F56

F56 new model roll out delays continue to hurt sales for MINI worldwide, which were down nearly 15% for April. MINI, however, is optimistic that sales will make up in the coming months as supply better matches what appears to be an ever stronger demand for the new MINI. Here’s how MINI put it officially:

April saw 20,917 MINIs delivered to customers (prev. yr. 24,583/ -14.9%). Year-to-date sales are down 13.2% with 78,785 units sold (prev. yr. 90,739). This expected decrease in sales is due to the recent model change in the core model MINI Hatch. The strong interest customers are showing in the new MINI is expected to be reflected in the retail figures from summer onwards.

The sooner MINI can get up to full production capacity and get over these initial launch hurdles the better. Response to the car has been extremely positive pretty much across the board, so the sooner MINI can actually put cars in the hands of customers, the sooner we’ll likely see this numbers climb significantly.