BMW sales top gains at rival carmakers
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October 10, 2012, Wednesday
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BAYERISCHE Motoren Werke AG retained its global lead among luxury carmakers as sales growth last month outpaced gains at German rivals Audi AG and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz brand.
BMW-brand deliveries rose 14.3 percent to 146,843 cars and sport-utility vehicles in September, the Munich-based company said yesterday in a statement. That compares with growth of 13.6 percent to 136,600 deliveries at Audi last month and 2 percent to 123,358 cars and SUVs at Mercedes.
Audi, a unit of Volkswagen AG, and Stuttgart-based Mercedes each have a goal of overtaking BMW to lead the world's luxury-car sales by the end of the decade. Audi has narrowed the gap with BMW this year, while growth at third-place Mercedes has lagged behind increases at both competitors.
"Mercedes's slower growth is down to the product portfolio," with the company planning vehicle introductions only late in 2012, Christian Ludwig, a Germany-based analyst at Bankhaus Lampe, said in a phone interview. "BMW and Audi offer more dynamic models."
Nine-month sales at the BMW brand ggained 8.6 percent to 1.11 million cars and SUVs. Ingolstadt-based Audi reported a 13 percent jump in nine-month deliveries to just under 1.1 million, while Mercedes posted a 5 percent rise to 964,926. BMW's lead against Audi as of September 30 narrowed to 12,462 vehicles from a 48,801-delivery advantage a year earlier.
BMW's September sales were propelled by demand for the 1-Series compact, which boosted sales by 51 percent to 23,583 cars, the company said. Deliveries of the 6-Series coupe more than tripled to 2,426 cars and the X1 SUV posted 33 percent growth to 16,661 units.
BMW-brand deliveries rose 14.3 percent to 146,843 cars and sport-utility vehicles in September, the Munich-based company said yesterday in a statement. That compares with growth of 13.6 percent to 136,600 deliveries at Audi last month and 2 percent to 123,358 cars and SUVs at Mercedes.
Audi, a unit of Volkswagen AG, and Stuttgart-based Mercedes each have a goal of overtaking BMW to lead the world's luxury-car sales by the end of the decade. Audi has narrowed the gap with BMW this year, while growth at third-place Mercedes has lagged behind increases at both competitors.
"Mercedes's slower growth is down to the product portfolio," with the company planning vehicle introductions only late in 2012, Christian Ludwig, a Germany-based analyst at Bankhaus Lampe, said in a phone interview. "BMW and Audi offer more dynamic models."
Nine-month sales at the BMW brand ggained 8.6 percent to 1.11 million cars and SUVs. Ingolstadt-based Audi reported a 13 percent jump in nine-month deliveries to just under 1.1 million, while Mercedes posted a 5 percent rise to 964,926. BMW's lead against Audi as of September 30 narrowed to 12,462 vehicles from a 48,801-delivery advantage a year earlier.
BMW's September sales were propelled by demand for the 1-Series compact, which boosted sales by 51 percent to 23,583 cars, the company said. Deliveries of the 6-Series coupe more than tripled to 2,426 cars and the X1 SUV posted 33 percent growth to 16,661 units.
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