BMW sales up 7.1%

The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) today reported its best-ever annual sales for both its brands of 335,840 vehicles, an increase of 7.1 percent over the 313,603 vehicles sold in 2006. December sales for both brands of 33,761 were up 1 percent over the 33,417 vehicles reported in the last month of 2006.