Deliveries of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles increased 5.9% to total 188,287 in the last month, making it the Munch-based company's best May ever. A new sales record was also reached in the year-to-date with a total of 890,937 vehicles delivered in the first five months of the year, up 7.7%.
"The solid growth the BMW Group has achieved this year continued in May, with all sales regions recording an increase in sales," said Ian Robertson, BMW AG board member, Sales and Marketing BMW.
"Our innovative, new products are achieving pleasing sales around the world and we have sold over 10,000 i vehicles in the first five months of this year," Robertson added.
Sales of BMW brand vehicles rose 4.0% in May with a total of 159,129 delivered, while year-to-date sales climbed 5.2% to 759,609.
The 2 Series achieved sales of 11,400 in May, 6,898 of which were deliveries of the Active Tourer. A total of 13,392 4 Series were delivered in May. The popularity of the X family generally continues to be a significant growth driver; the new X4 achieved sales of 4,376 in the month, whilst sales of the X5 were up 24.7% (15,505) compared with the same month last year and deliveries of the X6 increased by 43.9% to 3,890.
BMW i sales totalled 2,169 in May, with the brand achieving sales of 10,490 vehicles in the first five months of the year. The i3 has been delivered to a total of 8,256 customers so far in 2015.
In May, 28,831 MINIs were delivered to customers, up 18.3% on the same month last year, which was affected by the core model change. Year-to-date sales increased by 25.9% with a total of 129,910. The new 3-door MINI saw sales grow by 16.3% in May to 10,321 while the brand new 5-door was delivered to 8,535 customers worldwide. Sales of the Convertible rose by 9.0% with deliveries totalling 1,663.
Asia saw deliveries of BMW and MINI models increase by 4.5% to 276,055 vehicles year-to-date. Sales for the first five months are up 3.0% in China (190,427), while South Korea continues to generate double-digit growth with 21,506 so far this year (+18.0%). Sales in Japan rose 5.1% in the same period to total 26,508.
A total of 195,485 BMWs and MINIs were delivered in the Americas in the year-to-date, up 9.7%. In the US, sales in the first five months of 2015 rose 10.0%, with a total of 160,533. Mexico achieved a sales increase of 18.9% with sales totalling 6,682.
The recovery of the market in Europe continues with a total of 392,182 BMWs and MINIs delivered in the first five months, an increase of 9.2% on the same period last year. Great Britain is a significant growth driver in the region with sales up 12.4% so far this year (85,150), with France also recording very strong growth – sales there are up 24.4% in the year-to-date with customer deliveries totalling 31,179.
BMW Motorrad's growth worldwide continued in May with a total of 15,004 motorcycles and maxi-scooters delivered in the month (+6.5%). Deliveries for the year to date total 62,928, up 6.4% from the same period last year.
