Global sales August 2007: Audi, BMW, Mercedes

[KokkenTor]

BMW: 85,003 (+11.1%) ... YTD 811,417 (+6.7%)
Mini: 14,670 (+24.0%) ... YTD 141,081 (+9.6%)
Rolls-Royce: 82 (+36.7%) ... YTD 459 (+15.3%)
BMW Group Automobile: 99,755 (+12.9%) ... YTD 952,929 (+7.1%)

Audi: 66,400 (+4.2%) ... YTD 656,600 (+9.2%)

MB: 89,100 (+9.1%) ... YTD 758,600 (+2.5%)
Smart: 7,100 (+3.8%) ... YTD 59,000 (-24.7%)
Mercedes Car Group: 96,200 (+8.7%) ... YTD 817,600 (-0.1%)

 

[Merc1]

Mercedes got BMW for one month. Did BMW lose a freighter of cars..lol?

M

 

[LaArtist]

^lol yeah.,. what happend?

 

[EnI]

^lol yeah.,. what happend?

Perhaps people are waiting for new MY2008 cars with EfficientDynamics features, or new engine incl. new engine variants - all coming in September 2007.

Eg.
1er: new engine 116i, new variant 123d + ED features
3er: new engines 318i, 318d, 320i, 320d, 325i, 330i + ED features
5er: new engines 520i, 520d + ED features
X3: new engine 2.0d + ED features
X5: new model 3.0sd + ED features
6er: new engine 630i new model 635d + ED features
Z4: new engines 2.0i, 2.5si, 3.0si + ED features

etc


IMO quite good reason to wait for MY2008 delivery.

MB: I guess C-class gave MB sales a significant push this month.

 

[klier]

One important question:

Why isn't Lamborghini added to the Audi sales, while Mini and RR sales are added to BMW sales? Lambo is 100% owned by Audi

 

[Tarek]

^Good question ,anyway good job MB!

 

[EnI]

One important question:

Why isn't Lamborghini added to the Audi sales, while Mini and RR sales are added to BMW sales? Lambo is 100% owned by Audi

Ask Audi AG.

They publish sales numbers for each brand separately (Audi, Seat, Lamborghini). And usually only the Audi sales numbers are prompt.
Only in yearly financial reports production & sales numbers are published as total number as well (Audi + Seat + Lamborghini).

The business relationships between separate subsidiary companies / brands within VAG are very complicated. Basically every company is quite independent yet somehow linked with another brand / company.

The latest grouping (when Audi "got" Lambo & Seat) was of purely administrative nature. So, it's still VAG's board of directors who decides about crucial Lambo & Seat moves. While operatively both companies are quite independent. I still have to found out what exactly is Audi's role in Lambo & Seat case - beside purely administrative one.

The question is, what will happen in the future. The rumor goes luxury brands (Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti) will be grouped in one entity, while the economy brands will form own entity as well (VW, Skoda, Seat).

Yet since Porsche is very active in VAG decision making everything could turn out differently though.




Mind that Audi AG is subsidiary of Volkswagen AG (VAG owning 99.7% of Audi AG).

And that Porsche AG owns 31% of VAG, and aiming to get another 20% (to total 51% of VAG shares).

A complicated system of company-within-company ... I doubt we are able to comprehend the entire situation.

 

[Imhotep Evil]

He he, the new Audi, Bentely, Bugatti, Lamborghini company should be called
Auto Union IMO.

Oh, and they should go/return to F1 GP racing.

 

[EnI]

He he, the new Audi, Bentely, Bugatti, Lamborghini company should be called
Auto Union IMO.

Oh, and they should go/return to F1 GP racing.

Agree. Auto Union AG is a cool idea.

A separate company, an equal member of Porsche Automobile Holding (incl. PAG = Porsche, VAG = VW + Seat + Skoda, & AUAG = Audi + Lambo + Bentley + Bugatti).

Yep, AU participation in F1 would be more then great.

 

[Poverty]

Where are the VW sales figures?