BMW reports best ever sales in March
11 Apr 2011
Led by triple-digit sales of its popular Series 5 and Series 3, the Indian affiliate of German luxury car maker BMW today said that it had sold 1,027 cars in India. the highest sales in a single month by any luxury car maker so far..
BMW said it had sold 380 units of its Series 5 and 305 of its Series 3. The BMW X1 sold 213 units.
BMW India has delivered 2,147 cars to customers in calendar year 2011 (January - 500 Units, February - 620 Units, March - 1027 Units).
Dr. Andreas Schaaf said, "The new BMW 5 Series has contributed tremendously to the success story of BMW in India and is the largest selling luxury sedan in its segment." He said the new BMW 5 Series had positioned itself as the best business limousine in India
In 2010 calender year, BMW India sold 6,246 cars and had acquired a 40-per cent market share.
Earlier last week Mercedes-Benz India had reported its best ever monthly sales of 833 units in March 2011 reflecting a growth of 89 per cent over March 2010 sales of 440 units and first quarter sales of 2,135 units. Its sales were led by the Merceds C class and E class with 356 and 307 units respectively.
YTD Sales 2011
| Car Model | January | February | March | Total YTD |
| BMW 3 Series | 164 | 176 | 305 | 645 |
| BMW 5 Series | 271 | 264 | 380 | 915 |
| BMW 6 Series | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| BMW 7 Series | 17 | 38 | 60 | 115 |
| BMW Gran Turismo | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| BMW X1 | 15 | 110 | 213 | 338 |
| BMW X3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW X5 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 49 |
| BMW X6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
| BMW Z4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| YTD Total | 500 | 620 | 1027 | 2147 |
