BMW posts record annual salesJanuary 10, 2013 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Carmaker BMW has reported record annual sales, both for its core brand, and UK-based bU.S.inesses Mini and Rolls-Royce, BBC News reported. Its group-wide sales in 2012 totalled 1.85 million cars, up 11% from a year earlier. Sales of BMW vehicles made up the majority of this total, rising 12% to 1.54 million. At Mini, sales rose by 6% to 301,526. Rolls-Royce's sales advanced by 1% to 3,538, as had already been revealed. BMW said the popularity of its brands had overcome "challenging" markets. Ian Robertson, BMW's director of sales and marketing, said: "We enter the new year with positive momentum and despite the prevailing headwinds in some markets, we aim to achieve another record year in sales in 2013." BMW said that its group-wide sales rose in all its global regions, ranging from 1% growth in Europe, to 33% in RU.S.sia, 32% in Asia, and 14% in the U.S.. The sales in Asia were led by China, where they jumped by 40%. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |