BMW Group sales in May continue record year - Seite 2

delivered in the first five months of 2014.

In May, 24,373 MINIs were delivered to customers (prev. yr. 26,958
/ -9.6%). Year-to-date sales decreased 12.4% with a total of 103,158
units delivered (prev. yr. 117,697). This decrease in sales is in
line with expectations and is due to the recent model change in the
core MINI Hatch model. Customer interest in the new MINI is strong
and this is expected to be reflected in the retail figures from
summer onwards.

Continuing its strategy of balanced sales growth worldwide, the
BMW Group increased sales in all three major sales regions in the
first five months of 2014.

Asia saw deliveries of BMW and MINI models increase by 19.7% to
264,094 vehicles (prev. yr. 220,576) in the year-to-date. In mainland
China, sales rose 24.6% to 184,823 (prev. yr. 148,319). Sales
continue to show double-digit growth in South Korea, where 18,221
vehicles were delivered in the first five months of the year (prev.
yr. 15,330 / +18.9%). In the year-to-date, Japan saw growth of 7.2%
(25,210 / prev. yr. 23,517).

A total of 178,126 BMW and MINI vehicles were delivered to
customers in the Americas in the year-to-date (prev. yr. 171,636 /
+3.8%). In the USA, sales in the first five months of 2014 rose 4.9%,
with a total of 145,957 vehicles delivered to customers (prev. yr.
139,142). In Brazil, 6,979 vehicles were delivered to customers
(prev. yr. 6,013 / +16.1%) and sales in Mexico rose 6.7% to 5.620
(prev. yr. 5,269).

The gradual recovery of the European market continues with a total
of 358,949 BMW and MINI models delivered in the first five months of
the year (prev. yr. 351,997 / +2.0%). Scandinavia continues to show
significant growth in the year-to-date, climbing 16.9% to 17,816
vehicles (prev. yr. 15,235). Double-digit growth was also recorded in
Spain, where sales to the end of May rose 11.8% with a total of
16,679 vehicles delivered to customers (prev. yr. 14,917).

BMW Motorrad's stable growth continues for a fifth consecutive
month. In May, 14,088 motorcyles and maxi-scooters were delivered to
customers (prev. yr. 13,081 / +7.7%), making it BMW Motorrad's best
May ever. In the first five months of the year, sales grew 12.9%,
totalling 59,151 (prev. yr. 52,400).

BMW Group sales in May 2014 at a glance
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