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The smart brand delivered an additional 38,514 vehicles, while Mercedes-Benz Vans sold 334,210, a 2.5% increase from last year.
Sales of battery-electric vehicles jumped over 90% to 99,301 vehicles, the company said.
The biggest drop in passenger vehicles sales over the year was registered in Europe at 11.2%, compared to a drop of just 2% drop in China and a 0.4% increase in the United States.
BMW said earlier this week it had sold a record-breaking 2.2 million vehicles this year from its BMW brand.
It will release its full annual sales figures next week.