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BMW Motorrad increases sales by 18.3 % in February. Strongest February sales ever with 8,098 vehicles sold.
Tue Mar 11 18:25:00 CET 2014 Press Release
In February BMW Motorrad once again achieved record sales amounting to growth of 18.3 %. 8.098 motorcycles and Maxi-Scooters were delivered to customers worldwide in the last month (previous year: 6.847 units). Deliveries for January and February amount to a total of 13,536 vehicles (previous year: 11,665 units) - corresponding to an increase in sales of 16%. Local sales remained stable with 201 vehicles delivered to customers (previous year 202 / -0,5%)
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Munich. In February BMW Motorrad once again achieved
record sales amounting to growth of 18.3 %. 8.098 motorcycles and
Maxi-Scooters were delivered to customers worldwide in the last month
(previous year: 6.847 units). Deliveries for January and February
amount to a total of 13,536 vehicles (previous year: 11,665 units).
This corresponds to an increase in sales of 16%. Local sales remained
stable with 201 units delivered to customers (prev. yr. 202 / -0,5%).
Heiner Faust, Director of Sales and Marketing at BMW Motorrad:
"Following the successful start into the new year we have
achieved a significant plus of 18.3 % in sales in February. With a
total of 8.098 vehicles sold, this February is the fourth
record-selling February in company history in succession. Worldwide
demand was satisfyingly high.”
The water-cooled R 1200 GS still remains the top selling bike in
the BMW Motorrad range at the beginning of the year, too. The newly
developed successor models of the R 1200 GS Adventure and the R 1200
RT, which have been on sales since the beginning of February, follow
on the heels of the R 1200 GS. From the middle of March customers have
two more dynamic new products in the Roadster segment to choose from:
the R NineT and the S 1000 R. These bikes are scheduled to go on sale
in South Africa from April 2014. The C evolution electric scooter will
supplement the BMW Motorrad product range from May.
In conclusion Faust states: "Expectations for the season
are optimistic based on our customers' positive reactions and due to
the successful sales figures of the first two months of the year."
For any queries, please contact:
Edward Makwana
Manager: Group Automotive Communications
BMW South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Tel: +27-12-522-2227
Email: edward.makwana@bmw.co.za
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