(MENAFN) BMW Group Middle East managing director, Dr Joerg Breuer, stated that the company's sales of both BMW and MINI vehicles in the region climbed by 14 percent in 2012 from a year earlier to 21,314 units, reported Arabian Business.
Breuer said that 2012 was the best year for the carmaker in the region, being the first time the company exceeds the 20,000 sales mark in the Middle East.
He added that sales of MINI alone grew by 18 percent from 2011 to 1,305 units, across 9 markets.
Regarding the region's countries, Breuer said that the UAE was the biggest market, making up 47 percent of BMW and MINI regional sales with nearly 10,000 sold units, noting that Abu Dhabi was the highest volume selling market, with an increase of 21 percent, whereas sales in Dubai rose 5 percent.
The third-highest volume selling market was Saudi Arabia, with a growth of 17 percent, whereas growth in Kuwait reached 37 percent, in Oman 33 percent and in Lebanon it was 25 percent.
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