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Subject: e38 Production Totals & Percentages - how 'rare' was yours..? Author: RobinK : member since July, 2005 : 5325 posts Posted on: 2009-06-08 14:26:34

Looked up some BMW Production Data for our cars after someone asked me about a part for their 730iL. thought I'd see how common some models and engines were compared to others. So here we go - just a bit of fun - rarest listed first:


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e38 Model Totals and Percentages
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L7 899 0.27%
730iL 2,137 0.65%
740d 3,450 1.05%
728iL 6,816 2.08%
735iL 6,963 2.13%
750i 8,559 2.61%
725tds 9,053 2.76%
730d 12,336 3.77%
750iL 15,759 4.81%
730i 20,876 6.37%
735i 21,481 6.56%
728i 38,947 11.89%
740i 88,853 27.13%
740iL 91,431 27.91%

Totals 327,560 100.00%

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e38 Engine Totals & Percentages
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M67 3,450 1.05%
M51 9,053 2.76%
M57 12,336 3.77%
M52TU 17,677 5.40%
M60/1 23,013 7.03%
M73 25,217 7.70%
M52 28,086 8.57%
M60/2 45,724 13.96%
M62 163,004 49.76%

Totals 327,560 100.00%

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e38 Totals by Transmission
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Manual 14,177 4.33%
Auto 313,383 95.67%

Totals 327560 100.00%



IRISH 1995 e38, 730i, V8 M60B30, DB48142 BATCH GF22, 14/11/94 BUILD
ORIENT BLUE ON TITAN GREY MONTANA, 5HP18 TRANS, STRONG STRUT
BUGGER ALL MODS BAR THE CLEARS & TAILS, WICKLOW, IRELAND

• e38 Production Totals & Percentages - how 'rare' was yours..? (url) - RobinK 2009-06-08 14:26:34 (1895 views)
  • 750i with a stick. No that would be some ride!!! (nt) - zapperjoe 2009-06-09 15:46:14 (84 views)
  • They break out the M52tu vs M52 but no listing for the M62tu? - Shled℠ 2009-06-08 16:17:36 (61 views)
    • I put together the document he pulled the list from. (url) - Keith 2009-06-08 16:47:18 (85 views)
      • Hi Keith - excellent document! M62TU went into e38's Sept. 98. (nt) - RobinK 2009-06-08 18:26:25 (62 views)
    • No, they seem to have grouped both M62's together for some reason. (nt) - RobinK 2009-06-08 16:34:55 (49 views)
  • what, no info on the number of Royal/Tan built in 1/99? - sdmike 2009-06-08 15:47:11 (53 views)
    • I'll keep looking. You got two #1's sales though - M62 and 740iL.... - RobinK 2009-06-08 15:51:34 (61 views)