BMW performing well with sales in Asian markets

BMW performing well with sales in Asian markets

German automaker BMW is the world’s largest maker of luxury cars. The company has said that they are performing well in the emerging Asian auto markets.

BMW reported that sales in Asia rose 13.8 percent in 2006 to a record 126,949 vehicles. The company is now aiming to touch sales of 150,000 cars by next year.

BMW sold 16,959 units of their Mini car and 142 units of the ultra-luxury Rolls-Royce Phantom in the Asian markets last year.

They also sold around 3,620 units of their motorcycle products.

Japan and China were two of the biggest markets in Asia. BMW is opening up a manufacturing plant in India this year and India could become one of the major Asian markets for them in the coming years.