(July 8, 2013) MUNICH, Germany — BMW Group achieved its highest sales for the first six months ever, with 954,521 vehicles delivered worldwide, an increase of 6% over the same period last year when 900,566 were sold. Sales in June also reached an all-time high with 184,489 vehicles sold worldwide, an increase of 6.9% over the previous year.

Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management, Sales and Marketing, said in Munich on Monday: “The BMW Group achieved its best ever sales figures in the first half of this year and last month, despite the prevailing headwinds in some European markets. We aim to continue our sales growth in the second half of the year with new models such as the BMW 5 Series, which is launched this month and the third generation of the highly successful BMW X5 which arrives later in the year.

"Additional new models such as the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo and the BMW 4 Series Coupé will also provide for further impetus.”

Worldwide sales of BMW brand vehicles climbed 9.4% to 153,075 units in June. A total of 804,248 BMW brand vehicles (previous year 747,089) have been delivered to customers worldwide since the start of the year, an increase of +7.7%.

The BMW 3 Series was one of the brand’s growth drivers in the first half year with 236,215 units sold, an increase of 21.8% over the same period last year. The new BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo had a successful start in June with around 1,500 vehicles sold. The BMW X1 reported healthy gains in the first six months with a total of 79,061 vehicles delivered to customers, an increase of 22.8% compared to last year.

Demand for the BMW X3 remained strong, with sales climbing to 77,959 vehicles in the first half year, a 5.2% gain over last year's 74,099 sold. 

The BMW 5 Series continued its success story with 169,593 units sold in the first half of the year, up 2.1% . The current sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series is the best-selling generation so far and the clear leader in its segment.

In the U.S., the BMW Group is up 9.% on sales of 172,787 vehicles in the first six months compared to 158,563 in the same period in 2012. A total of 33,645 vehicles were delivered last month, an increase of +21.4% on the same month last year. The year-on-year growth was boosted by the availability of more models in 2013, such as the BMW 3 Series with xDrive and the BMW X1.