BMW Group India's Jan-June car sales up 13%
Mumbai, July 5: BMW Group India on Thursday reported a growth of 13 per cent in its car sales for the period from January to June 2018 as compared to the corresponding period of 2017.
Accordingly, 5,171 cars from BMW and Mini brands were delivered during the period under review.
"BMW India sold 4,890 cars, clocking a notable growth of 12 per cent as compared to 2017," BMW Group India said in a statement.
"Mini continues to lead the small-premium car segment in India with 281 cars sold, clocking a remarkable growth of 30 per cent as compared to 2017."
In addition, the group's BMW Motorrad sold 208 motorcycles within the first half of the year.
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At least 2 dead and 12 missing after fishing boat sinks off South Korea's Jeju island
Seoul(AP): A fishing boat capsized and sank off the coast of South Korea's Jeju island Friday, leaving at least two people dead and 12 others unaccounted for, coast guard officials said.
Nearby fishing vessels managed to pull 15 crew members out of the water, but two of them were later pronounced dead after being brought to shore. The other 13 did not sustain life-threatening injuries, said Kim Han-na, an official at Jeju's coast guard.
She said 27 crew members – 16 South Korean nationals and 11 foreigners – were on the 129-ton boat, which left Jeju's Seogwipo port late Thursday to catch mackerel. The coast guard received a distress signal at around 4:30 a.m. Friday from a nearby fishing vessel that conducted rescue efforts as the boat sank 24 kilometers (15 miles) northwest of the island.
At least 11 vessels and nine aircraft from South Korea's coast guard, police, fire service and military were deployed as of Friday morning to search for survivors. They were being assisted by 13 civilian vessels.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called for officials to mobilize all available resources to find and rescue the missing crew members, his office said.
