BMW Sales News

BMW becomes biggest seller of premium four-wheel-drive vehicles in Europe
BMW is now the leading manufacturer of four-wheel-drive vehicles in Europe in the premium car segment. In 2007 BMW sold 320,900 vehicles with its innovative xDrive system – 4,500 vehicles more than the second best premium manufacturer.

In the UK, BMW sold 4,888 X3s and 7,202 X5 models, which together represent 10 per cent of total sales. The launch of the BMW X6 on 31 May will cement BMW’s market-leading position.

Five millionth 5^th generation 5 Series produced
The five millionth 5 Series has rolled off the production line at Dingolfing, Germany. The 530d Saloon in Carbon Black marks a significant milestone in the story of a BMW Series that first started life as a concept car in 1972.

The first production car was a four-cylinder E12 520 Saloon with 115hp that was produced at a brand new Dingolfing manufacturing plant. By the time the successful model was replaced in 1981 nearly 700,000 first generation vehicles had been produced. Subsequent versions of the 5 Series were equally popular – in the UK the 5 Series has won its class in the prestigious annual What Car? awards in 12 of the past 14 years. It remains the only car ever to receive a What Car? Lifetime Achievement Award.

More than one million of the current E60/61 5 Series have been sold so far. In contrast to the first generation 5 Series, the latest 520d with its EfficientDynamics technologies delivers 54 per cent more power and achieves a combined fuel consumption figure of 55.4mpg and CO2 emissions of just 136g/km.