BMW says group unit sales rise 0.5 pct in January
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BMW, the world's largest premium carmaker, posted a 0.5 percent rise in group sales to 94,276 vehicles in January, the company said on Wednesday while forecasting continued growth this year.
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Germany's BMW , the world's biggest luxury carmaker, said on Thursday that sales in Asia rose 13.8 percent in 2006 to a record 126,949 vehicles and reiterated its goal to hit sales of 150,000 by next year.
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US retail sales rose 0.3 percent in January, a government report showed Wednesday, as shopping activity rebounded unexpectedly despite growing economic worries.
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DaimlerChrysler (DCXGn.DE)  boosted global car sales 2.1 percent to 3.9 million units in 2004 as a strong showing by U.S. arm Chrysler offset a dip at flagship Mercedes Car Group, the world's fifth-biggest carmaker said on Sunday.
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McDonald's Corp , the world's  largest fast-food chain, said on Friday that sales at  restaurants open at least 13 months rose 5.7 percent globally  in January, but sales growth in the U.S. lagged.
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BMW plans to boost sales to more than 2 million cars by 2020, while pushing through cost savings worth 6bn euros.
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Luxury auto maker BMW BWMG.DE posted  a 16 percent fall in vehicle sales in China in 2004 to 15,480  units, including imports, as demand in the world's  third-largest auto market braked amid nationwide credit curbs.
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Mercedes-Benz USA, a unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, posted a slight increase in September sales Friday, in a month with one more selling day that the year before.
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Automakers faced an uphill climb in the US market in January, as weak economic conditions and consumer caution put a dent into sales, company reports showed Friday.
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U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent  in January, as expected, as automobile sales fell sharply, but  purchases outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6  percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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German premium carmaker BMW reported a lower-than-expected 7.6 percent rise in third-quarter pretax profit, but reaffirmed its forecast for record revenues, earnings and car sales in 2004.
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Unlike rivals Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and Lexus, BMW has always passed on holiday sales drives. But this week, looking to boost year-end sales, the German car maker's dealers are launching BMW's first holiday-themed ad effort as it battles competitors for share.
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DaimlerChrysler AG said on Sunday that its global car sales for 2004 rose 2.1 percent to 3.9 million units.
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DaimlerChrysler AG  said on Friday U.S. vehicle sales rose 5 percent in November from a year earlier, when the automaker scaled back big discounts.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Tuesday  said sales at its hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months  rose 5.2 percent in January, as strong sales in the United  States and Europe helped it beat some analysts' expectations.
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German premium car maker BMW expects  its Asian sales to grow 10-15 percent this year to a record  after it sold 2.6 percent more cars in Asia in 2004, the  company's chief executive officer said on Wednesday.
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Gas prices may be lower than they were most of last year, but consumers still want to buy fuel-efficient vehicles, giving Asian automakers' sales a boost over Ford and GM in January.