It was a month of bests for the BMW Group. The group in total sold more cars (far more) than ever before in a calendar month worldwide. That translated into each brand, BMW, MINI and Rolls Royce having their best month of sales ever. But it gets even better if you look at year to date. For 2011, MINI has sold 8,392 units, representing a 23% growth over 2010 and the best first quarter ever. But it gets even better when you look at just March. Last month MINI saw a 28.5% increase in sales thank in large part to the new Countryman. Official Release: MINI also reported record figures. At 30,689 units (+28.5%), MINI sales easily exceeded the brand’s previous monthly best from 2008. A total of 60,860 vehicles were sold in the first quarter of 2011. This represents a sales increase of 22.9% compared with the first three months of last year. The MINI Countryman, introduced last September, contributed to the brand’s positive performance so far this year. With 8,392 vehicles sold, the newest MINI version accounted for more than a quarter of MINI retail in March.
We did our part buying a Countryman and an MCS in March. I'm sure we'll get a card of some sort from BMW Group, right? Annette
It's good to see RR holding up their end... I wonder how many of their 723 were sold in the mid-east oil bearing countries?
The UAE was Rolls-Royce's third-biggest market, behind the US and the UK, and ahead of China and Saudi Arabia.
