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2015 Q1 China and worldwide German luxury car sales.
Premium car German brands Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche had new sales record in the world and in China in March and the first quarter 2015 global sales of Volkswagen and China were slightly lower in early 2015 than the first three months of 2014, new passenger car registrations for German luxury brands continue to grow, but at a slower pace than in recent years only Mercedes Benz and Porsche recorded increases in both sales figures in China has become also the largest single country market for Mercedes Benz and Porsche has long been the best market for Volkswagen, Audi and BMW.
Luxury Sales Record German cars in China and around the world in 2015 Q1.
The good times continued German luxury car Marqués with Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche while enjoying new record deliveries in the world and in China during the first three months of 2015 in March 2015 was the best month for four however, sales of Volkswagen cars were down slightly in the first quarter of 2015.
BMW figures for China include Mini Statistics and definitions by the various car manufacturers to change from the first quarter of 2014.
China is now the largest single market countries for Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen In 2014, the US market is even more important for both Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.
Audi had its best first quarter a year more in 2015 when shipments worldwide grew 6 1-438000 cars in March 2015 was also the best month ever when Audi 177.950 cars were sold in the world It was the 63rd consecutive month of growth year on year for Audi.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Audi sales increased in the first quarter of 2015 to 163.150 on June 7 cars in China, where Audi has increased its lead in the premium sector before BMW, growth was 7 1-133316 cars however, the growth of Audi China during the first quarter of 2014 was much stronger 21.
In Europe, Audi sales in the first three months of 2015 increased 3 4-207250 cars in Germany, the second largest market for Audi, sales increased by 10 2 to 73208 cars and UK third market for Audi, sales increased 4 8-45783 cars.
The United States remained the fourth largest market for Audi in the United States, Audi sales were up 13-8 40098 cars are still far behind the BMW and Mercedes Benz competitors.
BMW has also had its best March and the best first quarter of the year ever in 2015 worldwide sales of BMW Group Automobiles increased 8 1-526669 deliveries of which 451.576 May 4 BMW cars and 28 April 74312 Minis Strong Mini sales growth is largely due to a significant paradigm shift in the first months of 2014, which translated into lower sales at the beginning of last year.
In Asia, sales of the BMW Group increased during the first quarter of 2015 with 5 2-166330 BMW and Mini vehicles in China, the biggest market for BMW, sales in the first quarter of the year increased by May 6 at 114994 cars for Audi to pull away and Mercedes Benz to take lightly.
In Europe, BMW Group deliveries rose 9 6 during the first quarter 2015 234.658 cars in the Americas, BMW and Mini sales rose by an equally strong 9 9 to 109510 cars.
Mercedes Benz Mars and recording the first quarter in 2015.
Mercedes Benz has experienced stronger growth than both Audi and BMW both during March and the first quarter of 2015 to break records there a year worldwide, sales of Mercedes Benz cars rose 14 August to 429,602 deliveries with deliveries of smart cars even faster with 22 from 7 to 28.744 cars.
In the Asia-Pacific region, sales of Mercedes Benz cars rose by a strong 16 7-138467 China deliveries exceeded slightly the United States as the largest market for Mercedes Benz, when sales rose 16 June in the first quarter of 2015 to 78.183 cars However, Mercedes is still lagging far behind Audi and BMW in the important Chinese market in Japan, Mercedes Benz has replaced Volkswagen as the best-selling foreign brand when sales rose 5 4 18776 cars.
In the US, Mercedes Benz sold only 27 fewer than the cars in China in the first quarter of 2015 in the US by now the second largest market for sales of Mercedes in the US rose by 7 6 78 156 deliveries.
In Europe, sales of Mercedes Benz rose 16 to 187284 cars in Germany, the third largest single country market for Mercedes Benz, sales have increased from 7 to 3 60115 cars.
Porsche had the highest March and the first quarter of a record year in 2015 global shipments of Porsche cars rose 31 5 March to 20.222 cars and for the first quarter of 2015 32 2-51102 cars.
The beginning of 2015 was the first time that Porsche had delivered more than 50,000 cars in the first quarter a year Porsche experienced strong growth in all regions of the world with the Macan win new customers for Porsche with claims that three quarters of the buyers of the new small SUV were new to the Porsche brand has delivered 62.644 Macans over the last twelve months about 17 000 in the first quarter of 2015.
Europe remained the largest region for Porsche with increased sales by an impressive number of 51-5 17413 deliveries during the first quarter of 2015 In Germany, Porsche's third largest market, deliveries rose from 44 to 7029 cars.
In China, sales of Porsche were up more than a third to 34 13.286 4 cars China is now clearly the largest single country market for Porsche as well.
In the US, Porsche deliveries rose a more moderate for Porsche at least 12 8 to the first three months of 2015 The United States is now the second largest market for Porsche with 11,430 cars sold Almost all Porsche gains in the US were due to Macans sold 2,600 sales of almost all other models were sharply lower.
Declining Volkswagen sales in China and around the world in 2015 Q1.
Unlike other brands of high-end German cars, Volkswagen's global sales fell slightly in March and in the first quarter of 2015 Volkswagen delivered 1 cars -1 3 48 million worldwide in the first three months of 2015 .
In the Asia-Pacific region, Volkswagen deliveries in the first quarter of 2015 decreased by 0 6-735400 cars in China, by far the largest single country market for VW, sales fell by 0 6-678400 cars in Japan, sales of VW were down 21 7 allowing Mercedes Benz take top slot as the most popular foreign brand.
Volkswagen also struggled in the Americas In North America, sales in the first quarter 2015 increased by 0 4-136400 cars but in the important US market, sales of VW declined 9 3-79200 Car in South America, Volkswagen's sales declined 15 2 to 128.600 cars with the Brazilian market down 18 1-98000 cars.
Volkswagen had more success in Europe were sales increased 1 9 to the first quarter 2015 430.300 cars In Germany, sales of VW rose 8 3 144100 cars with sales in the rest of the Western Europe up to 5 cars 5-237500 However, Eastern Europe, sales were sharply down 24 3-48600 cars with the Russian market collapse just 18 100 -47 2 cars.
2015 (Q1) and China in the German world of luxury car sales, 2015, China, the world.