BMW becomes worlds most popular luxury carmaker

Strengthening its position among global bestsellers, BMW registered record combined quarterly sales of 6,05,534 units for Mini, Rolls-Royce and BMW brands, making it the world’s most popular premium carmaker. The company has now sold 9,85,557 units in the first six months of the calendar year globally. Notably, the major contributors in the company’s success have been the 7 Series that jumped 32 per cent in the first six months of the year and the small X1 SUV with a 62-per cent increase. BMW sold 94,156 X1 compact SUVs (a 61.7 per cent jump) and 77,486 larger X3 models (a 16.6 per cent increase in demand).