BMW Group Achieves Best Single Sales Month In March

German automaker BMW Group announced on Tuesday that it has achieved the best single sales month in March by selling a total of 240,659 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 3.5 percent.

Thus the sales in the first quarter of the year rose by 5.9 percent to 557,605 units, according to a statement of BMW Group.

Meanwhile, the sales of BMW brand vehicles topped for the first time the 200,000 mark in a single month. A total of 201,352 BMW brand vehicles were delivered in March, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.9 percent.

“March 2016 has been the best single month ever for BMW Group sales and I’m delighted to see that our innovative product range is enabling us to achieve ongoing, sustainable and profitable growth,” said Ian Robertson, member of the board of management responsible for sales and marketing.

Deliveries of BMW and MINI vehicles in Asia increased by 10.0 percent year-on-year to 182,982 units. (PNA/Xinhua) FFC/EBP