With the company’s electrified line-up already totalling 9 models, a total of 10,786 (+50.5{3bb0c771cf962bf73a669022e162603e14263c828a29360a215cc2a8ff0e7fba}) BMW i, BMW iPerformance and MINI Electric automobiles had been delivered in September, bringing the year-to-date total to 68,687 (+64.2{3bb0c771cf962bf73a669022e162603e14263c828a29360a215cc2a8ff0e7fba}). The company’s core BMW model achieved a new all-time gross sales high, growing gross sales by four.2{3bb0c771cf962bf73a669022e162603e14263c828a29360a215cc2a8ff0e7fba} throughout the yr, to complete 2,088,283. BMW X autos continued to be important growth drivers with gross sales of X automobiles up 9.6{3bb0c771cf962bf73a669022e162603e14263c828a29360a215cc2a8ff0e7fba} compared to the previous year, despite restricted availability of the BMW X3 because of the introduction of the brand new era in November. The BMW 5 Series limousine, which underwent a model change during 2017, achieved growth of fifty five.2{3bb0c771cf962bf73a669022e162603e14263c828a29360a215cc2a8ff0e7fba} in December, with sales of the world’s main premium enterprise sedan up 6.3{3bb0c771cf962bf73a669022e162603e14263c828a29360a215cc2a8ff0e7fba} within the full 12 months. Other models which contributed to the brand’s progress in 2017 include the BMW 1 Series (201,968 / +14.7{3bb0c771cf962bf73a669022e162603e14263c828a29360a215cc2a8ff0e7fba}), and the BMW 7 Series (64,311 / +4.5{3bb0c771cf962bf73a669022e162603e14263c828a29360a215cc2a8ff0e7fba}).
“Since launching the BMW i3 in 2013, the BMW Group has rapidly grown its sales of electrified autos. With over 140,000 delivered in 2018, we have as quickly as again achieved our formidable goal,” stated Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of …