BMW Q1 '10 Sales Up 14%

[BGM]

BMW's Group Sales Up 14% In First Quarter
Apr 12, 2010 7:32 AM EDT
FRANKFURT -- German car maker BMW said Monday its group sales rose 13.8% to 315,614 vehicles in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period a year ago. In March, group sales increased 12.1% to 141,701 cars from the same month a year ago. Sales of BMW brand vehicles climbed 12.7% to 117,696 units in March, while sales of Mini brand cars rose 9.1% to 23,880. The firm also delivered 125 Rolls-Royce automobiles to customers in March compared with 70 in the same month last year. "For 2010 as a whole, we are aiming for healthy growth in the single-digit percent range to reach more than 1.3 million vehicles," said Ian Robertson, member of the board of management of BMW.