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With a great many volume carmakers there always
seems to be at least one cylinder misfiring. However, AID compiled figures reveal
that the familiar, powerful beat at the heart of Germany’s prestige sector motor could
still be heard this October
Combined global sales of BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Porsche rose again this October, beating last
year’s same month level by a still healthy looking 9 per cent.
3.98m
Combined global sales of BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Porsche
after 10-months
The latest rise brings the group’s cumulative
global car sales total to some 3.98 million units, up 9 per cent over the corresponding period last year
October’s global prestige sector expansion from Europe’s prestige sector carmakers, echoing the trends
seen for much of this year, was fuelled chiefly by both China and the US, where the group’s sales to
date grew by a respective 17.1 and 14.2 per cent.
While the prestige sector markets of China and the US recorded yet another month of
double-digit growth, there was one development that simply couldn’t fail but capture the attention of
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DATA
AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS WITH THIS ARTICLE:
WORLD
SELECTED PRESTIGE new CAR sales:
by
manufacturer and marque
OCTOBER 2013 v OCTOBER 2012
10-MONTHS
2013
v 10-MONTHS
2012
CHINA
SELECTED PRESTIGE new CAR sales:
by manufacturer and marque
OCTOBER 2013 v
OCTOBER 2012
10-MONTHS
2013
v 10-MONTHS
2012
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