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Mercedes-Benz brand deliveries in April up 16 percent to 105,400 units
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Sales of new C-Class sedan and station-wagon models reach record level
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With 13,600 vehicles delivered, smart fortwo April sales doubled
Stuttgart, May 06, 2008 — Combined sales of the four brands of Mercedes-Benz Cars (Mercedes-Benz, AMG, smart, and Maybach) reached a total of 119,000 units for April, an overall increase of 22 percent from the 2007 figure (97,800). Since the beginning of the year, Mercedes-Benz Cars has thus delivered 437,700 vehicles, representing a 14 percent increase compared to the same period last year (384,600).
Sales of Mercedes-Benz brand vehicles were up16 percent in April with 105,400 deliveries (April 2007: 90,600). In the first four months of the year, a total of 395,100 customers worldwide chose a vehicle with the star, an increase of eight percent on the figure for the same period last year (365,000), reaching a new record.
The new C-Class continues to post very strong growth worldwide, with sales of sedan and station-wagon models for the month of April rising to a new record of 35,600 vehicles, an increase of 88 percent (April 2007: 18,900).
Also a big success with customers are the A- and B-Class models: due to the very positive sales situation in Western Europe (including Germany) deliveries worldwide rose by 18 percent to 23,800 vehicles in April (April 2007: 20,200). At the beginning of April, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the A-Class and B-Class models of the 2008 generation at the Leipzig International Motor Show (AMI). Deliveries of both vehicles will start at the end of June.
One year after the market launch of the new smart fortwo, sales remain exceptionally strong. With 13,600 vehicles, deliveries almost doubled compared to the same month last year (6,900) and posted a new record figure for the month. Following a successful market launch in the U.S. at the beginning of the year, the smart fortwo will now also be introduced in China in mid-2009.
Deliveries in Western Europe were up 21 percent to 63,000 vehicles (April 2007: 51,900). In Germany alone, sales increased by 46 percent to 31,700 units (April 2007: 21,700). This increase was the result of strong growth from the A-Class, B-Class, and C-Class, but also a strong market performance of the E-Class: 5,200 E-Class vehicles were sold in the month of April, an increase of 25 percent (April 2007: 4,200). The S-Class also remains very popular among German customers: Mercedes-Benz sales in the luxury segment in Germany rose by more than one-third in the month of April, to 1,400 units (April 2007:1,000).
Mercedes-Benz sales in the Asia/Pacific region climbed 24 percent to 11,800 vehicles, also reaching a new record (April 2007: 9,500). In the U.S., Mercedes-Benz delivered 20,300 models to customers (down three percent; April 2007: 20,900).
Mercedes-Benz-Blog -- Unmistakable. Unique. Classy. Mercedes-Benz.: Mercedes-Benz Cars Starts Second Quarter with 22 Percent Sales Increase
BMW
BMW Group Automobiles: 133,205 (+12.5%) ... YTD 485,155 (+7.5%)
BMW: 111,654 (+11.6%) ... YTD 405,204 (+5.0%)
MINI: 21,463 (+17.5%) ... YTD 79,680 (+22.1%)
Rolls-Royce: 88 (+69.2%) ... YTD 271 (+64.2%)
BMW Group records strong sales increase again in April
05/07/2008
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Deliveries rise by 12.5% in the month under review
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BMW grows by 11.6% and MINI by 17.5%
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Over 485,000 vehicles already delivered for the year to April
Munich. The BMW Group once again continued its upward sales trend for all three car brands in April. Overall, in a month-on-month comparison, the company recorded a 12.5% increase in the number of vehicles delivered to reach a total of 133,205 (prev.yr.: 118,378). For the year to April, 485,155 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles have been sold. This is an increase of 7.5% (prev.yr.: 451,311) compared with the same period in 2007.
