BMW AG 16.6% sales growth in January
The BMW Group began the new year with a strong increase in sales of 16. 6%. A total of 82,120 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce automobiles were delivered to customers worldwide in January (prev. yr. 70,419).

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BMW China sales up in Jan, aims for 2010 growth
FRANKFURT, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Germany’s luxury carmaker BMW said on Friday it sold 11,919 cars in China in January, up by more than 122 percent, and added it was aiming for double-digit percentage growth in the country in 2010.

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January Auto Sales: BMW
BMW Group, which includes BMW and Mini Cooper models, said sales rose 8 percent last month, led by growth in BMW sedans.

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KJCT8.com – Grand Junction, Montrose – Weather, News, Sports | BMW expects 2009 pretax profit despite lower sales
FRANKFURT (AP) – German carmaker BMW AG said Friday it expects to report a pretax profit for 2009, citing good cost control, despite lower revenueas the downturn cut demand for luxury cars.

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BMW says 2009 sales slide by 4.7 percent
FRANKFURT -The German group BMW said Friday that 2009 sales slipped by 4.7 percent as the luxury car market was hit by the global recession, but added it expected to sell more than 1.3 million autos this year. Read more…

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BMW expects 2009 pretax profit despite lower sales
German carmaker BMW AG said Friday it expects to report a pretax profit for 2009, citing good cost control, despite lower revenue as the downturn cut demand for luxury cars.

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With an increase of 2.9 percent from the first four months of 2006, the BMW Group in the U.S announced that the company has sold 104,125 vehicles from January to April of 2007. Last year’s first four months of sales totaled to 101,151 vehicles.

BMW US reported April 2007 is one of the strongest months of sales in the country. Twenty eight thousand six hundred ninety two (28,692) vehicles were sold in April 2007. It projects a 0.5 percent increase from April 2006 sales, which totaled to 28,563 vehicles.

Meanwhile, BMW brand this year still has strong sales with a 4.9 percent increase as compared to its sales last year. Ninety two thousand six hundred seventy (92,670) vehicles were sold from January to April this year, while 88,353 vehicles were sold last year.

Twenty five thousand three hundred ten (25,310) BMW brand vehicles were sold in April 2007, making a 0.2 percent increase from last April 2006’s 25,250 vehicles.

Sales of BMW automobiles from January to April 2007 were pegged at 71,907 automobiles. This showed a 5.3 percent increase from last year’s same period sales of 68,311. In April 2007 alone, a significant 10.1 percent increase was got by BMW from its 18,427 sales in April 2006 to 20,290 sales in April this year.

However, the company experienced a 26.4 percent decrease in its sales of sports activity vehicles. Only 5,020 vehicles were sold this April compared to 6,823 sold vehicles in April last year. The X5 showed a 21.8 percent increase in sales in April 2007 as compared to its sales during the same period last year.

Meanwhile, January to April sales of BMW sports activity vehicles increased 3.6 percent; from 20,042 sold vehicles during the same period last year to 20,763 vehicles this year.

Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) sales in April 2007 decreased 12 percent, which totals to 7,368 CPO sales, versus April 2006 sales. From January to April 2007, CPO sales also went down; but this time only 7.9 percent. From 28,630 last year, sales reached only 26,376 this year.

Two point one (2.1) percent sales on BMW automobiles increase was reported by MINI USA. Three thousand three hundred eighty two (3,382) automobiles were sold this April and 3,313 automobiles were sold on the same period last year. From April to January 2007, MINI USA reported a 10.5 percent sales decrease from 12,798 cars sold last year to 11,455 cars sold this year.

BMW, maker of quality BMW catalytic converter, and MINI brands combined, BMW Group in America was established to include BMW brand, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars.

As what most do not know, BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke, in German or Bavarian Motor Works, in English.

BMW the world’s largest maker of luxury cars and producer of high quality BMW 524 parts has recently reported an increase of 7.4 percent for its last month’s sales attributed to customers buying the new versions of the X5 sport-utility vehicle and the Mini.

For the month of September, deliveries increased to 141,952 cars and SUVs that is according to the statement released by BMW. The Mini sales jumped by 31 percent to 23,080 cars while the BMW-brand increased by 3.5 percent to 118,087. The automaker’s Rolls-Royce brand which is the most expensive brand of BMW has posted 120 deliveries which is almost two-thirds more than what the brand sold in September of 2006.

And with the positive sales figures that BMW has been getting Stefan Krause, the management boar member responsible for sales and marketing is certain that they will be able to achieve their sale target for this year.

It was only at the end of last year that BMW has started introducing its new X5 and Mini car. And already the company is expecting for its 2007 sales to reach a record of around 1.4 million vehicles that is according to Chief Executive Officer Norbert Reithofer. The automaker will also be adding more eco-friendly vehicles to its lineup and will be introducing two BMW-brand models in 2008.

Two years ago BMW has surpassed Daimler AG’s Mercedes as the world’s largest producer of luxury cars with the introduction of the 1-Series small car, the X3 SUV, and the new version of the 3-Series sedan. The nine month sales for the BMW group have gained an increase of 7.2 percent to 1.09 million vehicles.

Mercedes a stiff rival of BMW for September has also obtain an increase of 7 percent to 124,000 units due to the demand for the C-Class sedan that was released in the spring. The nine month sales have increase by less than 1 percent to 942,300 vehicles.

Due to the remarkable sales that BMW has been obtaining its shares also rose by 1 percent to 47.41 euros in Frankfurt. The stock has advanced by 9 percent this year.

BMW to Shift Production of 1 Series

BMW is planning to shift the production of its 1-series model to its plant in Leipzig as part of its efforts of increasing profitability that is according to an unnamed company sources. The 1-Series model is currently being produced in the company’s factory in Regensburg, Germany.

Aside from shifting production of the 1-Series model, BMW is also planning the new compact off-road vehicle be built in company’s factory in Leipzig while transferring the production of its 3-door 3-series model to Regensburg and Munich.

Anyway, if things are already finalized the world’s largest producer of luxury vehicles, BMW will surely released an official statement to confirm all circulating reports.

BMW looks to China to help overall sales growth
DETROIT, Michigan: German automaker BMW expects a return to global sales growth in 2010, helped by emerging markets like China, after a difficult period last year, its head of sales said Monday.

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BMW looks to Chinafor sales growth
DETROIT: German carmaker BMW expects a return to global sales growth in 2010, helped by emerging markets like China, after a difficult period last year, its head of sales said yesterday. “We see markets starting to recover,” Ian Robertson, head of sales and marketing, told reporters at the Detroit Auto Show. “We believe there will be still a number of challenges around in 2010, but we are …

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