Home

News

US: BMW i3 Sales Down 70% In 2020

Weakening demand, probably combined with prioritization of Europe, seems to be the cause.

BMW i3 120 Ah

Mark Kane

By: Mark Kane

Jan 20, 2021 at 12:28pm ET

Add InsideEVs as a preferred source in Google

Share

Comment

BMW Group (BMW and MINI) does not report its plug-in electric car sales in the U.S. anymore (like most of the manufacturers, unfortunately) so we don't know how its lineup (of mostly PHEVs) cope.

The only thing that we do know is the results from two of the early BMW plug-ins, which can't be easily buried into the statistic, because of their unique names: i3 and i8.

The numbers are significantly down compared to 2019, as the i8 is no longer produced, while the i3 probably was prioritized for Europe (to meet CO2 requirements).

i3: 640 in Q4 (down 52% year-over-year) and 1,508 YTD (down 70%)
i8: 28 in Q4 (down 85% year-over-year) and 191 YTD (down 83%)

BMW i3 sales in the U.S. - Q4 2020

external_image

external_image

Overall, the BMW Group sales in the U.S. went down by 18% year-over-year to 306,870.

What do you think?

View

Comments

The company is not rushing to introduce the all-electric BMW iX3, so the electrification relies only on PHEVs: 330e, 330e xDrive, 530e, 530e xDrive, 745e xDrive, X3 xDrive30e, X5 xDrive45e, Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 and two BEVs: i3 and MINI Cooper SE.

Detailed BMW sales results - Q4 2020

external_image

More sales reports

BMW Group Plug-In Electric Car Sales: 192,646 In 2020

Mercedes-Benz Tripled Plug-In Electric Car Sales In 2020

In 2020 Audi Sold Over 47,000 e-tron All-Electric Cars

We want your opinion!

What would you like to see on Insideevs.com?

Take our 3 minute survey.

- The InsideEVs team

Share this Story

GO TO COMMENTS

(

)

Got a tip for us? Email: tips@insideevs.com

View all comments ( )

Trending

GM's Next-Generation EV Platform Has 30% Less Wiring And 20% Less Battery

Can The BMW iX3 Take Down The Tesla Model Y L And Rivian R2?

GM's OnStar AI Assistant Debuts In The Cadillac Lyriq

Electrify America’s Largest EV Charging Station Is Missing One Big Thing

latest articles

Spotify’s First Native In-Car App Is Hitting Audi EVs First Oct 22 - Software -
Tesla Says 75% Of New Car Buyers Subscribe To FSD In North America Oct 21 - News -
'End Of The Year': Tesla Says Cybercab Customer Deliveries Will Begin Soon Oct 21 - News -
The Midterms Won't Mean Much For EV Policy, Analysts Say Oct 21 - News -
General Motors Isn't 'Walking Away' From EVs, Top Exec Says Oct 21 - News -
GM Is Adding Its Own Version Of Tesla's Sentry Mode To Cars Oct 21 - News -
Rivian Was The Second Best-Selling EV Brand In Q3 2026, But Still Far Behind Tesla Oct 21 - News -

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU

A BMW i3 EV Went 753 Miles On A Single Charge. Its Energy Consumption Was Astonishing

Spotify’s First Native In-Car App Is Hitting Audi EVs First

The Longest-Range EVs You Can Buy In 2026

Tesla Says 75% Of New Car Buyers Subscribe To FSD In North America

The BMW M3 EV Is Almost Done Hiding

'End Of The Year': Tesla Says Cybercab Customer Deliveries Will Begin Soon

Is The BMW i3's 468-Mile Range Overkill?