Updated Thursday, January 10, 2008 0:00 am TWN, AFP

BMW claims top spot among luxury car makers

FRANKFURT -- German luxury car maker BMW retained the number one spot among high-end manufacturers last year with a 9.2-percent increase in sales to 1.5 million vehicles, it said on Wednesday. All three BMW brands contributed to the results, with BMW-nameplate cars posting a increase of more than eight percent at 1.28 million units.

The Mini division saw sales leap by 19 percent to more than 200,000 vehicles, while Rolls-Royce turned in a 26 percent increase to more than 1,000 limousines. BMW surpassed German rival Mercedes-Benz, which on Tuesday reported record 2007 sales that gained two percent to 1.29 million vehicles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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