May sales of the 5 Series were up a significant 34.0% when compared to May of last year. YTD sales for the first 5 months of 2006 were also up 17.9% over the same 5 month period of 2005.

By comparison, sales of the Mercedes-Benz E Class were up 14.0% with sales of 4,070 units this month and 3,569 units last May. Sales of the MB E Class were up 1.7% for the first 5 months of 2006.

Please note that I report only United States sales data.