The German car makers of luxury car brands such as Audi, Rolls Royce, and BMW have reported very healthy half year sales with countries such as China and the US coming out as the biggest consumers of these vehicles.

The BMW group, which also owns Mini and Rolls Royce, reported that sales during the month of June increasing by 12.2% on the year which equates to 145,157 vehicles being delivered.

Audi, which is owned by Volkswagen AG is one of the biggest success stories of the year having reported a massive 61.6% rise in car sales in China and an overall year on year increase in sales of 8.7% The Audi A3 and the mid-size Audi A5 have been the biggest sellers for the brand over in the US with sales of these vehicles doubling during the month of June according to statistics released on July 1st.

The BMW group is also doing well in China having more than doubled sales to the country in the first half of this year with 75,615 vehicles being delivered. A Marketing Executive at BMW says the company has a series of plans in place to ensure this upward trend continues through into the second half of the year.

Experts say the reports of sales increases from luxury car makers is a sign that the economy in countries such as the US and China is more robust than initially thought, and is also recovering a lot quicker than previously anticipated.