CARY, N.C. -

BMW sold a record 11,877 certified pre-owned vehicles in July, beating year-ago figures by 23.1 percent, the company said in a news release Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the MINI brand at BMW Group U.S. posted a July record 1,197 CPO sales, which beat year-ago sales by 8 percent.

Among other brands reporting July CPO results so far, Mercedes-Benz increased certified sales by 8.8 percent, selling 10,517 units in July.

Its year-to-date tally is at 70,863 CPO sales (up 3.4 percent).  

Toyota Motor Sales USA said in a news release that the Lexus L/Certified brand had its strongest July on record. Its sales climbed 24 percent. 

Mazda sold 3,540 certified vehicles in July, up from 3,437 a year ago.

Through seven months, it has sold 22,606 CPO vehicles, down from 23,807 through July 2015.

At Volkswagen, CPO sales for July were at 5,688 units (down 31.8 percent), while year-to-date sales are at 43,291 units (down 22.2 percent).

Audi sold 4,066 certified vehicles last month. 

Stay tuned to Auto Remarketing for additional and industry CPO sales numbers as they are released.