BMW Motorrad delivered over 100,000 units in 2013, breaks records

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Escape Route

Discussion Starter · Nov 11, 2013

BMWis having a year they can be proud of. The BMW Motorrad division delivered over 100,000 units in the first 10 months of the year.

At the end of october, BMW Motorrad delivered 101,530 motorcycles and mxi scooters to customers. In the last month alone, 8,376 untis were sold. That is a 10.3% increase over the same period last year (breaking a record!)

“For the first time in the history of BMW Motorrad we have supplied well over 100,000 vehicles to our customers worldwide two months before the end of the year. We now have less than 5,000 units to go to surpass last year’s sales figure of 106,358 vehicles. Our planned target for a new all-time high is within range," said Heiner Faust, BMW Motorrad Head of Sales and Marketing.

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penner

· #2 · Nov 11, 2013

BMW is turning around big time with their new decade of motorcycles. The Nine-T is going to carry them even further.

ClearwaterBMW

· #3 · Nov 11, 2013

there is no question that BMW is making the motorcycles people want to buy. They are one of the few solvent manufacturers on the face of the earth at this point. The funny thing is there bikes have never been the most reasonably priced but yet remain the most desirable. I am proud to have owned many BMW motorcycles over the years and thrilled to be getting their new R nineT in just a few months

M&M

· #4 · Nov 11, 2013

Making motorcycles with reasonable power, excellent drivetrain, real comfort and usable luggage is exactly what most people need today, and that's what BMW is doing.

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Bose

· #5 · Nov 11, 2013

M&M said:
Making motorcycles with reasonable power, excellent drivetrain, real comfort and usable luggage is exactly what most people need today, and that's what BMW is doing.

+1 on that point M&M,it's stepped forwards in a big way in 2004 when the new revamped GS1200 came out ,and made a massive hole in the bike sales market worldwide

,and has been making massive sales ever since on all styles of bikes.
Thanks to these success figures over the years they have come up with after their concept idea and 5 years in the making something a little special for all us purists to enjoy

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Boxer66

· #6 · Nov 11, 2013

Nicer noise

BMW have certainly ticked the boxes in a lot of areas but one area which affected my decision when I bought my last bike was the exhaust note...

I wanted the R1200r but when I heard it...gotta say dissapointment set in even with the Akrapovic...
I'm hoping the 9T has a great exhaust note

Bose

· #7 · Nov 11, 2013

Boxer66 said:
BMW have certainly ticked the boxes in a lot of areas but one area which affected my decision when I bought my last bike was the exhaust note...

I wanted the R1200r but when I heard it...gotta say dissapointment set in even with the Akrapovic...
I'm hoping the 9T has a great exhaust note

Promo vids sound good with shotgun can ,it uses the exhaust valve from the GS twin cam and is far more rorty than any akro even with the baffles removed so you shouldn't be to disappointed Boxer 66

tracteur

· #8 · Nov 11, 2013

Bose said:
+1 on that point M&M,it's stepped forwards in a big way in 2004 when the new revamped GS1200 came out ,and made a massive hole in the bike sales market worldwide ,and has been making massive sales ever since on all styles of bikes.
Thanks to these success figures over the years they have come up with after their concept idea and 5 years in the making something a little special for all us purists to enjoy

Happy I'm not the only fool to order the nineT after selling all the comfort needed on GSA with öhlins front&rear.
This will be the second time going back to the core, the first was changing a Honda ST1100 pan european to a '94GS. Never been sorry

ClearwaterBMW

· #9 · Nov 12, 2013

M&M said:
Making motorcycles with reasonable power, excellent drivetrain, real comfort and usable luggage is exactly what most people need today, and that's what BMW is doing.

absolutely... well put

cherry street

· #10 · Nov 12, 2013

I would like to see the breakdown between Scooters and Moto. TBH I feel the main sales driver is people downsizing to scooters from small cars...

ClearwaterBMW

· #11 · Nov 12, 2013

cherry street said:
I would like to see the breakdown between Scooters and Moto. TBH I feel the main sales driver is people downsizing to scooters from small cars...

that actually isn't true in BMW's case
i'll try to find the data.... but, we are talking about REAL MOTORCYCLES in this case

cherry street

· #12 · Nov 12, 2013

ClearwaterBMW said:
that actually isn't true in BMW's case
i'll try to find the data.... but, we are talking about REAL MOTORCYCLES in this case

I'm just going of a quip in automotorblog:

With the year still not over, BMW reports say that they have sold 101.530 motorcycles and maxi scooters up to and including the month of October

but yea would love to see the full data if you can find it Clearwater

ClearwaterBMW

· #13 · Nov 12, 2013

cherry street said:
I'm just going of a quip in automotorblog:

but yea would love to see the full data if you can find it Clearwater

maybe they are HIDING SOMETHING...

Another point is that all the other motorcycle manufacturers are showing decreases in sales and they all make scooters and two wheeled vehicles with small displacement engines as well.

Maverick

· #14 · Nov 12, 2013

BMW is one of the lone bike makers that has some restraint when designing its bikes. I am not a fan of the overdone sports bikes that the Japanese brands make. I like something that is slightly more subtle, but still high end and powerful. Most of those sales don't even include the nineT's numbers. So it should only grow bigger by the end of the year.

ClearwaterBMW

· #15 · Nov 12, 2013

Maverick said:
BMW is one of the lone bike makers that has some restraint when designing its bikes. I am not a fan of the overdone sports bikes that the Japanese brands make. I like something that is slightly more subtle, but still high end and powerful. Most of those sales don't even include the nineT's numbers. So it should only grow bigger by the end of the year.

you are correct. Also, the world economy is in the crapper and people who buy Japanese sport bikes might be those most affected. Since there is a law of conservation of money on this planet and well-heeled people look towards BMW to find their two wheeled entertainment it is unlikely the ROUNDEL will have any ill effects from the economy. In fact it ought to get a boost in sales which is exactly what is happening.

if you doubt that look up the sales figures of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi vehicles because they are also on the rise as well.
You might be aware that while the world is poor than ever there have never been more millionaires and billionaires in the United States and Europe

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