New all-time high for BMW
11/11/2013
In Europe, BMW Group sales to the end of October remained at the same level as last year, with a total of 711,918 vehicles delivered, growth of just 0.1%.
However, in Asia, sales for the first ten months climbed 17.7% to 469,434 vehicles. In mainland China, the company increased retail sales by 20% year-on-year with 317,822 deliveries. Year-to-date, the BMW Group also reported strong gains in other Asian markets, including Japan (12% up) and South Korea (18.8% up on the same period in 2012).
In the Americas, the BMW Group sold 366,661 vehicles from January to October, an increase of 11.1% over the previous year. Over this period, the company delivered a total of 295,474 vehicles to customers in the US, 10.6% up on last year.