The BMW Group has reported record monthly sales for November. 

With 174,996 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles delivered worldwide, sales were 2.7 per cent higher than for the same month last year, when 170,461 vehicles under the BMW Group were sold. Between January and November this year, sales increased by 6.8 per cent to reach a new all-time high of 1,777,017 vehicles. Last year, that figure stood at 1,663,615.

Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and Marketing BMW, said: "Strong global demand for our products once again drove sales to a new all-time high in November, despite already high figures for the previous year. Although conditions remain challenging in a number of European markets, in particular, we expect sales to continue to develop positively over the coming months. Our target of record sales for 2013 is now within reach. We are well on course to remain the world’s number one manufacturer of premium vehicles once again in 2013."

BMW brand sales climbed 3.2 per cent in November to 149,663 vehicles, compared to 144,980 in 2012. In the first 11 months of the year, BMW delivered 1,499,308 vehicles, an increase of eight per cent. In 2012, this was 1,387,799.

New models played a vital role in BMW brand growth. Up until the end of November, the BMW Group delivered 18,355 of the new BMW 3 Series GT launched in June, making the BMW 3 Series GT a key factor in the 3 Series’ success: with a total of 451,774 vehicles sold up until the end of November (compared to 364,271 last year), retail volumes were 24 per cent higher than in 2012. The new BMW 4 Series Coupé, which only came onto the market in October 2013, has already been delivered to 9,938 customers.

Sales of the BMW 5 Series, which, like the BMW X1, 3 Series, 6 Series and 7 Series, is the global market leader in its segment, rose by 2.7 per cent to 332,280 units to the end of November (2012: 323,665). The BMW 6 Series also reported strong gains, with an increase in sales of 19.6 per cent to 24,976 vehicles (2012: 20,886).

Around a month ago, the BMW Group presented the new MINI at its Oxford plant. Even with the upcoming model change, MINI sales remained at roughly the same high level as last year, with 24,873 vehicles sold worldwide in November (2012: 25,078). Despite persistent market challenges in Europe, MINI deliveries for the first eleven months of the year were slightly higher year-on-year at 274,575 (2012: 272,775). The new MINI Paceman (12,350) released in March 2013 was one of the main growth drivers.

At BMW Motorrad, retail sales climbed 8.8 per cent in November to 7,342 units (2012: 6,749). A total of 108,872 motorcycles and maxi scooters were delivered to customers between January and November (2012: 100,289).

The BMW Group reported sales growth in nearly all of its markets in the first eleven months of the year.

In Europe, BMW Group sales to the end of November remained at roughly the same level as last year, with a total of 784,398 vehicles delivered (2012: 786,812).

In Asia, sales climbed 17.4 per cent to 522,070 vehicles between January and November (2012: 444,865). In Mainland China, the company increased retail sales by 19.7 per cent year-on-year, with 354,153 deliveries (2012: 295,974). Year-to-date, the BMW Group also reported strong gains in other Asian markets, including Japan (56,675: +12.6 per cent) and South Korea (36,193: +18.0 per cent).

In the Americas, the BMW Group sold 411,014 vehicles from January to November, an increase of 10.1 per cent over the previous year (2012: 373,398). Over the same period, the company delivered a total of 331,801 vehicles to customers in the US (2012: 303,728; +9.2 per cent). In Brazil, the BMW Group made especially strong gains, with the sale of 15,258 vehicles (2012: 8,886; +71.7 per cent).