In entirety, the BMW Group sold 1,286,310 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles in 2009 against 1,435,876 units in 2008 which is -10.4%. This operation facilitated the BMW Group to boost its share in the market in the premium segment. This also helped the Group to hold on to its position as the world’s foremost premium manufacturer.

The overall sales of BMW brand cars for 2009 was 1,068,770 against 1,202,239 units for 2008 which is again down by 11.1%. This actually placed the BMW brand once again well in advance of its related competitors in the premium segment. The increase in sales of BMW was strong and the sales of different brands were as follows:

7 Series – 52,680 up by 35.7%
X6 – 41,667 units up by 56.8%
Z4 – 22,761 units up by 26.4%.

The BMW Group also was successful and grew strongly in the year 2009 in the rising markets of China and sold 90,536 units which showed an increase of 37.5%, in Brazil 6,398 units up by 118.8%) and India 3,619 units up by 24.4%). This resulted in the Group accomplishing new sales records in all the three markets.