New Car Sales Atlas Beta

How many BMW M3 vehicles were sold in Australia in 1997?

See how many BMW M3 vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
1997 ×BMW ×M3 ×
BMW M3s sold
119
1997
Peak year
1994
232 sales
Share of BMW
1.3%
of all BMW sales
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1997, BMW M3 recorded 119 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 1.3% of BMW's sales in 1997. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 232 sales in 1994. That was 23.2% lower than the previous full-year result.

2026 vehicle info

Real 2026 vehicle data for BMW M3.
2026 price$131,701
Body typeSedan
PowertrainCombustion
Fuel typePremium Unleaded
DriveRear
TransmissionManual
Seats5
Fuel use12.4L/100km
ANCAP5
Warranty36 months / Unlimited km
Size (L×W×H)4,580mm × 1,817mm × 1,447mm
BMW M3 · Matched internally as BMW M3

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1997 · BMW · M3).

Sales by year: 1997 · BMW · M3

Year-by-year totals for 1997 · BMW · M3.
YearTotalvs prev
1997119−23.2%
1996155+63.2%
199595−59.1%
1994232—
Data Notice

Data use and verification

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Purchase data

BMW model context: M3

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the BMW range for 1997.
Rank in BMW#6
M3 sales119
Share of BMW1.3%
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 · M3

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 1997: 119
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/m3
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.