BMW says sales rise 4.3 per cent in April

FRANKFURT: BMW said it sold 162,093 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce branded vehicles in April, up 4.3 per cent from the year earlier period, thanks to sales of the new BMW2 and 4 series cars.

The Munich-based carmaker said the BMW brand enjoyed its best-ever April, with 140,840 vehicles being delivered, an increase of 7.8 per cent.

"The BMW Group achieved record sales in April, keeping us on track to achieve our aim of delivering our best ever year with more than two million vehicles sold in 2014," Ian Robertson, BMW board member responsible for sales and marketing, said in a statement on Tuesday.'