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How many BMW 3 Series vehicles were sold in Australia in 1997?

See how many BMW 3 Series vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
1997 ×BMW ×3 Series ×
BMW 3 Seriess sold
5,040
1997
Peak year
1997
5,040 sales
Share of BMW
56.3%
of all BMW sales
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1997, BMW 3 Series recorded 5,040 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 56.3% of BMW's sales in 1997. It was the highest annual result in the loaded history.

2026 vehicle info

Real 2026 vehicle data for BMW 3 Series.
2026 price$96,300 to $253,900
2026 drive-away$103,037 to $200,988
Body typeSedan, Station Wagon
PowertrainCombustion
Fuel typePremium Unleaded
Drive4x4, Rear
TransmissionAutomatic With Manual Mode, Manual
Seats5
Fuel use6.5L/100km to 10.5L/100km
Warranty60 months / Unlimited km
Size (L×W×H)4,713mm to 4,801mm × 1,827mm to 1,918mm × 1,437mm to 1,447mm
BMW 3 Series · Matched internally as BMW 3 Series

Historical sales trend

Current total for 1997 · BMW · 3 Series.

Sales by year: 1997 · BMW · 3 Series

Year-by-year totals for 1997 · BMW · 3 Series.
YearTotalvs prev
19975,040—
Data Notice

Data use and verification

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Purchase data

BMW model context: 3 Series

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the BMW range for 1997.
Rank in BMW#1
3 Series sales5,040
Share of BMW56.3%
1
3 Series
5,04056.3%
2
5 Series
1,97222.0%
3
Z3
1,10412.3%
4
Convertible
4374.9%
5
7 Series
2693.0%
6
M3
1191.3%
7
8 Series
170.2%

Key notes: 1997 · BMW · 3 Series

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 1997: 5,040
BMW total in 1997: 8,958
Model context uses BMW range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1997/bmw/3-series
Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.