After a few ‘near-misses’, the BMW Group has finally broken into 5-digits for sales of plug-in electric vehicles in a single month, clearly sending a statement that it is a driving force in the industry behind the technology. Total plug-in sales from the manufacturer amounted 10,786 vehicles (from the BMW i,…
The BMW Group seems to be satisfied with the sales of its new plug-in models this year; specifically, the 530e iPerformance which noted more than 1,000 sales last month (more than a third in the US), taking over 6% of total 5 series sales (ex-China), while the new MINI Countryman PHEV sold nearly…
This month, the BMW Group celebrated the sale of more than 50,000 plug-in vehicles so far in 2017, while at the same time achieving its best July automotive result ever (gassers included) – and the best overall/YTD result after seven months. The total plug-in tally for the month (which is made up…
2 months ago by Mark Kane 15Comments
BMW scored one of its best ever results for plug-in electric car sales in June, delivering around 9,350 units (up 79.8% year-over-year) and a record 42,573 in the first half of the year. In June, plug-ins accounted for 4% of total BMW & MINI sales, while for the first six…
3 months ago by Mark Kane 14Comments
BMW increased sales of its plug-in electric vehicles in May by 73.4% to 7,336 new deliveries. Year-to-date, total plug-in deliveries stands at 33,221 (up 80.6%). Comparing the e-sales to general BMW car sales, the plug-in share of the whole stands at more than 4.1%. This month, the BMW Group launched…
For April, BMW delivered 6,466 plug-in electric cars (over a total of eight different BMW i, iPerformance…nine if you count the just arriving Mini Cooper All4 PHEV); a result which is 43.4% more than a year ago. The numbers also tell us that nearly 1 out of every 25 BMWs sold worldwide came…
BMW released its sales results for the first quarter of 2017, and boasted of twice higher sales of plug-in vehicles compared to the previous year. Total deliveries amounted 19,400 (up 101%), which was a 3.85% share of the total 503,438 BMW vehicles sold during the period. We also got some insights/splits between…
5 months ago by Mark Kane 10Comments
BMW boasted nearly 20,000 electrified cars sold in the first quarter of 2017, which makes the German manufacturer confident that it will achieve its target of 100,000 plug-ins sold this year. As always, BMW likes to talk about its EV program, but not give out any specifics on the numbers…
I had the opportunity to sit down with BMW NA’s top man when it comes to electric vehicles, Jose Guerrero at this year’s New York International Auto Show. Guerrero is BMW i’s North American Product & Operations Manager, and has been working in BMW’s electric vehicle programs since the ActiveE…
6 months ago by Tom Moloughney 48Comments
BMW iPerformance Plug-In Hybrid Models Take The Spotlight In New York The four PHEVs show BMW’s push into developing electrified powertrains. BMW will use the upcoming New York International Auto Show in April as an opportunity to push its iPerformance sub-brand for plug-in hybrid models. All of the models from…
7 months ago by Chris Bruce 3Comments
BMW is pleased with the growth of its worldwide light vehicles sales this past February, which grew by 3.0% during the month to 147,789 units sold overall (which translates to around 4,300 additional deliveries over a year ago). But more interesting to us, is inside the latest BMW sales announcement is the…
7 months ago by Mark Kane 10Comments
BMW noted a strong result for plug-in electric car sales in November, delivering some 7,571 BMW i and iPerformance series. Monthly market share for plug-ins among all new BMW cars stands at 3.6%. In total, nearly 55,000 plug-ins have been delivered by BMW so far this year (at average share of 3.0%),…
