Sales of the X3 are also responsible for BMW Group’s continued successful course in September with another record month in sales. With 159,214 (previous year, 142,953) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles delivered worldwide, sales were 11.4 percent higher than in the same month last year.
It was also the most successful third quarter for the company ever, with sales reaching 399,218 vehicles from July through September, an increase of 9.0 percent over 2010. And it has been the best first nine months for BMW, with sales up 16.0 percent compared to the same period last year. A total of 1,232,584 BMW Group vehicles were delivered during this time (previous year, 1,062,209).
Overall. The BMW brand reported worldwide sales of 128,446 vehicles in the month under review – exceeding last September’s figure (117,471) by 9.3 percent.
The BMW X1 has delivered more than 200,000 units since its market launch nearly two years ago. There were 12,535 of these sold in September, an increase of 24.7 percent over last year (10,051). The BMW 5 Series remains the clear segment leader with strong sales once again in September – 27,811 vehicles were delivered which was an increase of 29.7 percent compared to last year (21,445).
Year-to-date, the brand BMW has delivered 1,021,927 vehicles, an increase of 14.5 percent over the previous year (892,729 vehicles).
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“At the end of the third quarter we find ourselves well on course to deliver our target of more than 1.6 million vehicles in 2011 and to remain the clear number one among premium manufacturers once again this year,” said Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and Marketing.