The production version of the BMW iNEXT will be a new technology flagship. Manufacturing at the Dingolfing plant is scheduled to begin in 2021.
The BMW Group sold more cars in October than ever before in the month, despite current economic and political problems in Europe, South America and Asia. The company delivered 200,883 vehicles to customers around the world, a slight increase of 1.7% on the same month last year. This brings the Group’s year-to-date sales total to 2,035,695, up 1.3% compared with the first ten months of the previous year.
“Sales of our electrified vehicles are up over 40% in the year to date. Around every fifth BMW 5 Series sedan or BMW 2 Series Active Tourer sold worldwide has a plug-in hybrid drivetrain, while our all-electric BMW i3 remains very successful with sales up over 10% in October,” said Pieter Nota, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales.
October deliveries of BMW i, BMW iPerformance and MINI Electric vehicles were 13,016 units worldwide, an increase of 38.4% on the same month last year. Sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles year-to-date totaled 110,560 (+41.6), lending credence to the company’s claim as a leading global provider of premium electrified mobility. Tesla – under SEC investigation – allegedly sold 98,450 – with an unspecified amount delivered.
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is also a significant EV player. The Nissan LEAF, the first mainstream, mass-marketed electric vehicle, remains the world’s best-selling EV with more than 350,000 vehicles sold since its launch in December 2010. In addition to the LEAF, Nissan also sells the e-NV 2000, a light commercial vehicle sold mainly in Europe and Japan since 2014.
Renault has sold more than 170,000 electric vehicles worldwide since 2011. It has the largest electric vehicle line-up with Renault ZOE, Kangoo Z.E., Fluence Z.E., the SM3 Z.E. and the Twizy. Renault leads the European EV market and one out 4 EVs sold there is a Renault. The ZOE is the most sold EV in Europe.
Mitsubishi Motors has sold the i-MiEV worldwide since 2009. In total the Alliance has sold more than 680,000 electric vehicles.
Electrified vehicles also play an increasingly significant role in overall BMW Group sales: in October 18.4% of BMW 5 Series sedan sales and 23.1% of BMW 2 Series Active Tourer sales were plug-in hybrids, but not pure EVs.
The BMW i3, which has achieved increasing sales ever since it was launched in 2013, upped sales by 10.8% (3,158) in October. The company is expecting to achieve its target of 140,000 electrified sales in 2018 and intends to achieve total electrified sales of over half a million by the end of 2019.
In 2025, the BMW Group will have at least 25 electrified vehicles in its model line-up, 12 of which will be fully-electric vehicles. This week, the German company will celebrate the public world premiere of its iNEXT Vision Vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, publisher (kzhw@aol.com), is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
BMW Has Claim on Leading Electrification. iNEXT Debuts in LA
The production version of the BMW iNEXT will be a new technology flagship. Manufacturing at the Dingolfing plant is scheduled to begin in 2021.
The BMW Group sold more cars in October than ever before in the month, despite current economic and political problems in Europe, South America and Asia. The company delivered 200,883 vehicles to customers around the world, a slight increase of 1.7% on the same month last year. This brings the Group’s year-to-date sales total to 2,035,695, up 1.3% compared with the first ten months of the previous year.
“Sales of our electrified vehicles are up over 40% in the year to date. Around every fifth BMW 5 Series sedan or BMW 2 Series Active Tourer sold worldwide has a plug-in hybrid drivetrain, while our all-electric BMW i3 remains very successful with sales up over 10% in October,” said Pieter Nota, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales.
October deliveries of BMW i, BMW iPerformance and MINI Electric vehicles were 13,016 units worldwide, an increase of 38.4% on the same month last year. Sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles year-to-date totaled 110,560 (+41.6), lending credence to the company’s claim as a leading global provider of premium electrified mobility. Tesla – under SEC investigation – allegedly sold 98,450 – with an unspecified amount delivered.
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is also a significant EV player. The Nissan LEAF, the first mainstream, mass-marketed electric vehicle, remains the world’s best-selling EV with more than 350,000 vehicles sold since its launch in December 2010. In addition to the LEAF, Nissan also sells the e-NV 2000, a light commercial vehicle sold mainly in Europe and Japan since 2014.
Renault has sold more than 170,000 electric vehicles worldwide since 2011. It has the largest electric vehicle line-up with Renault ZOE, Kangoo Z.E., Fluence Z.E., the SM3 Z.E. and the Twizy. Renault leads the European EV market and one out 4 EVs sold there is a Renault. The ZOE is the most sold EV in Europe.
Mitsubishi Motors has sold the i-MiEV worldwide since 2009. In total the Alliance has sold more than 680,000 electric vehicles.
Electrified vehicles also play an increasingly significant role in overall BMW Group sales: in October 18.4% of BMW 5 Series sedan sales and 23.1% of BMW 2 Series Active Tourer sales were plug-in hybrids, but not pure EVs.
The BMW i3, which has achieved increasing sales ever since it was launched in 2013, upped sales by 10.8% (3,158) in October. The company is expecting to achieve its target of 140,000 electrified sales in 2018 and intends to achieve total electrified sales of over half a million by the end of 2019.
In 2025, the BMW Group will have at least 25 electrified vehicles in its model line-up, 12 of which will be fully-electric vehicles. This week, the German company will celebrate the public world premiere of its iNEXT Vision Vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, publisher (kzhw@aol.com), is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.