BMW Pushes Ahead Despite Europe

By John Rosevear – Jun 27, 2013 at 6:35PM

OTC: BAMXF

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Like most of its rivals, the luxury-car giant has struggled in Europe. But it's offsetting its home-market challenges with strong sales elsewhere.

Luxury-car powerhouse BMW (BAMXF 0.56%) has struggled with weak sales in Europe, particularly in its home market of Germany. Tough economic conditions have hammered new-car sales throughout Europe, and BMW is just one of many automakers who are suffering.

But BMW is still posting strong profits, thanks to very strong results in a couple of key overseas markets. In this video, Fool.com contributor John Rosevear looks at BMW's latest global sales figures – and at some of the hot new models driving the German icon's overseas success.

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John Rosevear is a Senior Contributing Motley Fool Auto Analyst covering publicly traded companies in the auto industry and issues affecting the global economy. John is a former CNBC reporter covering electric vehicle makers and the future of the auto industry. He also spent several years at Fidelity Investments in various communications and investor education roles. He holds a B.A. in Government from Cornell University. Fun fact: John once spent an entire day sitting on the floor of Peter Lynch's office — and yes, Lynch was there at the time!

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