FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — BMW AG saw sales rise 6.4 percent
in May from a year ago, as big increases in Asia and better numbers in
United States overcame a dip in struggling Europe.
The Munich-based auto maker sold 156,957 cars in the month compared to 147,565 in
May, 2011.
Sales in Asia rose 25.7 percent, and 31.5 percent in China alone. Sales in the key
U.S. market rose 7.1 percent.
Meanwhile
the numbers in Europe, where BMW sells just under half its cars, fell
1.7 percent. The continent is struggling with a debt crisis and a slow
economy.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — BMW AG saw sales rise 6.4 percent
in May from a year ago, as big increases in Asia and better numbers in
United States overcame a dip in struggling Europe.
The Munich-based auto maker sold 156,957 cars in the month compared to 147,565 in
May, 2011.
Sales in Asia rose 25.7 percent, and 31.5 percent in China alone. Sales in the key
U.S. market rose 7.1 percent.
Meanwhile
the numbers in Europe, where BMW sells just under half its cars, fell
1.7 percent. The continent is struggling with a debt crisis and a slow
economy.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.