(November 11, 2013) MUNICH — BMW Group has reported record monthly sales in October. BMW says that with 165,851 BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles delivered worldwide, sales were 5.2% higher than in the same month last year.

Between January and October 2013, sales increased by 7.3% to reach a new all-time high of 1,602,018 vehicles. Last year they were 1,493,154.

Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and Marketing, said, “We remain on track with a new all-time high in sales in October and in the first 10 months, despite the continued headwinds in some European markets. We are confident that sales will continue to develop positively until the end of the year and we will continue to strive for profitable growth. The BMW Group maintains its position as the leading manufacturer of premium vehicles worldwide.”

BMW brand sales climbed 5.4% to 140,057 vehicles in October. In the first ten months of the year, BMW delivered 1,349,642 vehicles, an increase of 8.6%.

A total of 131,343 BMW X1 vehicles were delivered to customers from January to October 2013, an increase of 12.6% over the previous year (116,608). More than 500,000 BMW X1 vehicles have been sold since its market launch in late 2009.

The BMW X3 also continued its successful course, with a 6.0% increase in sales to the end of October, to reach a total of 127,730 vehicles. Around a million of these highly-successful models have been delivered since the first generation was introduced in January 2004.

The BMW 3 Series remains an important growth driver, with a substantial increase in sales of 26.1% to 408,217 vehicles. Around 600,000 customers have purchased a BMW 3 Series since the market launch of the sixth generation in February 2012.

Sales of the BMW 5 Series, which, like the BMW 1 Series, 3 Series, 6 Series and 7 Series, is the market leader in its segment, rose by 3.2% to 301,164 units. The BMW 6 Series also reported strong gains, with an increase in sales of 21.6% to 22,764 vehicles.

Mini reported an all-time sales high of 25,420 vehicles worldwide in October and a new record for the first 10 months of the year, despite persistent market challenges in Europe: Mini sold 249,702 cars worldwide, up .8 percent, during the period.