufacturers accelerated, two of Germany’s big car manufacturers closed the year in high gear.
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