For the BMW brand, sales rose in April 2008 by 11.6% to 111,654 automobiles (prev.yr. 100,062). For the year to April, 405,204 (prev.yr. 385,902/+5.0%) vehicles were sold. The main growth drivers are still the BMW 1 Series, the BMW 5 Series plus the BMW X5 and BMW 3 Series Coupé and Cabrio. In April 2008, the strongest increase was recorded for the BMW 1 Series. The number of deliveries to customers rose by 97.5% to 19,719 automobiles (prev.yr.: 9,985). Of this, sales of 2,761 were recorded for the new BMW 1 Series Cabrio, which was only launched at the beginning of April, along with sales of 2,235 BMW 1 Series Coupé models, available since the end of November. The BMW 5 series also made a gain in sales in the month under review. The number of deliveries of the 5 Series rose by 2.7% to reach 18,744 units (prev.yr.: 18,251). Demand for the new BMW X5, which has been available in Europe for a year, continues to be strong. Here, sales rose by 48.5% or 3,689 vehicles to reach a total of 11,289 units (prev.yr.: 7,600). 8,110 of the BMW 3 Series Coupé were handed over to customers (prev.yr.: 6,819/+18.9%), and the BMW 3 Series Cabrio posted sales of 6,663 vehicles (prev.yr.: 5,188/+28.4%).
Sales of the MINI brand also continued to be very positive. In the month just past, 21,463 MINI were delivered to customers, 17.5% more than in April 2007 (18,264). For the year to April, 79,680 MINI were sold, which represents an increase of 22.1% (prev.yr.: 65,244).
Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales and Marketing: "We are and will remain strong in the market, and we will affirm our leading position in the premium segment this year with a series of new models. Despite the difficult economic conditions in some markets, we will continue to aim for new record sales levels for all three brands for the current business year. At the same time, we are making our fleet more and more environmentally friendly, which our customers appreciate. After having sold over 450,000 units with EfficientDynamics measures last year, we expect to sell over 800,000 BMW and MINI vehicles with this technology in Europe in 2008. This will continue to strengthen our competitive advantage by reducing fuel consumption and emissions throughout the entire fleet."
The BMW Group once again sold most of its vehicles in the European markets, where sales of 79,391 vehicles were recorded in April. This is an increase of 14.1% compared with the same month last year. In the American markets, the BMW Group increased its deliveries last month by 10.0% to reach 36,169 vehicles. In April 2008, the BMW Group sold a total of 31,448 BMW and MINI brand cars (prev.yr.: 28,692/+9.6%) in the USA, its largest single market, and was able to successfully maintain its position in the face of the negative overall trend in the market. The BMW M3, BMW X6 and BMW 1 Series and the MINI Clubman, which were all launched for the first time in the US market, had a positive effect on sales development.
The company is continuing to grow at above-average rates in Asia, where the number of automobiles delivered rose in April 2008 by 11.3% to 13,330 (prev.yr.: 11,982). The Chinese markets once again developed dynamically. Sales in April rose by 15.5% from 5,128 units to 5,921 units.
In Western Europe, sales rose by 13.8% to 75,191 automobiles (prev.yr. 66,068). Development in the German market was also very positive - the BMW Group was able to sell 30,638 vehicles here in April (prev.yr.: 23,991). This corresponds to an increase of 27.7%.
For Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the number of deliveries rose in April by 69.2% to 88 (prev.yr.: 52) vehicles. For the year to April, 271 Rolls-Royce cars were sold, representing a 64.2% increase on the same period last year (165 cars).
AUDI
Audi: 86,765 (+2.9%) ... YTD 338,033 (+1.7%)
High demand for Audi models
Audi is continuing its path for growth despite the change in the Audi A4 model: In the month of April, worldwide vehicle sales grew by 2.9 percent to 86,765 (84,323) units. The company therefore sold 338,033 (332,462) cars worldwide (up 1.7 percent) in the first four months of the year.
The strategic growth markets of Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe showed particularly strong growth for Audi in April: With 12,819 cars sold, sales in the Asia-Pacific region went up by 18.2 percent compared with the same month last year. In China (including Hong Kong) alone, the company increased sales by 16.3 percent, to 10,028 cars. This means an increase of 22.7 percent in this important growth market for the first four months of this year. In Eastern Europe, Audi sold 3,804 cars (up 13.4 percent), an increase of 14.8 percent in the first four months.
