A car industry group said Monday that Germany’s car market was set for further growth in the second half of the year, following a 10 percent increase in unit sales in June.

BMW sold 15.9 percent more cars in June year-on-year and recorded the highest level of monthly sales ever, the group said.

The carmaker sold 165,855 vehicles in the month, 134,432 of which were of the BMW brand. Year-on-year this represents a 12.3 percent rise in BMW brand car sales.

Group sales in Brazil rose 69 percent while sales doubled in India and almost tripled in Turkey.

“The figures reflect strong global demand,” board member Ian Robertson said in a statement, adding however that due to the model cycle and the year-on-year base effects, he expects growth to slow in the second half of the year.

Peer Volkswagen’s Audi group also reported a strong surge of 18.5 percent in June vehicle sales on Thursday.

Audi sold 117,650 cars in June, also spurred by demand in emerging economies and Europe, with France, Britain and Scandinavia especially strong, the group said.

The Audi A1 and A8 and SUV models were particularly popular.

The European brands of US car maker General Motors, Opel and Vauxhall, sold 8.2 percent more cars in the first half than a year earlier, helped by strong demand in Germany.