BMW revs up first half sales
BMW, the world’s largest luxury carmaker, sold 13.7 per cent more BMW vehicles last month, outpacing more tepid growth at its Mini brand.
The company sold 119,663 BMWs in June, bringing its first-half tally to 585,755 vehicles for a gain of 14.1 per cent. Mini only managed to sell 23,202 cars, or nearly 110,000 in the first half.
“In some cases, the automobile markets are recovering much faster than expected. We had a successful first half-year with (group) retail growth of 13.1 per cent,” sales chief Ian Robertson said in a statement.