MINI USA sales for February 2013


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 2/28/2013:

OCT 2011: 414
NOV 2011: 286
DEC 2011: 253 -> TOTAL: 953 Year 2011 Sales
JAN 2012: 146
FEB 2012: 254
MAR 2012: 336
APR 2012: 290
MAY 2012: 287
JUN 2012: 252
JUL 2012: 229
AUG 2012: 228
SEP 2012: 184 -> TOTAL: 3,159 First Year Sales (10/1/2011-9/30/2012)
OCT 2012: 347
NOV 2012: 149
DEC 2012: 178 -> TOTAL: 2,880 Year 2012 Sales
JAN 2013: 97
FEB 2013: 118

TOTAL: 4,048

 

wow! only 118 eh? i guess we are still rare.. i have yet to see a single cooper coupe on the road here in minneapolis minus me in the test drive car.. hehe.. can't wait for my baby!

 

I'm picking mine up in 12-1/2 hours!

 

^--- so jealous! by now your prob still grinning ear to ear

 

That I am! I put 500 miles on it this week. Not a single complaint or concern.

 

BMW is bragging about its MINI Coupe sales, comparing full-year 2012 sales with 3-month sales in 2011:

"The MINI brand surpassed the sales volume threshold of 300,000 units for the first time in a single year with the number of cars sold up by 5.8% to 301,526 units (2011: 285,060 units). The MINI Countryman put in an extremely strong performance and recorded a 14.9% increase to 102,271 units (2011: 89,036 units). Sales of the MINI Coupé rose to 11,311 units (2011: 3,799 units), almost tripling the volume recorded one year earlier. In terms of model mix, 44.5% of customers opted for the MINI Cooper, 35.7% for the MINI Cooper S and 19.8% for the MINI One."

 

Looks to me like the 4 doors are a hit in the US. Probably doesn't bode well for the Clubman. I don't know if the Coupe/Roadster will survive. I sure hope so, but low numbers here. Maybe it will survive in Europe. Think there are some (like me) who are anxiously awaiting the unveiling of the F56 model this summer.

 

Thing about the coupe/roadster is that they are the least practical, especially for ppl with families( pets, children). Not many people have the luxury of having a car for themselves. Doesn't make sense to get a car of that size when you have a family to think about.

I also can't see bigger people fitting comfortably in it. Not height wise but width wise.

 

BMW/Mini has stated that they are fine with the Coupe being a niche/show room toy.

 

Which is great. Mazda has done fine with the Miata. And the Coupe is a lot more practical than that car. I think the growth in Mini will be the Countryman series. A lot of people want 4 doors. I have only had someone in my back seat 3 times in 6 years.

 

Love my R58 JCW, would not get rid of it for anything (well maybe except

for Katherine Heigl!!).

 

For people like me the Coupe is ideal. Kids grown and gone. We have a Trailblazer to transport the grand kids when necessary and we can still have fun.

 

I agree!!

 

 

for me, i'm a single bachelor so this car is ideal for what i wanted; techie car and fun to drive car. back in 2003 i got a 4dr accord thinking "i'm prob gonna need to haul around my pals", turns out they call got cars after college and i sold it to one of them and got a 2006 Civic Si (another makes you smile car, 8500rpm redline is SO MUCH fun and LSD.. ).

and now 7 years later, i realized w/my Si i only had at most 3 people in my car and that was a total of 3 times so no need for a backseat if the boots a decent size

i like how bmw/mini are treating the coupe as a niche car; makes sense since the Si is niche and the M3/M5 variants of BMWers. can't wait to finally get my baby!

 

MINI USA sales for March 2013


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 3/31/2013:

OCT 2011: 414
NOV 2011: 286
DEC 2011: 253 -> TOTAL: 953 Year 2011 Sales
JAN 2012: 146
FEB 2012: 254
MAR 2012: 336
APR 2012: 290
MAY 2012: 287
JUN 2012: 252
JUL 2012: 229
AUG 2012: 228
SEP 2012: 184 -> TOTAL: 3,159 First Year Sales (10/1/2011-9/30/2012)
OCT 2012: 347
NOV 2012: 149
DEC 2012: 178 -> TOTAL: 2,880 Year 2012 Sales
JAN 2013: 97
FEB 2013: 118
MAR 2013: 230

TOTAL: 4,278

 

That's crazy how much Mini sales have been increasing in the U.S!

 

Gotta love how rare our cars are!

 

MINI USA sales for April 2013


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 4/30/2013:

OCT 2011: 414
NOV 2011: 286
DEC 2011: 253 -> TOTAL: 953 Year 2011 Sales
JAN 2012: 146
FEB 2012: 254
MAR 2012: 336
APR 2012: 290
MAY 2012: 287
JUN 2012: 252
JUL 2012: 229
AUG 2012: 228
SEP 2012: 184 -> TOTAL: 3,159 First Year Sales (10/1/2011-9/30/2012)
OCT 2012: 347
NOV 2012: 149
DEC 2012: 178 -> TOTAL: 2,880 Year 2012 Sales
JAN 2013: 97
FEB 2013: 118
MAR 2013: 230
APR 2013: 168

TOTAL: 4,446

 

All year-to-year sales are down...not a good trend for MINI...

 

I just pick up my S Coupe last Saturday and I am wondering on the sale numbers what type of breakdown between the manual and auto transmissions might be. My past two cars were the Subaru WRX (2002) and 2010 Legacy GT (6 speed with turbo).

Even though the 0-60 speed might be a touch slower in the Cooper the handling is much better than in the Suby's.

 

Pics? Specs? We like details here

 

 

MINI USA sales for May 2013


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 5/31/2013:

OCT 2011: 414
NOV 2011: 286
DEC 2011: 253 -> TOTAL: 953 Year 2011 Sales
JAN 2012: 146
FEB 2012: 254
MAR 2012: 336
APR 2012: 290
MAY 2012: 287
JUN 2012: 252
JUL 2012: 229
AUG 2012: 228
SEP 2012: 184 -> TOTAL: 3,159 First Year Sales (10/1/2011-9/30/2012)
OCT 2012: 347
NOV 2012: 149
DEC 2012: 178 -> TOTAL: 2,880 Year 2012 Sales
JAN 2013: 97
FEB 2013: 118
MAR 2013: 230
APR 2013: 168
MAY 2013: 202

TOTAL: 4,648

 

Dito, kids gone and have a Sequoia if we need to haul family.
The coupe is perfect for us with just the right amount of room to haul the groceries..and having fun doing it!