The BMW Group (BMW and Mini) studies 95,533 automobile gross sales in the US in the course of the second quarter of 2023 (up 14 % year-over-year).
Outcomes final quarter and year-to-date:
- BMW: 87,948 (up 11%) and 170,414 (up 12%)
- Mini: 7,585 (up 48%) and 14,869 (up 24%)
- Complete: 95,533 (up 14%) and 185,283 (up 13%)
Whereas the overall outcomes are optimistic, an important issues are occurring within the all-electric automobile phase.
BMW battery-electric automobiles (BEV) gross sales – at the moment i4, i7, and iX fashions – in Q2 amounted to 11,376, which is 952 % greater than a 12 months in the past and a brand new quarterly file.
Beforehand, the German model by no means achieved a five-digit end result and let’s be aware additionally that it is not far-off from Ford (14,843) and Basic Motors (15,652), that are supported by a $7,500 federal tax credit score.
BEV gross sales additionally famous a file 12.9 % share within the model’s whole quantity in Q2. That is a couple of in ten new automobiles, which might be just the start.
Sebastian Mackensen, President and CEO, BMW of North America mentioned:
“The phrase is out – the ‘Final Driving Machine’ can be the ‘Final Electrical Driving Machine’. As the keenness round these nice merchandise grows, we proceed to achieve each momentum with clients and BEV share available in the market.”
BMW all-electric automobile gross sales (change year-over-year) final quarter:
- BMW i4: N/A
- BMW i7: N/A
- BMW iX: 4,135 (up 283%)
i4 and i7 mixed: 7,241 - Complete: 11,376 (up 952%) and 12.9% share
Sadly, the numbers for the Mini model usually are not out there.
* some 2022 knowledge (Q1 and Q2) estimated
Thus far this 12 months, BMW model offered within the US 17,964 totally electrical automobiles (greater than in your complete 2022), which is 10.5 % of the overall quantity.
BMW all-electric automobile gross sales year-to-date in 2023:
- BMW i4: N/A
- BMW i7: N/A
- BMW iX: 6,486 (up 354%)
i4 and i7 mixed: 11,478 - Complete: 17,964 (up 1,150%) and 10.5% share
For reference, in 2022, the BMW model offered within the US greater than 15,000 all-electric automobiles.
BMW’s all-electric automobile gross sales outcomes are anticipated to additional enhance, as there are new variations of current fashions, and new fashions within the pipeline (BMW i5 for instance).
The BMW Group doesn’t report plug-in hybrid automobile gross sales, in addition to BEV/PHEV outcomes for the Mini model (plug-in hybrid Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 and all-electric Mini Cooper SE), so does usually are not included on this report.