Why? FWD is horrible for performance and acceleration compared to rear wheel or all wheel drive. No comparison whatsoever.

 

You'd have to be smoking crack to even compare a FWD vs RWD vs AWD.

Completely different platforms.

An upgraded FWD will be compared to another FWD and so on.

 

I like the coupe enough to be on my second one . First was an S , now a new JCW very happy .

 

MINI USA sales for October 2013


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 10/31/2013:

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
JUN 2013: 269
JUL 2013: 222
AUG 2013: 275
SEP 2013: 660 -> TOTAL: 2,915 Second Year Sales (10/1/2012-9/30/2013)
OCT 2013: 91

TOTAL: 6,165

 

Lowest month of sales for the Coupe since launch!

 

It's fine with me, people just don't know what they are missing!

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Me too, don't have a problem with it, people still don't know what it is.

 

I was one of those 91!

 

I ordered my 2014 S Coupe on August 3 2013, 11 weeks later took delivery on October 14th.
There was a 2 week shutdown at the Oxford plant in August.
I wonder how much the US Coupe sales in October were reduced by that delay at the plant.

My Coupe is "One of Ninety One". We need tee shirts and Go-badges

 

I'm one of the 91 too!

I still haven't seen another one on the road yet.

 

MINI USA sales for November 2013


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 11/30/2013:

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
MAY 2013: 202
JUN 2013: 269
JUL 2013: 222
AUG 2013: 275
SEP 2013: 660 -> TOTAL: 2,915 Second Year Sales (10/1/2012-9/30/2013)
OCT 2013: 91
NOV 2013: 91

TOTAL: 6,256

 

Is inventory backing up with two months of low sales? Or are they slow bringing the 2014's to market?

 

MINI USA sales for December 2013


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 12/31/2013:

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
JUN 2013: 269
JUL 2013: 222
AUG 2013: 275
SEP 2013: 660 -> TOTAL: 2,915 Second Year Sales (10/1/2012-9/30/2013)
OCT 2013: 91
NOV 2013: 91
DEC 2013: 117 -> TOTAL: 2,540 Year 2013 Sales

TOTAL: 6,373

 

MINI USA sales for January 2014


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 1/31/2014:

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
JUN 2013: 269
JUL 2013: 222
AUG 2013: 275
SEP 2013: 660 -> TOTAL: 2,915 Second Year Sales (10/1/2012-9/30/2013)
OCT 2013: 91
NOV 2013: 91
DEC 2013: 117 -> TOTAL: 2,540 Year 2013 Sales
JAN 2014: 84

TOTAL: 6,457

 

MINI USA sales for February 2014


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 2/28/2014:

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
JUN 2013: 269
JUL 2013: 222
AUG 2013: 275
SEP 2013: 660 -> TOTAL: 2,915 Second Year Sales (10/1/2012-9/30/2013)
OCT 2013: 91
NOV 2013: 91
DEC 2013: 117 -> TOTAL: 2,540 Year 2013 Sales
JAN 2014: 84
FEB 2014: 79

TOTAL: 6,536

 

Five sluggish months in a row. James, what are your thoughts on this?

 

I am not sure, but I don't think inventory is backing up because of these lower sales. I think Mini reduced Coupe delivery numbers to the US and that decreased the sales.

 

MINI USA sales for March 2014


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 3/31/2014:

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
JUN 2013: 269
JUL 2013: 222
AUG 2013: 275
SEP 2013: 660 -> TOTAL: 2,915 Second Year Sales (10/1/2012-9/30/2013)
OCT 2013: 91
NOV 2013: 91
DEC 2013: 117 -> TOTAL: 2,540 Year 2013 Sales
JAN 2014: 84
FEB 2014: 79
MAR 2014: 99

TOTAL: 6,635

 

Just makes them more exclusive.

 

I would not trade my S coupe for any other MINI model. It is simply the exact car to keep the grin on my face. The low USA numbers mean it and the Roadster will remain a very exclusive group of owners.

November 2014....... One of ninety one

 

MINI USA sales for April 2014


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 4/30/2014:

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
JUN 2013: 269
JUL 2013: 222
AUG 2013: 275
SEP 2013: 660 -> TOTAL: 2,915 Second Year Sales (10/1/2012-9/30/2013)
OCT 2013: 91
NOV 2013: 91
DEC 2013: 117 -> TOTAL: 2,540 Year 2013 Sales
JAN 2014: 84
FEB 2014: 79
MAR 2014: 99
APR 2014: 80

TOTAL: 6,715

 

Did I hear right, their stoping production on the R58 because of the low sales. I hope so, the less coupes I see on the streets the more exclusive my JCW coupe becomes lol. I have my coupe as my exotic car only take it out on the weekends lol and I drive my E92 M3 as my working truck lol. My mini is too exclusive to trash around, even though I do track it. But for some reason I get more people pulling me over on the mini than the m3. I guess the m3 is very common as I do see many on the streets.

 

That's a rumor but not confirmed. I expect the Coupe to run through the normal 6-7 year model lifespan.

 

MINI USA sales for June 2014


MINI USA Coupe sales from Launch through 6/30/2014:

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
JUN 2013: 269
JUL 2013: 222
AUG 2013: 275
SEP 2013: 660 -> TOTAL: 2,915 Second Year Sales (10/1/2012-9/30/2013)
OCT 2013: 91
NOV 2013: 91
DEC 2013: 117 -> TOTAL: 2,540 Year 2013 Sales
JAN 2014: 84
FEB 2014: 79
MAR 2014: 99
APR 2014: 80
MAY 2014: 92
JUN 2014: 78

TOTAL: 6,885

 

I think it's pent up demand for the F56 Hatchback sucking off sales of all 2 door models. People are waiting to see it, drive it, and decide if they want to order one. They can't build them fast enough. I am an example. I originally wanted a JCW Coupe, but waited for the F56 release, read about it, saw pix, then went to dealer to drive it. It's a really nice car, almost as much power as the JCW and the new seats are similar to my Recaros. Really nice interior too. I actually went to put a deposit on one that was being shipped to Ontario CA but got beat to the punch. I then came to my senses and realized what I really wanted was the looks and performance of the JCW Coupe so I bought it. My wife was right as a soon as she saw my car months before: BUY IT NEWT, BUY IT TODAY!