The BMW Group registers higher sales volume, revenues, and profit in Q1

MINI , too, recorded a new high for first-quarter deliveries to customers, registering a sales volume of 74,312 units (2014: 57,868 units), 28.4 per cent up on the previous year. Sales of the MINI (3 and 5 door) more than doubled to 47,922 units (2014: 17,860 units).

In the ultra-luxury segment, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars achieved the second-best first-quarter sales volume performance in its history, with 781 units delivered to customers (2014: 897 units; -12.9 per cent), including 310 units (2014: 305 units; +1.6 per cent) of the Rolls-Royce Ghost.

In line with its strategy of a balanced distribution of worldwide sales, the BMW Group recorded sales volume growth in all major sales regions.

In Europe, sales of the Group's three automobile brands increased by 9.6 per cent to 234,849 units (2014: 214,210 units). Sales volume was 3.4 per cent higher in Germany at 64,610 units (2014: 62,502 units). The number of vehicles sold in the United Kingdom grew by 15.1 per cent to 53,534 units (2014: 46,500 units).

A total of 166,678 units (2014: 158,582 units; +5.1 per cent) was sold in Asia, including sales on the Chinese mainland which grew by 6.4 per cent to 115,078 units (2014: 108,143 units).

In the Americas region, sales volume climbed by 9.9 per cent to 109,743 units (2014: 99,840 units), with sales in the USA rising significantly by 12.6 per cent to 91,479 units (2014: 81,248 units).

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