The BMW Group achieved its best ever September result last month as deliveries of BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles rose 7.8% year on year to 215,413 for the month. Year to date sales rose 7.5% to a record 1,644,810.
"Despite ongoing headwinds in certain markets, BMW Group sales continue to grow steadily," said Ian Robertson, sales and marketing chief. "We are seeing strong momentum in many European markets, while sales in much of Asia and the NAFTA region are also moving positively. Going into the fourth quarter, the new 7 Series and X1 are coming onto the market at the end of October and expanded production capacity in Spartanburg (US) means we can get closer to reaching the very high demand for our larger X vehicles, so we're on track for another record sales result in 2015."
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Global sales of BMW brand vehicles climbed 7.7% in September to 180,475 vehicles. Deliveries in the first three quarters of the year rose 5.8% to 1,395,780.
Mini sales rose 8.6% to 34,600 in September while YTD volume rose 18.7% to 246,426 worldwide. The Clubman launch this quarter should boost sales.
Sales of the MINI 3 door in the first nine months of the year have increased 13.8% compared to the same period last year, with a total of 94,830 delivered to customers. Around the world, a total of 67,961 MINI 5 doors have been sold in the year to date.
Rolls-Royce sales fell 8.9% to 2,604 units YTD due to "headwinds" in China.
