BERLIN, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Group vehicle sales of BMW increased by 4.6 percent to a total of just under 250,000 units in September, the German luxury car maker announced on Friday.
During the first three quarters of 2019, BMW sold 1.87 million vehicles worldwide, marking an increase of 1.7 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Bavarian car manufacturer.
In the Chinese mainland, the largest single market for the German car manufacturer, combined sales of the brands BMW and Mini increased by 14.4 percent to a total of around 526,000 cars from January to September.
For the first time, BMW sold more than half a million cars in China over the first three quarters of a year.
The most popular BMW model in China was the 5 series with sales increasing by 5.7 percent, according to the sales release for China seen by Xinhua on Friday.
BMW 3 series is expected to "further release growth momentum" in China after its ramp phase following the launch of the newest version of the sedan in June, the sales report read.
The German car maker's core brand BMW saw vehicle sales rising 2.2 percent in the first three quarters of 2019. The X series "in particular" posted double-digit growth rates with the X3 increasing 74.0 percent and the X4 with 43.4 percent.
Deliveries of the fully electric BMW i3 were up 21.9 percent over the first three quarters of 2019, data showed. Enditem
