BMW today reported record combined quarterly sales of 605,534 units for Mini, BMW and Rolls-Royce cars, making it the world?s most popular premium car maker. ?We sold more vehicles in the second quarter than ever before and achieved record earnings,? said Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG. And it?s not […]The post The World?s Most Popular Luxury Carmaker Is BMW appeared first on Pursuitist.

BMW today reported record combined quarterly sales of 605,534 units for Mini, BMW and Rolls-Royce cars, making it the world?s most popular premium car maker.?We sold more vehicles in the second quarter than ever before and achieved record earnings,? said Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.And it?s not Mini sales that are leading the charge; the big demand among customers has been for Rolls-Royce, BMW?s flagship 7 Series and for its growing range of X-badged SUVs.During the first six months of 2016, the company sold a record 986,557 BMWs and demand for the 7 Series is up 31.7 per cent on the previous year. The company sold 94,156 X1 compact SUVs (a 61.7 per cent jump) and 77,486 larger X3 models (a 16.6 per cent increase in demand).Over the past three months, Rolls-Royce has also set a new quarterly sales record ? 1,133 cars. And 514 of them were the new Dawn convertible.?Sustainable profitability on this scale provides us with the financial headroom we need to pursue our work on future technologies such as electric mobility and ...