BMW SALES INCREASE

The BMW Group continued on its successful course as the world’s leading premium car company once again in April with an increase of 6.1% in sales. A total of 145 505 (previous year 137195) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles were sold worldwide last month. Over the past four months the number of deliveries climbed 9.8% to a new record of 571 040 vehicles (previous year 519 958). 

Locally, BMW South Africa delivered 2 068 new BMW and MINI vehicles to customers in April compared with 1 916 to the same period last year. The number of vehicles delivered to local customers to date increased by 9.1% to 9 188. 

“Following on from the best first quarter in the company’s history, we have just reported our most successful April sales ever. We are well on course to achieving a record year in 2012. We are clearly benefitting from a very attractive product line-up which is finding success with customers right across the globe. This momentum will continue as we add new vehicles throughout the year, such as the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé in June”, said Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management, Sales and Marketing BMW.