BMW report highest ever sales for August
BMW Motorrad sales climb 4.2%
The BMW Group reported its highest ever sales for the month of August, with a total of 139,648 vehicles delivered worldwide, an increase of 14.8% over the same month last year. Worldwide sales year-to-date also reached an all-time high with 1,246,528 vehicles sold, an increase of 7.7% over the same period in 2012.
In the month under review, worldwide sales of BMW brand vehicles climbed 15.6% to 118,743 units.
Asia and the Americas
Demand for BMW Group vehicles was particularly high in Asia and the Americas, where the company achieved double-digit growth in the month under review.
In Asia, the company delivered 48,620 vehicles, an increase of 27.9% compared to August last year. Mainland China accounted for 34,166 deliveries, an increase of 34.6% on the previous year.
BMW also made strong gains in the Americas last month, with a total of 37,672 vehicles sold to customers, an increase of 29.3% on the previous year .
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Europe
In Europe, sales for the BMW Group were slightly lower than August last year, with 48,218 vehicles delivered (prev. yr. 49,354/ -2.3%). Year to date, company sales have remained stable in Europe with a total of 548,148 vehicles delivered to customers (prev. yr. 547,378/ +0.1%). In Germany, 180,262 BMW Group vehicles were registered from January through August (prev. yr. 185,849/ -3.0%).
BMW Motorrad
BMW Motorrad achieved an all-time high for August with sales climbing 4.2% to 7,708 vehicles delivered (prev. yr. 7,400). Year-to-date, BMW Motorrad has sold 83,890 vehicles, an increase of 9.3% on the same period in the previous year (76,729).
BMW Group sales in/up to August 2013 at a glance
August 2013
Comp. to previous year Up to/incl. August 2013
Comp. to previous year
BMW Group Automobiles
139,648
+14.8%
1,246,528
+7.7%
BMW 118,743
+15.6%
1,051,595
+9.2%
MINI
20,653
+10.6%
192,966
+0.2%
BMW Motorrad
7,708
+4.2%
83,890
+9.3%
Information from BMW press release 10/9/2013
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