BMW sold a record 2m cars last year

PHOTO | FILE BMWs on display during the 20th edition of the Total Kenya Motor shows at the KICC on September 8, 2013. The German top-of-the-range carmaker said on January 13, 2014 it sold more cars than ever before in 2013 and it aims to top that number again this year.  NATION MEDIA GROUP

In Summary

• BMW said in a statement that it sold a total 1.964 million vehicles last year, “an increase of 6.4 per cent from the previous record year of 2012.”
• The group also sold a total 305,030 Minis worldwide and Rolls-Royce sales were up 1.5 per cent at 3,630.

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German top-of-the-range carmaker BMW said on Monday it sold more cars than ever before in 2013 and it aims to top that number again this year.

BMW said in a statement that it sold a total 1.964 million vehicles last year, “an increase of 6.4 per cent from the previous record year of 2012.”

The group owns three brands, BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce and also manufactures motorbikes.

Global sales of the BMW brand alone rose by 7.5 per cent to 1.655 million units.

The group also sold a total 305,030 Minis worldwide and Rolls-Royce sales were up 1.5 per cent at 3,630.


Motorcycle sales increased by 8.3 per cent to 115,215 units.

“The BMW group posted record sales once again in 2013,” said sales and marketing chief Ian Robertson.

“Despite the prevailing headwinds in many markets, we aim to increase sales and make 2014 another record year,” he said.