While Munich-based BMW said sales to China raced ahead by about 61 percent during the first six months of the year, its rival Audi said sales jumped by 28 percent between January and June. “We are well on the way to reaching our planned sales’ target of 280,000,” said Audi sales chief Peter Schwarzenbauer.
The release of the figures from Audi and BMW follow the Mercedes-Benz group saying on Tuesday its sales to China’s booming auto market surged by 52.3 percent during the first six months of the year.
Audi, which is the luxury offshoot of Europe’s biggest carmaker Volkswagen, said its sales to China in June hit a record 27,658. Based in the southern German state of Bavaria, Audi’s first-half sales to China climbed to 140,699, while BMW came in at 121,614.
BMW June sales, which includes its flagship BMW brand as well as the compact urban Mini and top-of-the-range Rolls Royce, rose by 41 percent to 21,158.
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