BMW Group has posted 6.4% growth in global
automobile sales, year-on-year, for May and 9.1% growth in the year
to date.
Despite May sales dropping 1.7% across Europe
and 5.3% in Germany alone, Group sales rose 8.9% in the UK, as well
as recording 33.8% growth in Netherlands and 10.5% growth in
Austria.
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The figures follow recent assessment of
growth in the UK market compared to sluggish auto sales on the
continent.
BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brand automobile
worldwide sales of 156,957 units combined was a best-ever result
for May recorded by the Group, which had seen
other revenues grow faster than finance in the first quarter of
2012.
Although BMW and Mini both experienced
year-on-year growth for the month and the year-to-date, BMW
Motorrad (motorcycle) sales fell 8.8% worldwide to 11,457
units.
Joe Pattinson, UK marketing manager at BMW
Financial Services, will take part in a feature on UK motorcycle
finance in
the June issue of
Motor Finance
magazine.
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