It was a good April for BMW (and MINI) in China, as the carmaker managed to outsell both Mercedes-Benz and Audi, as reported by Autonews.
In the previous month, the marque shifted 48,869 units, representing a year-on-year increase of 39%. Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz notched up 47,627 units in sales (35% increase), with Audi seeing a decline in deliveries by 6.9% to 46,166 units.
The report notes that Audi’s lacklustre sales is a result of its inability to resolve a dispute with dealers over its plans to launch a new distribution network in China, resulting in Audi dealers there refusing to order new vehicles.
As for year-to-date numbers, the first four months of 2017 saw BMW deliveries increase by 18% to 191,697 units. The company is aiming to retain its encouraging sales growth by doubling production in China to 600,000 vehicles over the next five years.
In China, BMW has a production joint venture (50:50 split) with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, and plans to upgrade its assembly plants to produce electric vehicles, in line with demand for such vehicles there.
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The Empire strikes back!
the reason behind this, after spoken to dozens of china citizen, is simply the fact bmw doesn’t make BUS and Lorry..
Neither does Audi, but still….
audi made with same materials as shanghai dazhong…
Narrow mindedness rules most. Can buy a luxury car but still have the mentality of a caveman. Welcome to the 21st century.
Meanwhile in Malaysia…
Honda outsells Proton
Dun matter as long as both outsells deathtrap toyota.
So close the sales figure of B, M and A in China, see Audi Malaysia LMAO..
go into the showroom and you see how the audi saleswoman treats you…small wonder why most audi’s are recon