BMW February sales sets new record

German car producer BMW Group announced on Tuesday it delivered 151,952 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles worldwide, hitting a new record of its February sales.

The sales figure represented a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent. According to the Munich-based company, 294,112 automobiles were delivered to customers in the first two months this year, registering a year-on-year increase of 7.3 percent.

According to the company, a total of 31,089 BMW and MINI brand cars were sold on the Chinese mainland, showing a year-on-year increase of 2.7 percent.

"We've had a good start to the year with February setting another sales record," said Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management for sales and marketing.

"I am confident that our fresh model line-up, including the brand new BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer and the updated BMW 1 Series we've just premiered at the Geneva Motor Show, will provide the momentum to keep us growing in 2015," he added.