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BMW brand deliveries up 4.1% to 157,889 vehicles +++ MINI brand grows sales 6.2% to 22,859 units +++ BMW i3 sales increase by 29.6% to 3,101 vehicles +++ Nearly every second vehicle sold in August an X model +++ Nota: "Sales growth underlines positive impact of model offensive"

Munich. BMW Group sales continued their positive trend in August: Worldwide deliveries were up 4.4% on the same month last year, with a total of 181,126 premium BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles sold. This brings the company's total sales for the year to date to 1,617,512 units (+1.3%), in a volatile global market environment.

“This positive sales development underlines the impact of our model offensive. Our new X models are proving very popular with our customers," said Pieter Nota, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Customer, Brands and Sales. "Another positive is the continued strong sales growth of the BMW i3, the world's most successful electric vehicle in its segment. The plug-in hybrid version of the new BMW 3 Series, the BMW 330e*, was also added to our line-up of electric vehicles in August."

BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce sales total 183,487, up 1.3% +++ BMW brand sales up 1.6% with 157,062 delivered to customers +++ BMW X vehicles grow sales 27.2% +++ Double-digit growth for BMW i3 sales +++ Nota: “Our model roll-out continues to have a positive impact”

Munich. BMW Group sales continued their positive trend in July: worldwide deliveries were up 1.3% on the same month last year, with a total of 183,487 premium BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles sold. This brings the company’s total sales for the year to date to 1,436,382 (+0.9%). This growth was achieved despite ongoing volatility in several markets around the world.

“In a highly competitive and challenging global market, our new model rollout continues to have a positive impact on our sales result, with new highs recorded both in the month and the year to date. This year, the BMW brand is launching 21 new or revised models and those already on the market are proving very popular with customers,” said Pieter Nota, member of the BMW AG Board of Management responsible for Customer, Brands and Sales. “Sales of our BMW X vehicles are up over 27% in July; the launch of the new BMW X6 later this year is the final step in the complete renewal and expansion of this hugely successful range of vehicles. Meanwhile the pioneering BMW i3 is more popular than ever, with sales achieving double-digit growth once again in July.”

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Munich. The BMW Group's operations remained well on course during the second quarter, despite a challenging market environment. In line with forecast, the Group achieved an improvement in both earnings and profitability compared to the first quarter and confirms its targets for the financial year 2019.

Against the prevailing market trend, in the first half of the year the BMW Group delivered more vehicles to customers than ever before, thereby gaining segment share in key markets. With its attractive, rejuvenated range of models, the BMW brand finished with a clear lead in the premium segment in June.