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BMW Group deliveries higher than ever in July
Wed Aug 12 09:00:00 CEST 2015 Comunicati Stampa
Sales increase 5.6% in July to total 173,195 +++ Year-to-date deliveries total 1,272,953, up 7.5% +++ BMW brand delivers over 1 million vehicles in first seven months +++ Strong momentum in Europe: 9.7% growth in year-to-date
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Munich. Sales of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand
vehicles totalled 173,195 in July, a new high for the month and an
increase of 5.6% compared with the same period last year. A new record
was also achieved for the first seven months of the year with a total
of 1,272,953 vehicles delivered to customers, an increase of 7.5%.
“Despite the volatility we are seeing on some markets, the BMW
Group continues to show steady sales growth around the world,” said
Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Sales and
Marketing BMW. “With our outstanding brands, we are seeing strong
momentum in Europe and buoyant markets in the NAFTA region and much of
Asia, so I remain confident that the positive sales development we
have achieved so far this year will continue through the rest of
2015,” he continued.
In July, BMW brand deliveries increased by 5.8%
to total 147,513. Sales for the year-to-date climbed 5.2% to 1,079,563.
Sales of the BMW 1 Series were up 5.6% compared with the same
month last year – a total of 14,275 customers took delivery of the
recently refreshed compact cars. The new BMW 2 Series continues to
sell strongly with a total of 14,580 delivered worldwide in July. The
BMW X family continues to drive sales growth with deliveries of the
BMW X5 totalling 14,938, an increase of 32.7% compared with July last
year. A year after it was launched, the BMW X4 was delivered to a
total of 4,102 customers in July while 3,648 customers took delivery
of a BMW X6, up 71.5% on the same month last year.
A total of 2,221 BMW i vehicles were delivered to customers in
July, an increase of 79.4% year-on-year. In the first seven months of
the year, 14,784 units were sold around the world.
A total of 25,416 MINIs were delivered to customers
around the world in July, an increase of 4.8%. Year-to-date sales
climbed 22.5% to total 191,355. Sales of the 3 door MINI grew by 24.0%
in the first seven months of the year (73,226) while the new 5 door
MINI was delivered to 51,666 customers worldwide in the same period.
In line with its strategy of balanced global sales, deliveries
of BMW Group vehicles rose in all regions.
In Asia, deliveries of BMW and MINI
vehicles in the year-to-date total 389,015, an increase of 4.1%. Sales
in Mainland China for the first seven months of the year are slightly
up on last years’ already extremely high level, increasing a further
1.3% to total 265,215. Meanwhile deliveries in Japan climbed 11.7% in
the year-to-date (38,603) with sales in South Korea for the same
period also seeing a double-digit increase, up 22.2% to total 31,453.
Solid sales growth continues in the Americas,
where a total of 281,432 BMW and MINI vehicles have been delivered to
customers so far this year, an increase of 8.4%. In the USA, sales in
the first seven months of 2015 rose 8.1% with a total of 231,044
vehicles sold. Sales in Canada over the same period rose 13.4%
(23,785) while deliveries in Mexico climbed 19.8% (9,557).
Sales in Europe increased 9.7% compared with the
first seven months of last year, with 563,670 BMW and MINI vehicles
delivered to customers. The region’s biggest growth driver continues
to be Great Britain, where sales grew 15.3% in the year-to-date
(124,935). France is another market showing sustained growth this year
– sales so far in 2015 are up 20.2% to total 44,017. BMW and MINI
sales in southern Europe are also showing significant growth with
Spain achieving a 17.0% increase (27,152).
BMW Motorrad’s global sales continued to grow in July
with a total of 14,168 motorcycles and maxi-scooters delivered to
customers (+21.5%). Deliveries for the first seven months total
92,586, an increase of 12.0% compared with the same period last year.
Both monthly and year-to-date figures set new sales records for BMW Motorrad.
BMW Group sales in/up to July 2015 at a glance
| In July 2015 | Compared with previous year | Up to/including July 2015 | Compared with previous year |
BMW Group Automobiles | 173,195 | +5.6% | 1,272,953 | +7.5% |
BMW | 147,513 | +5.8% | 1,079,563 | +5.2% |
MINI | 25,416 | +4.8% | 191,355 | +22.5% |
BMW Motorrad | 14,168 | +21.5% | 92,586 | +12.0% |
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