It has been a record-setting first half-year for the BMW Group, which delivered a total of 1,220,819 vehicles to customers around the world, up 5 percent compared to the first six months of 2016.
The BMW brand accounted for 1,038,030 units, pulled by the X1 and X5, which recorded a 45.2 percent and a 10.6 percent growth, whereas sales of the 1-Series and 7-Series increased by 6.5 and 26.9 percent, respectively.
Deliveries of the MINI range were up by 3.6 percent in the first six months of the year, totaling 181,214 units, and June was also a record-setting month for the British company, which shipped 39,443 cars globally.
Rolls-Royce didn’t do so well, as sales slipped by 6.5 percent to 1,575 vehicles, due to the absence of the Phantom, which was discontinued as a new generation will debut later this year.
Electrified vehicles made by the BMW Group continue to enjoy their popularity, as a total of 42,573 BMW i, BMW iPerformance and MINI Electric vehicles were shipped to different parts of the globe in the first six months of 2017, up a stunning 79.8 percent, with the group expecting to hit its target of 100,000 electrified vehicle deliveries in 2017.
Europe remains the automotive giant’s best market, and despite recent downturns in Germany and the UK, sales are up by 2.2 percent. A significant growth of 18.4 percent was witnessed in Asia, which is largely due to the introduction of the X1 and the popularity of the China-exclusive 1-Series Sedan, whereas in the Americas, sales continue to be affected by the decline in the US market.
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