M3/M4 Worldwide: BMW M3 sale numbers

[Zafiro]

M3 E46 = 90,000 cars sold
All M3 generations = 180,000 cars sold

Source

PS, the new M3 V8 isn't included.



That is impressive sale numbers for the M3

 

[LaArtist]

amazing nr´s.. i hope the new one can keep it up
plus this is a proof that the M3 formula was a winning one..
and should not be changed..

 

[Zafiro]

amazing nr´s.. i hope the new one can keep it up
plus this is a proof that the M3 formula was a winning one..
and should not be changed..

this time 4-door M3 is back so sales should still be good.

 

[LaArtist]

ohh yeah..and a wagon to.. there will be 5 M3´s instead of 3

 

[Zafiro]

ohh yeah..and a wagon to.. there will be 5 M3´s instead of 3

last I heard no wagon coming but you never know with BMw thesedays.

 

[wltsm]

I'm not surprised they have sold that many, it seems to me I see more E46 M3s than standard 3 series coupes.

It's great the BMW have been able to sell so many, I wonder if it will be the case with the new M3, seeing as it's much more expensive!

 

[Merc1]

It is the M3 Convertible that I want!

M

 

[PanterroR]

I guess it's going to be included in your AS list when officially presented.

 

[Merc1]

I guess it's going to be included in your AS list when officially presented.

Correct it will replace the M3 coupe listed there now.

M

 

[Giannis]

Note that the half of the M3 sold, were sold in the US.

What really bothers me is the fact that the americans see the M3 as the top-of-the-line 3er and not as a true sports car...

 

[Mr Robert]

Note that the half of the M3 sold, were sold in the US.

What really bothers me is the fact that the americans see the M3 as the top-of-the-line 3er and not as a true sports car...

But then again they never got the CSL, did they? Things might change this time around?

 

[ILC32]

Note that the half of the M3 sold, were sold in the US.

What really bothers me is the fact that the americans see the M3 as the top-of-the-line 3er and not as a true sports car...

I know it is fashionable in certain parts of the world to look down on Americans as frivolous and uninformed, but tell me Giannis how you know "americans" do not see the M3 as a sports car?

I am an American and I see the M3 as a sports car. I have also tracked my M3, and from attending track and autocross events I can tell you that many many M3 owners in the United States are very passionate about their cars and about performance in general.

I confess I do not know how Greeks in general view the M3, so I will not make frivolous or uninformed statements about their attitudes. Nor will I arrogantly try to generalize the entire Greek market based on my own limited perceptions.

That said, I would not be surprised if a higher percentage of American M3 buyers track or at least autocross their cars than do Greek buyers.

 

[bmer]

last I heard no wagon coming but you never know with BMw thesedays.

I think scott already reveiled a preliminary schedule when all the different M3 versions are due to be presented. It included the M3 Touring. Also a quote from the BMW M-Division article from CAR Magazine's June edition:

Today we're the first journalists to enter the M workshop since any of the proud, long-serving staff here can remember. And their lack of media-awareness leaves them charmingly off-guard. We have to wait for someone with a suitable electronic pass to let us through the heavy blue fire door, but the intriguing site of a full-trim four-door M3 awaits inside. Packing matt black wheels, silver/blue paint and a tan interior, it looks even more muscular than the four-door, and visually better balanced too. 'It is still at the evaluation stage, as is the Touring' blushes workshop boss Jakob Bolschak, hastily throwing a cover over the latest project.

 

[Giannis]

I know it is fashionable in certain parts of the world to look down on Americans as frivolous and uninformed, but tell me Giannis how you know "americans" do not see the M3 as a sports car?

I am an American and I see the M3 as a sports car. I have also tracked my M3, and from attending track and autocross events I can tell you that many many M3 owners in the United States are very passionate about their cars and about performance in general.

I confess I do not know how Greeks in general view the M3, so I will not make frivolous or uninformed statements about their attitudes. Nor will I arrogantly try to generalize the entire Greek market based on my own limited perceptions.

That said, I would not be surprised if a higher percentage of American M3 buyers track or at least autocross their cars than do Greek buyers.

It's not a Greek vs American views on the M3. It is a fact and it is not general: It doesn't mean that every american doesn't know the true character of the M3. Also, this is not me that said that at first, but a BMW official, i believe G. Richter. I'm trying to find the article that i took this quote from..

 

[Merc1]

Part of the American perception has to do with the definition of what a "sports car" is. The M3 is based on the 3-Series and that makes it the top of the line 3-Series to most folks, which IMO it is. That said when most Americans think of a sports car they think of something with 2-seats, i.e. a M Roadster, Corvette, Boxster etc, not an upright coupe with sports car capabilities like the M3. It really isn't a "sports car" by the traditional definition.

M

 

[ateekt]

Great figures indeed ...!

I'm proud ex-owner of, one of those beasts ...!