Gasgoo.com (Shanghai January 13) - BMW AG's sales performance in China last year was relatively strong, with a total of 232,586 BMWs and Minis being sold in the country, Gasgoo.com (Chinese) statistics showed. The figure is 37.6 percent greater than the 168,998 vehicles the German manufacturer sold in 2010. China is still the manufacturer's third largest market worldwide.
BMW AG sold a grand total of 250,658 BMW and Mini vehicles in the Greater China area, including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The amount sold represents a sales growth of 37.2 percent for the manufacturer.
Among its best-selling models, a total of 33,500 7 Series (pictured above) were sold this past year, maintaining the model's place as a top seller in the luxury segment for the third year running. BMW's popular X series of SUVs also performed well, with a total of 46,042 units sold. Meanwhile, the brand new 5 Series (pictured below) managed to rack up sales of 70,850 units, growing over 68 percent from 2010. A total of 217,068 BMW branded vehicles were sold in 2011.
Meanwhile, sales of Mini vehicles also increased dramatically last year, growing 47.7 percent from 2010. A total of 15,518 Minis were sold, with the new Mini Countryman managing to accumulate sales of over 5,000 units.
