Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world's largest maker of luxury cars, added the 6-Series to its product line-up in China yesterday, as economic growth boosts sales of high-end cars.

The four 6-Series models, including coupes and convertibles, are priced at as much as 1.54 million yuan (US$207,000), the auto maker said yesterday. The cars were introduced at the Guangzhou Auto Show yesterday, said Bloomberg News.

BMW, Volkswagen AG's Audi and other luxury car makers have added new models as China's economic growth of at least 11 percent fuels demand for more expensive cars. Chinese sales of BMW sedans, sports-utility vehicles and Mini-brand cars rose 37 percent from a year earlier in the first nine months of the year.

Munich-based BMW makes 3-Series and 5-Series sedans with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd in northeastern China's Shenyang.

It also imports X3 and X5 sports-utility vehicles as well as Mini compacts. The carmaker sold 36,300 vehicles in China in the first nine months of the year.

(Shanghai Daily November 20, 2007)