BMW Group’s EV sales up by 110.3% in H1

Despite a highly volatile environment, the BMW Group remained on course in the first half of 2022. In fact, the automotive conglomerate’s EV sales more than doubled from January to June of 2022 bringing the company’s electric vehicle sales up by 110.3 percent in the said time period.

The BMW Group revealed that in the first half of 2022, they sold 75,890 units of pure electric vehicles.

The BMW iX3 and the Mini Cooper SE remained the most in-demand fully-electric models, reporting significantly higher sales than in the prior-year quarter. In the first half of this year, the BMW Group sold 21,548 BMW iX3 compared to the 10,009 units of the same model sold in the same period. Likewise, the German multinational company sold 18,428 units of the Mini Cooper SE in the first half of 2022 compared to last year’s first half figure of 13,454.

Around 69 percent of these fully-electric vehicles were delivered to customers in the European region, the BMW Group said. The innovative BMW iX and BMW i4, which are still being launched in the markets, have also been well received and contributed to the outstandingly high order bank of BMW Group.

Further sales growth is expected in the second half of the year — not only from the fully-electric BMW i3 built in China, but also from the BMW iX1 and the BMW i7 luxury sedan.

“Emotional products and innovative technology are and will remain the backbone of our business success. Our rapidly growing range of all-electric vehicles with the BMW Operating System 8 impresses customers and experts alike — and is already a central driver of our sales today,” said BMW AG CEO Oliver Zipse.

“From 2025, we will make the next big leap with the Neue Kasse: The Neue Kasse defines what the BMW Group stands for in the future. At the start, we are planning a compact sedan in the 3‑series segment and a sporty SUV. By the end of the decade, the Neue Kasse is expected to account for more than half of our sales,” Zipse added.

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