BMW sells over one million vehicles in H1

German car producer BMW Group sold more than a million vehicles in the first half of 2014, marking a new sales record in the company's history, BMW said in an announcement on Tuesday.

The Munich-based group delivered a total of 1,020,211 vehicles to customers worldwide, more than ever before in the first six months of a year. It is an increase of 6.9 percent year-on-year, according to the announcement.

In addition, sales of the group in June also reached an all-time high of 193,342 vehicles, an increase of 4.8 percent compared to sales in June 2013.

"This is the first time we have sold more than a million cars in the first half of the year. It underscores the strength of our premium brands within the BMW Group," said Ian Robertson, member of the BMW AG board of management for sales and marketing.

"June is the latest in a long line of record months and the figures confirm that we are on the right track to achieve our target of delivering more than 2 million vehicles in 2014," he added.

The BMW Group made gains in all three major sales regions, namely Asia, America and Europe, with increases of 18.3 percent, 3.4 percent and 2.1 percent respectively. The sales in the Chinese mainland rose 23.1 percent in the first half year to 225,035.