Year-to-date, BMW Group sales are up 14.6 percent to 246,602 in the first 10 months of 2011 compared to 215,274 in the same period in 2010.
Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 13.5 percent in October for a total of 21,873 compared to 19,272 vehicles sold in October, 2010.
Year-to-date, the BMW brand is up 12.9 percent on sales of 199,552 January through October compared to 176,736 sold in the first 10 months of 2010.
In October, best performing vehicles included two assembled at Greer-based BMW Manufacturing Co. The X3 SAV is up 2,244 percent to 2,321 units and the X5 SAV up 25.6 percent to 3,997 units.
The all-new BMW 6 Series is up 762.5 percent to 414 units.
“Auto sales are probably the best indicator of economic direction and the critical fourth quarter has made a good start fueled by demand and boosted by new models,” said Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO, BMW of North America. “The model year changeover is complete, the new 528i and the full 6 Series lineup are available along with the 2012 X3 and X5 so I expect a strong run to the end of the year.”