Sales of BMW have been rather unevenly distributed these past months.However,  in China, huge sales over the first nine months of the year made the country the fourth-largest market for the German premium car marker, multiple media sources reported.

BMW AG recently said its sales in mainland China rose 32% year on year (y/y) to 62,394 in the January-September period, with the BMW brand’s deliveries reaching 59,400 and the Mini division’s sales reaching 2,934.

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What are the top 3 sale countries for BMW at this point of time? Well, China is overcome only by  Germany, the U.S. and the UK. Italy was the previous marker as BMW’s No. 4.

The German carmaker sold 4,457 BMW X6 SUVs in China’s mainland in the first nine months, leading any market across the globe for the model. September sales of BMW and Mini cars in mainland China totaled 8,131 units, up 35.4% y/y. BMW Brilliance, a joint venture in China between BMW and Brilliance China Auto, makes BMW 3-series and 5-series models. The BMW 1-series may be also made in China next year. The JV is expanding its production capacity, which will reach 110,000 units by late 2010 from the current 30,000 units.

Mercedes-Benz and Audi are BMW’s main two competitors in China, the “German luxury” car being an objective more and more Chinese drivers reach to and can afford. Mercedes-Benz topped about 7,000 cars in China, up 59%, and Audi sold more than 15,000, up 37%.