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
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Mercedes-Benz brand deliveries in April up 16 percent to 105,400 units
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Sales of new C-Class sedan and station-wagon models reach record level
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With 13,600 vehicles delivered, smart fortwo April sales doubled
Stuttgart, May 06, 2008 — Combined sales of the four brands of Mercedes-Benz Cars (Mercedes-Benz, AMG, smart, and Maybach) reached a total of 119,000 units for April, an overall increase of 22 percent from the 2007 figure (97,800). Since the beginning of the year, Mercedes-Benz Cars has thus delivered 437,700 vehicles, representing a 14 percent increase compared to the same period last year (384,600).
Sales of Mercedes-Benz brand vehicles were up16 percent in April with 105,400 deliveries (April 2007: 90,600). In the first four months of the year, a total of 395,100 customers worldwide chose a vehicle with the star, an increase of eight percent on the figure for the same period last year (365,000), reaching a new record.
The new C-Class continues to post very strong growth worldwide, with sales of sedan and station-wagon models for the month of April rising to a new record of 35,600 vehicles, an increase of 88 percent (April 2007: 18,900).
Also a big success with customers are the A- and B-Class models: due to the very positive sales situation in Western Europe (including Germany) deliveries worldwide rose by 18 percent to 23,800 vehicles in April (April 2007: 20,200). At the beginning of April, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the A-Class and B-Class models of the 2008 generation at the Leipzig International Motor Show (AMI). Deliveries of both vehicles will start at the end of June.
One year after the market launch of the new smart fortwo, sales remain exceptionally strong. With 13,600 vehicles, deliveries almost doubled compared to the same month last year (6,900) and posted a new record figure for the month. Following a successful market launch in the U.S. at the beginning of the year, the smart fortwo will now also be introduced in China in mid-2009.
Deliveries in Western Europe were up 21 percent to 63,000 vehicles (April 2007: 51,900). In Germany alone, sales increased by 46 percent to 31,700 units (April 2007: 21,700). This increase was the result of strong growth from the A-Class, B-Class, and C-Class, but also a strong market performance of the E-Class: 5,200 E-Class vehicles were sold in the month of April, an increase of 25 percent (April 2007: 4,200). The S-Class also remains very popular among German customers: Mercedes-Benz sales in the luxury segment in Germany rose by more than one-third in the month of April, to 1,400 units (April 2007:1,000).
Mercedes-Benz sales in the Asia/Pacific region climbed 24 percent to 11,800 vehicles, also reaching a new record (April 2007: 9,500). In the U.S., Mercedes-Benz delivered 20,300 models to customers (down three percent; April 2007: 20,900).
Mercedes-Benz-Blog -- Unmistakable. Unique. Classy. Mercedes-Benz.: Mercedes-Benz Cars Starts Second Quarter with 22 Percent Sales Increase
BMW
BMW Group Automobiles: 133,205 (+12.5%) ... YTD 485,155 (+7.5%)
BMW: 111,654 (+11.6%) ... YTD 405,204 (+5.0%)
MINI: 21,463 (+17.5%) ... YTD 79,680 (+22.1%)
Rolls-Royce: 88 (+69.2%) ... YTD 271 (+64.2%)
BMW Group records strong sales increase again in April
05/07/2008
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Deliveries rise by 12.5% in the month under review
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BMW grows by 11.6% and MINI by 17.5%
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Over 485,000 vehicles already delivered for the year to April
Munich. The BMW Group once again continued its upward sales trend for all three car brands in April. Overall, in a month-on-month comparison, the company recorded a 12.5% increase in the number of vehicles delivered to reach a total of 133,205 (prev.yr.: 118,378). For the year to April, 485,155 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles have been sold. This is an increase of 7.5% (prev.yr.: 451,311) compared with the same period in 2007.
