BMW is among the world’s largest automobile manufacturers. The company, which is very popular thanks to its features and performance, is also involved in the production of electric cars and offers new models to its users.
Carrying out the sales of models such as iX3 and iX in our country, BMW has started to reap the rewards of the importance it gives to electric cars. According to the new report published by the company, although there are decreases in automobile sales, there are great increases in electric car sales.
BMW increased its electric car sales by 149 percent in the first quarter of 2022!
BMW Group sold 596,907 automobiles in the first quarter of 2022. Although these sales are 6 percent lower than the same period last year, according to the company’s forecasts, the sales figures at the end of the year will be at the same level as last year. While 519,796 of these sales were BMW branded cars, 75,487 were MINI brand cars.
There has been a big increase in sales of electric cars this year. According to the published report, sales of electric cars increased by 149 percent compared to this period of last year. In this way, 35,289 fully electric cars were sold in the first quarter of 2022.
8,925 of these sales were MINI models, while 26,364 were BMW models. According to the company’s calculations, this number will be around 200,000 by the end of 2022. When we look at the plug-in hybrid sales, no clear data was shared for this period. But sales of the rechargeable hybrid last year also had a significant share.
Company Member of the Board responsible for Customer, Brands and Sales Pieter Nota said in a statement:
“Our focus is clearly on increasing electromobility. In the first quarter, we further accelerated the rapid growth rate from 2021 and are on track to meet our ambitious growth targets for all-electric vehicles in 2022. Our cars with emotional and innovative design achieve good sales figures worldwide as they meet the wishes of the users. Thanks to this strong product line and our high level of flexibility and operational excellence, we expect sales to be the same as last year for the full year 2022 despite the challenging global environment.”
So, what are your thoughts? Do you think these sales will double in the coming days? Do not forget to share your views with us in the comments section or on the SDN Forum.
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