The BMW Grouping delivered more vehicles in June than ever before in a calendar month. A total of 165.855 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce make vehicles were sold, which is an increase of +15.ix% on sales in June final year (prev. yr. 143,156 units) and also a new best loftier. The company besides achieved a new high for the first six months: Grouping retail book for the twelvemonth to the end of June increased by more than 137.000 units to 833.366 vehicles, which represents a growth of nineteen.7% compared to the first half of 2010.

In June, the BMW brand delivered 134,432 (prev. yr. 119,663) vehicles to customers worldwide – an increase of 12.iii%. Year-to-date, BMW brand sales rose 17.viii% to 689,861 automobiles (prev. yr. 585,750).

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MINI reported sales of 31,111 vehicles in June, a new tape for the calendar month and an increment of 34.one% over the 23,202 cars sold in June, 2010. Year-to-date, MINI sales are upward 29.viii% on volume with 141,913 compared to 109,302 in the first half dozen months of 2010.

Rolls-Royce had a tape first half of the year with 1,592 motor cars sold (prev. twelvemonth. 970 / +64.i%).

Ian Robertson, member of the Lath of Direction of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and Marketing: "Nosotros have merely achieved another record month in sales and the best 6 months in our visitor's history. These figures reverberate the strong global demand for BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce cars and Motorcycles. We aim to keep our counterbalanced growth, in both mature and emerging markets. Due to the model cycle and the year-on-year base event we do anticipate a somewhat slower rate of growth in the 2d one-half of the year."

Double-digit growth across all continents contributed to the Grouping'southward record first half in 2011: Sales rose in Europe (437,373 vehicles / +12.3%) and in the Americas (178,903 vehicles / +18.7%) also equally in Asia (189,254 vehicles / +47.3%).

In the first one-half of 2011, the Grouping had more vehicle registrations in its home market of Federal republic of germany (149,786, +10.6 over prev. yr.), than in any other state. The US reported the sale of 143,521 vehicles in the same menses, which represents a growth of 18% over the offset half of 2010. China continues to see stiff double digit growth and the company reported the sale of 121.614 vehicles year-to-date, which is a growth of 61 percent over 2010. The Group likewise saw impressive growth in the dynamic young markets of Brazil (+69%) Russia (+31.half-dozen%), Bharat (+107.2%), Korea (+71.9%) and Turkey (+179.6%) in the first six months of 2011.

BMW make: X3 more than doubles sales in the first half of 2011
The BMW X3 continued its strong sales success in June with x,743 units (prev. yr. iv,651 / +131%). Year-to-date, the new BMW X3 has sold 53,522 compared with 24,836 in the same period of 2010, an increase of 115.5%. With a total of over 250,000 units sold since its introduction in March final year, the new BMW 5 Series Sedan continues to be a highly successful model and is global market leader in the premium upper mid-size segment. In June, 28,014 BMW 5 Series were purchased (prev. yr. 19,470 / +43.ix%) and 158,562 twelvemonth-to-date which is 91.three% percent more than the previous year (82,905). The new BMW 6 Series got off to a practiced commencement since its launch in March and has already been delivered to around 2,500 customers. The BMW 7 Series had its strongest outset six months ever with 31,764 cars sold (+3.4%).

MINI make: Record starting time half-dozen months
The January to June numbers of 141,913 are the highest achieved since MINI's relaunch in 2001. More than 40,000 customers bought the new MINI Countryman in the commencement half of 2011. In June, MINI announced that a new member will join the family in autumn 2011, the MINI Coupé.

Motorcycles: Highest get-go half-twelvemonth figures in history
In June, a total of 11,831 (prev. yr. 11,584 / +2.1%) vehicles were delivered to customers. In the first half-year of 2011, BMW Motorrad sold threescore,580 (prev. yr. 57,015) vehicles – more than e'er in a get-go half-yr. This represents a retail growth of six.3 % from the first half of 2010. In a challenging environment in the market segment greater 500 cm3, BMW Motorrad was however able to reach an excellent sales result in the showtime half-year and remains consistently on a growth path. The demand for BMW motorcycles is very high across all models. The Boxer model range still registers the highest sales volume by far. With 1,255 units, sales of the Chiliad 1600 Super-Tourer with half dozen-cylinder engine which was introduced in Jump 2011 exceeded expectations. Husqvarna Motorcycles delivered iv,166 Motorcycles year-to-date (prev. twelvemonth. v,387 / -22.7%), including 450 in June.

BMW Group sales in/up to June 2011 at a glance
Please note: Rolls-Royce YTD sales figures will exist included in the sales releases on a quarterly basis.

In June 2011

Comp. to previous year

Up to/incl. June 2011

Comp. to previous yr

BMW Group Automobiles

165,855

+15.nine%

833,366

+19.vii%

BMW

134,432

+12.three%

689,861

+17,8%

MINI

31,111

+34.1%

141,913

+29.8%

BMW Motorrad

eleven,831

+2.ane%

lx,580

+6.3%

Husqvarna Motorcycles

450

-57,3%

4,166

-22.7%