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.
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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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New car registrations in Europe rose 1.1 percent in January on a 12-month comparison, led by strong sales in Britain and Italy, the European automobile association ACEA has said.
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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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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 got off to a rough start in 2008, but General Motors served up a surprise on Friday with higher sales in January on strong demand for its new car models.
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BMW  kept its title as the  world's largest premium carmaker in 2007 as sporty models like  the 3 Series cabrio and X5 offroader and the stylish new Mini  Clubman lifted group sales by 9.2 percent last year.
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Global sales at DaimlerChrysler's  premium division Mercedes Car Group rose 5 percent in November to a record 110,800 units, the company said on Wednesday.
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Sales at retailers unexpectedly rose 0.3 percent in January, partly reflecting stronger sales of new cars and gasoline, according to a Commerce Department report on Wednesday.
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Retail sales rose a less-than-expected 0.1 percent in February despite firm automotive sales as building materials and general merchandise sales slumped, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
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BMW , the world's biggest premium car maker, will raise its production capacity at its Chinese factory by 45 percent over the next few months to as many as 44,000 cars a year, a top executive said on Thursday.
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Japan's Honda Motor Co.  said on Tuesday it was heading for a 5 percent rise in global car sales to a record 3.55 million units this year and predicted continued growth in most regions for 2007.
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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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German-US car giant DaimlerChrysler said that it was able to lift overall vehicle sales last year, thanks to the strong performance of its Chrysler and Smart cars, while sales of its prestigious Mercedes brand declined.
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Western European car sales jumped by 7.7 percent on the year in December, due to higher demand in Germany, the Association of European Auto Manufacturers said Friday.
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BMW , the world's largest premium car maker, said on Tuesday it sold 38 percent more cars in mainland China in the first half of 2007, as the country's growing ranks of nouveau riche snapped up the latest models.
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Passenger vehicle sales should strengthen nearly 20 percent by the end of the decade to about 70 million vehicles annually, spurred by growth not only in developing markets but in the United States and Europe, the chief executive of BMW AG  said on Monday.