(July 8, 2014) MUNICH — The BMW Group sold more than a million vehicles in the first half of 2014, more than ever before in the first six months of the year. A total of 1,020,211 vehicles were delivered to customers worldwide, an increase of 6.9% over the same period last year when 954,501 were sold.

Sales in June also reached an all-time high: deliveries increased 4.8% with 193,342 vehicles sold.

"This is the first time we've sold more than a million cars in the first half of the year and underscores the strength of our premium brands within the BMW Group," said Ian Robertson, member of the BMW AG Board of Management, Sales and Marketing BMW.

"June is the latest in a long line of record months and the figures confirm we're on the right track to achieve our target of delivering more than 2 million vehicles in 2014. We aim to continue our sales growth in the second half of the year, when exciting new vehicles like the BMW X4 and BMW 2 Series Active Tourer will come onto the market."

Worldwide sales of BMW brand vehicles in June climbed 7.3% to total 164,214 units

Since the start of the year, 886,347 BMWs have been delivered to customers worldwide — an increase of 10.2%.

Sales of the BMW 2 Series, which has been in dealerships since March, have continued to develop well with a total of 11,067 sold in the year-to-date. With a total of 233,438 cars delivered, sales of the BMW 3 Series rose 7.8% in the first half of the year while deliveries of the BMW 4 Series — available since September 2013 — reached 47,031 in the year-to-date. Sales of the BMW 5 Series rose 7.6% in the same period with 193,560 sales.

In June, 1,241 BMW i3 all-electric cars were delivered to customers, bringing the year-to-date sales for this innovative vehicle up to 5,396.

As expected the recent model change means overall Mini sales continue to be down on last year with a total of 131,896 customer deliveries in the first six months of the year compared to 148,799 in 2013, an 11.4% decline . In June, 28,738 Minis were delivered to customers, down 7.6%. However sales of the new Mini Hatch, the core model which began to arrive in the showrooms in March, are beginning to reflect the positive customer reaction to the third generation of this iconic car. In June, 12,862 units were sold.

Sales of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in the first half of the year totaled 1,968 units, an increase of 33.4%.

In the U.S., sales of BMW and Mini vehicles rose 5.1% with a total of 181,534 deliveries so far this year compared to 172,787 in 2013.