In a message dated 97-06-26 12:45:38 EDT, you write: << the sales figures for luxury marques > for 1996 were: > > No 1: BMW, a tick over half-a-mil > No 2: M-B, a tick under half-a-mil > No 3: Audi, a tick under M-B Did the BMW figure include Rover? >> No, with Rover, the BMW Group numbers would be in the area of: BMW cars - 664,107 Rover cars - 507,254 BMW bikes - 50,466