2022 (Full Year) USA: BMW and Mini Sales by Model

In full-year 2022, BMW and Mini car sales in the USA were slightly weaker with SUV sales higher and the X5 the best-selling model.

In full-year 2022, BMW and Mini car sales in the USA were slightly weaker with SUV sales higher and the X5 the best-selling model.
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2022 (January to December): BMW and Mini sales in the USA contracted slightly but were better than the industry average. For the full year 2022, BMW brand sales decreased by 1.3% on total sales of 332,388 compared to the 336,644 vehicles sold in 2021. MINI brand sales decreased slightly by 1.4% on total sales of 29,504 vehicles compared to the 29,930 vehicles sold in 2021. 

New Vehicle Sales of BMW of North America in 2022

BMW and Mini sales in the USA in 2022 were as follows:

Sales in 2022Sales in 2021% 22/21
BMW passenger cars124,373156,804– 20.7%
BMW light trucks208,015179,84015.7%
TOTAL BMW332,388336,644-1.3%
    
TOTAL MINI29,50429,930-1.4%

BMW and Mini probably gained some market share in the US despite slightly weaker sales as the larger US market is predicted to contract by around 8% in 2022.

BMW and Mini Sales per Model in the USA in 2022

BMW and Mini sales per model plate name in the USA in 2022 were as follows:

BMW and Mini sales per model plate name in the USA in 2022

Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina built just over 60% of the BMW vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2022 and continues to be a main driver of the company’s success.  Despite lingering production challenges, the plant achieved its second-highest annual output in 2022 while also adding the all-new BMW XM to its model lineup.

For the full year 2022, BMW sold 15,584 fully electric vehicles in the U.S., accounting for approximately 4.7% of total U.S. sales. 

Car Sales by Brand in the USA in 2022 (Full Year)

Car Sales by Brand in the USA in 2022 (Full Year):

NOTE: “Sales” as reported by the various brands generally refer to deliveries and not necessarily sales to the customer or final registration. Terms and definitions may vary. All statistics are provided by respective car manufacturers unless clearly marked otherwise.

About BMW Group in America

BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975.  Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003.  The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, the MINI brand, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars; Designworks, a strategic design consultancy based in California;  a technology office in Silicon Valley, and various other operations throughout the country.  BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is the BMW Group global center of competence for BMW X models and manufactures the X3, X4, X5, X6 and X7 Sports Activity Vehicles as well as the BMW XM. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 350 BMW passenger car and BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 145 BMW motorcycle retailers, 104 MINI passenger car dealers, and 38 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers.  BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

About the author:

Henk Bekker

Henk Bekker is a freelance writer with over 20 years of experience in online writing. His best-selling cars website has been reporting car sales statistics since 2008 with classic car auction prices focusing on the most expensive automobiles sold at public auctions in the past decade. He also owns the travel websites European-Traveler.com and Lake Geneva Switzerland. Henk holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School and an MSc in Finance from the University of London.