Sales of BMW vehicles 7.6 per cent in July in the United States, China (Reuters)

Frankfurt (Reuters)-the German manufacturer BMW (BMWG award.DE) said unit sales rose 7.6 percent in July, driven by growth in demand from the United States and China.

July sales of its brands BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce climbed to 129.094 vehicles, it said on Monday.

"We just reported July sales of the most successful ever and we are on the way to reaching our goal recently announced more than 1.6 million vehicles in 2011, the best result ever for the BMW Group sales," the head of BMW's sales Ian Robertson said in a statement.

In the United States, the company has delivered 21.409 vehicles during the month of July, 11.7 percent over a year earlier. Growth in China was 36.1% with 18.858 cars sold.

(Reporting by Ludwig Burger)

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