BERLIN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- German carmaker BMW announced on Friday that worldwide deliveries increased by 1.4 percent to 225,662 vehicles in November, compared to the same month last year.
In the first 11 months, BMW sales rose 1.7 percent to a total of 2.3 million vehicles of all BMW brands, including MINI and Rolls-Royce.
In addition to the "successful" luxury segment, BMW profited from its good business with SUVs which saw sales rise by more than 23 percent to a total of 870,267 vehicles between January and November.
"After renewed growth in November, we continue to approach a new record for the full year as planned," said Pieter Nota, member of the board of management of BMW responsible for customer, brands and sales.
Despite lower sales in Germany and across Europe, the Munich-based carmaker profited from significant growth in key regions like China, with an increase of 12.1 percent, and the United States, with 7.6 percent in November.
Between January and November, BMW even increased sales in China by 13.6 percent and sold a total 655,783 vehicles. At the same time, total sales in the United States had grown by 1.7 percent while sales in Europe were 1.4 percent lower.
Electrified vehicles by BMW had performed "particularly well" in November. Deliveries of hybrid or fully electric vehicles went up by 18.4 percent and reached "an all-time high", according to Nota.
By 2021, BMW wants to electrify a quarter of all vehicles sold in Europe, setting a company target of one million electrified vehicles on the roads.
