From MINI Press:

The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported an increase of 9 percent in March sales for 25,545 vehicles compared to the 23,432 sold that month in 2003, making it the second-best sales month in the BMW Group's history. The BMW Group also reported year-to-date sales of 61,241 vehicles, a slight decrease (1.8 percent) from the 62,382 sold in the first quarter of 2003.

Demand for MINI brand automobiles continued as the MINI division celebrated its second anniversary in the U.S. market on March 22nd. Inventories of both models continue to be low, with less than a ten-day supply available to dealers. First quarter sales of MINI automobiles are up 1.1 percent with sales of 8,271 over the 8,183 sold in the first three months of 2003. March 2004 sales were up with 2,857 cars sold compared to 2,821 sold a year ago, an increase of 1.3 percent.