BMW outperformed the Chinese car market with a 36.4% surge in car sales to 16,999 units in China in the first nine months of 2005, of which 11,548 cars were manufactured at its venture with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings.

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According to Reuters, BMW said in a statement its joint venture sold 46.9% more cars during the period and outperformed the Chinese car market’s 16.8% rise to 2.8 million cars sold in the first nine months.


Of overall shipments for mainland China – excluding Hong Kong – in the first nine months of 2005, 16,767 were BMW-brand cars and 232 were Minis, the report added.

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