61% growth for BMW in China

03/08/2011
BMW has announced a rise in second-quarter earnings of 83% compared to the same period last year. In the three months to the end of June revenues increased by 17% to EUR 17.9 billion and net profits went up to EUR 1.8 billion from EUR 834 million.

The group sold a record total of 833,000 cars across its various brands (BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce) during the first six months of 2011. Of these, 122,000 cars have gone into the Chinese market, which represents growth of 61% compared to the first half of 2010.