BMW has achieved record global sales for the month of July
2012 with a total of 135 537 units sold compared to the 129 102 units
sold in the same period last year, translating into a 5% increase in sales
across the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands. Also, it’s the first time in BMW’s
history that over one million vehicles were delivered in the first 7 months of
the year. From January to July deliveries climbed 7.6% to 1 036 088
vehicles from last year’s 962 493 vehicles.
Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management, Sales and
Marketing BMW, said in Munich on Tuesday: “The BMW Group continued on its
successful course in July and we are confident that we will continue to make
solid gains throughout the second half of the year. Our new vehicles have been
very well-received – the luxurious BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé has had an excellent
start – and we are confident that the new BMW 7 Series and X1 which are
launched this month will provide for further success.”
BMW continued to show growth in South Africa in July 2012
with 2 262 units delivered indicating a 12.9% increase over the previous
year’s 2 003 vehicles delivered. In the first seven months of 2012, BMW
delivered 16, 613 vehicles with a 10.9% increase over the 14 978 vehicles
delivered in 2011.
The MINI brand in South Africa recorded a 10% increase in
sales with 160 vehicles delivered in July 2012 compared to the 145 vehicles
delivered in July 2011. Sales in the first seven months of 2012 came to
1 571 units, showing an increase of 7.3% when compared to the same period
last year where 1 464 units were delivered. The MINI Hatch and MINI
Countryman proved to be particularly popular.
Local sales for BMW branded vehicles increased by 13.1% in
July 2012 with 2 102 units sold compared to the 1 858 units sold last
year. The total number of vehicles delivered in 2012 reached 15 042 at the
end of July 2012, showing an increase of 10.9% over sales of 14 978 in the
same period last year. The growth could largely be attributed to the new BMW3-Series, the 5-door version of the BMW 1-Series, the BMW 5-Series and the BMW
X3
News Source: BMW
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