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Today, BMW Group officially released its May sales data. BMW Group's global cumulative sales in May were 210563 vehicles (including MINI and Rolls-Royce brands), an increase of 3.2% compared with the same period last year. BMW Group global cumulative sales from January to May were 1012093 vehicles, up 0.8% from a year earlier.

It is understood that the global cumulative sales of the BMW brand in May were 181888, up 4.6 per cent from the same period last year, and 872367 in the first five months, up 1.6 per cent from the same period last year. Among them, sales of the BMW X3 increased by 88.4% in May, delivery of the BMW X4 increased by 92.5%, and sales of the BMW X5 increased by 10.2%. Overall, the BMW X accounted for 45.3% of the total sales of the BMW brand in May.

In the Chinese market (including Hong Kong), BMW (including MINI) sold 60903 vehicles in May, up 32.8 per cent from a year earlier, while BMW (including MINI) sold 288506 vehicles in China in the first five months, up 15.9 per cent from a year earlier.

In terms of new energy, BMW Group sold 11222 new energy vehicles in May, up 9.8 per cent from a year earlier. BMW Group sold 47900 new energy vehicles in the first five months, up 2.2 per cent from a year earlier.

Peter Noda, sales director of BMW Group, said: "the increase in BMW sales in May and gaining more market share benefited from the release of new models, especially the overall sales growth of the BMW X series. In addition, the 40 per cent increase in BMW i3 sales also contributed to the overall sales growth of the BMW Group."

"despite continued competition and a volatile global market environment, BMW expects sales growth in 2019," BMW officials said. " The company said it would continue to give priority to profitability over sales.

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