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According to sales figures released on BMW's global website, BMW (including MINI and Rolls-Royce) sold 196179 vehicles worldwide in April, up 0.7 per cent from a year earlier. From January to April, BMW (including MINI and Rolls-Royce) sold 801520 vehicles worldwide, up 0.2 per cent from the same period last year.

Sales of BMW in China were 59169, up 18.2% from a year earlier, while cumulative sales of mini in China from January to April were 227603, up 12.1% from a year earlier. Sales of BMW's rival Mercedes-Benz rose 0.8% year-on-year to 57707 vehicles, while Audi fell nearly 12% to 46364. BMW's main sales growth came from its X3 SUV and 3-Series sedans, according to the China passenger car Alliance.

"the positive sales results achieved in a challenging environment show that, with our ongoing model promotion, we are attracting new customers to our core brand and making steady progress in achieving our sales growth target in 2019," said Pieter Nota, director of customer, brand and sales at BMW Group.

Demand for the BMW X7 exceeded our expectations and helped overall sales of BMW X models grow by more than 20% in April. The conversion of the BMW 3-Series model is going according to plan, and in the market where the seventh generation is already available, the customer response to the new model is very positive, "Pieter Nota said.

BMW has put into production in China SUV models such as X1, X2 and X3, while sedan models ranging from 1 series to 5 series have been put into production in China, covering small to medium-sized cars, maintaining excellent performance in market segments.

The data of the main sales model 3 series and X3 models in April are 15000 respectively, and the seventh generation of the new BMW 3 series has been officially put into production at brilliance BMW Tiexi plant and will be available soon. Sales of the X3 model are 9987. The new 5-Series model sold 11000 units in April. The X1 model continues to maintain its number one position in the compact SUV.

In terms of imported models, the X5 has been selling well in China, with a delivery volume of 7500 vehicles from January to April. Full-size luxury SUV X7 models are popular in the market and are about to be delivered.

In terms of new energy, 2019 new 5-Series plug-in hybrid pioneers, X1 plug-in hybrid mileage upgrades, new i3 fast recharges and innovative i8 convertible sports cars were launched in the first quarter. Among them, 100000 public charging piles will be completed next year, and the number of DC fast charging piles has reached 25000. In the future, BMW will provide more I-series pure electric models to the Chinese market.

BMW M high-performance models have also achieved steady growth in the first four months, and the new BMW X3 M and X4 M will be welcomed this year to meet the product needs of Chinese consumers in the high-performance market segment.

In addition, the medium-term revamped new 7-Series will hit the market in May with the new design, together with the innovative BMW X7 and the new BMW 8-Series, presenting a new lineup of large BMW luxury cars, leading the improvement of brand image and charisma.

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