BMW Group says a total of 162,093 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles were delivered to customers in April, a rise of 4.3% compared with the same month last year, making it the best April ever.

Year-to-date Group sales climbed 7.5% to a new high, with 649,118 vehicles delivered in the first four months of the year.
 
“The BMW Group achieved record sales in April, keeping us on track to achieve our aim of delivering our best ever year with more than 2m vehicles sold in 2014”, said BMW sales and marketing board member, Ian Robertson.

“I am particularly pleased sales of our new BMW 2 and 4 Series cars are developing well, proving these brand new models are appealing to our customers.”

The BMW Group will launch a total of 16 new or revised models this year.