The BMW Group has achieved its best ever first-half-year sales result with a total of 1,242,507 (+1.8%) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles delivered to customers. It was also a record June for the company, with sales up 2.7% to total 238,920 units worldwide.
June deliveries of BMW i, BMW iPerformance and MINI Electric vehicles totalled 13,806 vehicles worldwide, an increase of 47.6% on the same month last year and the highest monthly total ever for BMW Group electrified. Year-to-date sales of electrified BMW and MINI vehicles totaled 60,660 (+42.5%), confirming the BMW Group’s position as a leading global provider of premium electrified mobility.
The BMW brand sold more than 200,000 vehicles for the first time ever in June, growing sales 4.0% in the month to total 200,610. Sales in the year-to-date are up 2.0% with 1,059,296 vehicles delivered to customers worldwide in the first half of the year. All major sales regions contributed to this growth.
A range of models contributed to the sales increase in the year-to-date, including the BMW 1 Series (+7.2%), the BMW X1 (+11.8%) and the BMW 5 Series (+14.9%). Thanks to its improved availability in June, the BMW X3 achieved a 24.6% increase in monthly sales, with a total of 17,584 units delivered.
First half-year sales at MINI achieved the same high level as last year, with a total of 181,430 (+0.1%) vehicles delivered to customers worldwide. MINI deliveries in June were down 3.8% (37,955).
All three major sales regions contributed to the BMW Group’s first-half-year increase in sales. In Europe, the BMW Group achieved good growth in many markets and BMW was the most popular premium brand in several countries including the UK, Belgium and Austria.
BMW Group deliveries also increased in the Americas, where all markets recorded growth in the first half of the year, with BMW the leading premium brand in Mexico and several other Latin American countries.
Sales also grew in Asia in the first six months of the year with several important markets, including South Korea and India, achieving double-digit growth.
BMW Group sales in/ytd June 2018 at a glance
| In June 2018 | Compared with previous year % | In ytd
June 2018 |
Compared with previous year % | |
| BMW Group Automotive | 238,920 | +2.7 | 1,242,507 | +1.8 |
| BMW | 200,610 | +4.0 | 1,059,296 | +2.0 |
| MINI | 37,955 | -3.8 | 181,430 | +0.1 |
| BMW Group electrified* | 13,806 | +47.6 | 60,660 | +42.5 |