BMW - Taking the high road

BMW's China sales jumped 44% year on year to 13,738 units in October, far outpacing the 18.2% regional growth reported by Audi over the period. And while China, Hong Kong and Taiwan accounted for 12.5% of BMW's 1.06m unit sales in the first nine months, this proportion had risen to 13.8% in the third quarter on unit sales growth of 90.8% year on year.

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• Forbidden City

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• The Big Call

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• Consumer China

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  Toyota - Sliding reputation brings a meagre harvest

  Geely - Stalling after a strong 1H, though new launch "Vision" shows promise

  BYD - Taking a breather but still strong in lower tier cities

  SAIC Motor - Thriving through joint ventures with VW and GM

• In Depth

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• The Best of Chinese Commentators

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  Loose liquidity or tight supply?

• Funds Data

  Flows to China hold up despite inflation fears

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