China becomes No. 4 market of BMW cars

Published: 22 Oct 2009 21:09:02 PST

Shanghai, October 23 (Gasgoo.com) The robust sales of BMW cars in China over the first nine months of the year made the country the fourth-largest market for the German premium car marker, media reported.

BMW AG recently said its sales in mainland China rose 32% year on year (y/y) to 62,394 in the January-September period, with the BMW brand's deliveries reaching 59,400 and the Mini division's sales reaching 2,934. China has now overtaken Italy as BMW's No. 4 market after Germany, the U.S. and the UK.

The German carmaker sold 4,457 BMW X6 SUVs in China's mainland in the first nine months, leading any market across the globe for the model. September sales of BMW and Mini cars in mainland China totaled 8,131 units, up 35.4% y/y.

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