BMW North America actually appears to have made an excellent recovery from mid year to come back and be only down 3.4 % for the year as 2016 (AND 2015 BEFORE) was a banner year for BMW in the US.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/03/news...all/index.html
"Annual sales of vehicles in the US fell 1.8% to 17.2 million vehicles according to final figures from Autodata, which tracks sales. "
" Even if U.S car sales are slipping, global auto sales in 2017 are expected to hit a record 94.5 million vehicles, up 2.5% when those final numbers are in next month, fueled by continued strong demand in China, which is the largest market for auto sales. "