BMW Plug-In Electric Car Sales Up 31.2% In 2017

BMW i + BMW iPerformance + MINI PHEV sales in the U.S. – December 2017

BMW Group closes the year 2017 in the U.S. with its second best monthly result of plug-in electric car sales - 2,792 (up 59%) and up 31.2% for the year.

Plug-ins accounted for 7.2% of all BMW and MINI sales in December.

For the full year, BMW increased deliveries by 31.2% year-over-year to 21,208. On average, 6.0% of total sales were all-electric or plug-in hybrids.

In 2016, 16,107 plug-in sold accounted  for only 4.4% of total BMW/MINI sales.

Considering the further expansion of the lineup in 2018, BMW might see nearly one tenth of its business in the U.S. as plug-in sales.

List of plug-ins and sales results in 2017 (vs 2016):

• BMW i3/i3s - 6,276 (vs 7,625)
• BMW i8 - 488 (vs 1,594)
• BMW 330e - 4,141 (vs 870)
• BMW 530e - 3,772 (-)
• BMW 740e - 707 (vs 23)
• BMW X5 xDrive 40e - 5,349 (vs 5,995)
• MINI Countryman PHEV - 475 (-)

BMW i + BMW iPerformance + MINI PHEV sales in the U.S. – 2017