BMW sells near-record 1.46 mn vehicles in 2010
German luxury automaker aims to set a record of more than 1.5 million vehicles in 2011.
FRANKFURT:
German luxury automaker BMW reported on Monday a 13.6 per cent increase in 2010 group sales to 1.46 million vehicles and said it aimed to set a record of more than 1.5 million in 2011.
The 2010 figure represented BMW's second best result to date, a statement said, after 2007 sales of 1,500,678 cars.
On Friday, rival Daimler reported a 15 per cent increase in 2010 sales of its Mercedes-Benz cars to almost 1.17 million.
"We want to remain number one among premium auto manufacturers and expect sales of more than 1.5 million vehicles in 2011, to establish a new record," BMW sales director Ian Robertson said in the statement.
German rival Audi reported record 2010 sales of more than 1.09 million vehicles last week, thanks to a jump of 43 per cent in China.
For BMW, Germany remained the biggest market with 266,009 vehicles, a gain of 3.1 per cent, followed by the United States, up 9.9 per cent to 265,757.
China was third but gaining quickly, with sales leaping 86.7 per cent to 168,998.
A breakdown of the numbers showed that in December alone, the BMW group, which includes the MINI and Rolls-Royce brands, sold 141,358 cars, up 14.2 per cent from December 2009.
Daimler and Audi also said sales were particularly strong late last year.
German luxury automaker BMW reported on Monday a 13.6 per cent increase in 2010 group sales to 1.46 million vehicles and said it aimed to set a record of more than 1.5 million in 2011.
The 2010 figure represented BMW's second best result to date, a statement said, after 2007 sales of 1,500,678 cars.
On Friday, rival Daimler reported a 15 per cent increase in 2010 sales of its Mercedes-Benz cars to almost 1.17 million.
"We want to remain number one among premium auto manufacturers and expect sales of more than 1.5 million vehicles in 2011, to establish a new record," BMW sales director Ian Robertson said in the statement.
German rival Audi reported record 2010 sales of more than 1.09 million vehicles last week, thanks to a jump of 43 per cent in China.
For BMW, Germany remained the biggest market with 266,009 vehicles, a gain of 3.1 per cent, followed by the United States, up 9.9 per cent to 265,757.
China was third but gaining quickly, with sales leaping 86.7 per cent to 168,998.
A breakdown of the numbers showed that in December alone, the BMW group, which includes the MINI and Rolls-Royce brands, sold 141,358 cars, up 14.2 per cent from December 2009.
Daimler and Audi also said sales were particularly strong late last year.