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BMW Group motors ahead with record 2013 China sales

 

 

CBI member BMW Group recently released its results for 2013, reporting record sales for the year, with a total of 1,963,798 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles delivered worldwide, up 6.4% compared to the previous record year of 2012.

In Asia, BMW Group's sales rose 17.3% to 576,616 vehicles. Mainland China accounted for 390,713 deliveries of BMW and MINI vehicles, up 19.7% over the previous year.

Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and Marketing BMW, said, "The BMW Group posted record sales once again in 2013, and is clearly the number one in the premium segment. Our success can be attributed to our attractive and innovative models, the strength of our premium brands, and our strategy of balanced sales across all continents. Despite the prevailing headwinds in many markets, we aim to increase sales and make 2014 another record year."

Please click here to read the full press release by BMW Group.

CBI Member China Successes August 2012

 

Dear CBI members.

We would like to share with you our monthly briefing for August 2012, which highlights the successes of a number of CBI members in China.

The attached August briefing covers 47 members, including (by alphabetic order): • Arup • Atkins • Benoy • BG Group • Bird & Bird • The BMW Group • Boeing • Burson-Marsteller • The Carlyle Group • Clifford Chance • The Coca Cola Company • CVC Capital Partners • Diageo • DLA Piper • E&Y • Eversheds • Ford Motor Company • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer • Fuji Xerox • GE • GSK • Herbert Smith • HSBC • IET • IHG • Invensys • The John Lewis Partnership • J.P. Morgan • KKR • KPMG • Linklaters • Maersk • McDonald’s • Pearson • Penguin • Philips • Pinsent Masons • RBS • Royal Mail Group • Shell • Smith & Nephew • University of Birmingham • University of Liverpool • University of Nottingham • University of Wolverhampton • UPS • Willis

Your feedback and suggestions are most appreciated.

Download CBI China, Celebrating CBI member success in China, August 2012

CBI member success stories in China Feb 2012

 

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February 2012 was a bumper month for CBI members in China with at least 29 (matching the leap day!) confirmed successes that China Direct is aware of.

Member contributions came from:

• ABB
• Accenture
• Alstom
• Arup
• BAA
• BBC
• Benoy
• BMW
• BP
• Burberry
• Clifford Chance
• Devro
• Ernst & Young
• Eversheds
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Herbert Smith
• HSBC
• IHG
• INEOS
• J.P. Morgan
• Pfizer
• McKinsey
• Nike
• RBS
• Standard Chartered
• Thales
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Leeds
• WPP

China Direct would like to say a huge thank you to all of our members for their contributions and also to Ben Cooper at the CBI's Beijing office for patiently collating the information.

Please find our Feb 2012 summary below:

Download CBI China, Celebrating member success in China, February 2012

CBI Member BMW exceeds 250,000 in Greater China sales

 

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CBI member BMW Group reported that its 2011 sales surpassed 250,000 units for the first time ever in Greater China.

In mainland China, the BMW Group maintained strong growth, delivering a total of 232,586 BMW and MINI vehicles to customers, up 37.6% year-on-year. China strengthened its position as the third largest market of the BMW Group.

The flagship BMW 7 Series solidified its position as segment leader for the third time in a row, with sales increasing 26.2%, reaching 33,500 vehicles last year. The BMW X family also continued to perform well, with a total of 46,042 cars sold, representing an increase of 27.8%.

The all-new BMW 5 Series further extended the huge success since its launch, with sales soaring to 70,850 units, up 68.4%. The phenomenal growth of the BMW 5 Series is reshaping the premium business car market in China.

The BMW Group's MINI brand set another new record after surpassing the 10,000 unit threshold in 2010, with sales increasing 47.7% to reach 15,518 vehicles in 2011.

In the Greater China market, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao, the BMW Group delivered 250,658 units of BMW and MINI cars, with a year-on-year growth of 37.2% in 2011.

Please click here to read the English-language press release by the BMW Group on its 2011 China sales and here for the Chinese version.

In additional news, the BMW Group also has the MINI E China field project, which is under the Sino-Germany Economy and Technology Forum. The project represents a joint effort by BMW, its Chinese partners, and the Chinese government to understand electric vehicle user habits, the acceptance level of electric cars, and infrastructure requirements.

Please click here to read the English-language press release by the BMW Group on its MINI E China field project and here for the Chinese version.