For the BMW brand, sales rose in April 2008 by 11.6% to 111,654 automobiles (prev.yr. 100,062). For the year to April, 405,204 (prev.yr. 385,902/+5.0%) vehicles were sold. The main growth drivers are still the BMW 1 Series, the BMW 5 Series plus the BMW X5 and BMW 3 Series Coupé and Cabrio. In April 2008, the strongest increase was recorded for the BMW 1 Series. The number of deliveries to customers rose by 97.5% to 19,719 automobiles (prev.yr.: 9,985). Of this, sales of 2,761 were recorded for the new BMW 1 Series Cabrio, which was only launched at the beginning of April, along with sales of 2,235 BMW 1 Series Coupé models, available since the end of November. The BMW 5 series also made a gain in sales in the month under review. The number of deliveries of the 5 Series rose by 2.7% to reach 18,744 units (prev.yr.: 18,251). Demand for the new BMW X5, which has been available in Europe for a year, continues to be strong. Here, sales rose by 48.5% or 3,689 vehicles to reach a total of 11,289 units (prev.yr.: 7,600). 8,110 of the BMW 3 Series Coupé were handed over to customers (prev.yr.: 6,819/+18.9%), and the BMW 3 Series Cabrio posted sales of 6,663 vehicles (prev.yr.: 5,188/+28.4%).
Sales of the MINI brand also continued to be very positive. In the month just past, 21,463 MINI were delivered to customers, 17.5% more than in April 2007 (18,264). For the year to April, 79,680 MINI were sold, which represents an increase of 22.1% (prev.yr.: 65,244).
Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales and Marketing: "We are and will remain strong in the market, and we will affirm our leading position in the premium segment this year with a series of new models. Despite the difficult economic conditions in some markets, we will continue to aim for new record sales levels for all three brands for the current business year. At the same time, we are making our fleet more and more environmentally friendly, which our customers appreciate. After having sold over 450,000 units with EfficientDynamics measures last year, we expect to sell over 800,000 BMW and MINI vehicles with this technology in Europe in 2008. This will continue to strengthen our competitive advantage by reducing fuel consumption and emissions throughout the entire fleet."
The BMW Group once again sold most of its vehicles in the European markets, where sales of 79,391 vehicles were recorded in April. This is an increase of 14.1% compared with the same month last year. In the American markets, the BMW Group increased its deliveries last month by 10.0% to reach 36,169 vehicles. In April 2008, the BMW Group sold a total of 31,448 BMW and MINI brand cars (prev.yr.: 28,692/+9.6%) in the USA, its largest single market, and was able to successfully maintain its position in the face of the negative overall trend in the market. The BMW M3, BMW X6 and BMW 1 Series and the MINI Clubman, which were all launched for the first time in the US market, had a positive effect on sales development.
The company is continuing to grow at above-average rates in Asia, where the number of automobiles delivered rose in April 2008 by 11.3% to 13,330 (prev.yr.: 11,982). The Chinese markets once again developed dynamically. Sales in April rose by 15.5% from 5,128 units to 5,921 units.
In Western Europe, sales rose by 13.8% to 75,191 automobiles (prev.yr. 66,068). Development in the German market was also very positive - the BMW Group was able to sell 30,638 vehicles here in April (prev.yr.: 23,991). This corresponds to an increase of 27.7%.
For Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the number of deliveries rose in April by 69.2% to 88 (prev.yr.: 52) vehicles. For the year to April, 271 Rolls-Royce cars were sold, representing a 64.2% increase on the same period last year (165 cars).
AUDI
Audi: 86,765 (+2.9%) ... YTD 338,033 (+1.7%)
High demand for Audi models
Audi is continuing its path for growth despite the change in the Audi A4 model: In the month of April, worldwide vehicle sales grew by 2.9 percent to 86,765 (84,323) units. The company therefore sold 338,033 (332,462) cars worldwide (up 1.7 percent) in the first four months of the year.
The strategic growth markets of Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe showed particularly strong growth for Audi in April: With 12,819 cars sold, sales in the Asia-Pacific region went up by 18.2 percent compared with the same month last year. In China (including Hong Kong) alone, the company increased sales by 16.3 percent, to 10,028 cars. This means an increase of 22.7 percent in this important growth market for the first four months of this year. In Eastern Europe, Audi sold 3,804 cars (up 13.4 percent), an increase of 14.8 percent in the first four months.
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