BMW 2010 profit surges on demand for 5 series, Mini CountrymanBMW AG said profit last year surged more than 15-fold boosted by the revamped BMW 5 series and new Mini Countryman. Net income rose to 3.23 billion euros ($4.47 billion) in 2010 from 210 million euros a year earlier, the Munich-based company said today. The company proposed a dividend of 1.