Significant increase in electrified vehicle deliveries
In the first quarter of 2022, sales of electrified vehicles increased significantly – by 28% to 89,669 units (2021: 70,207 vehicles/+27.7%). As planned, sales of pure electric vehicles more than doubled to 35,289 units (2021: 14,161 vehicles/+149.2%). The BMW iX3* (2022: 11,200 vehicles; 2021: 2,330 vehicles) and the MINI Cooper SE* (2022: 8,925 vehicles; 2021: 5,852 vehicles) were the most in-demand fully-electric models, with sales significantly higher than in the same quarter of the previous year. Within a short time of being introduced onto the market, the innovation flagships, the BMW iX and the BMW i4, are already generating strong demand and high new orders. The fully-electric BMW i7* luxury sedan and the BMW iX1*, as well as the fully-electric BMW i3 in China, will expand the range of battery-electric models in 2022.
The company aims to have more than two million fully-electric vehicles on the roads by 2025. This year already, including pre-production vehicles, the BMW Group will have 15 fully-electric models in production – covering around 90% of its current segments –and is on track to deliver at least 10% of its annual sales volume in fully-electric vehicles.
Slight increase in US deliveries – supply bottlenecks continue
A total of 596,907 vehicles were delivered to customers in the first quarter. This figure was lower than the previous year’s all-time high (2021: 636,606 vehicles/‑6.2%), due to limited availability of components and wide-scale lockdowns in China. The rate of sales growth varied between different regions of the world: In the Americas and in the US, the BMW Group reported growth on a par with the prior-year quarter. In the Americas, the company delivered 99,169 vehicles to customers (2021: 96,352 vehicles; +2.9%). In the US, BMW Group sales reached 80,974 vehicles (2021: 78,067 vehicles; +3.7%), earning it a leading position in the US premium segment.
The European markets, on the other hand, saw a moderate decrease of 7.8% in BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce deliveries (2022: 220,393 units; 2021: 239,018 units). Sales in Germany were slightly lower year-on-year, at 60,098 units (2021: 62,696 vehicles/-4.1%).
Sales development in Asia primarily reflected COVID-related restrictions and renewed lockdowns in China, which led to a moderate decrease in deliveries to 265,065 units (2021: 287,697 units; -7.9%). In China, the company delivered 208,953 vehicles to customers (2021: 230,193 vehicles/-9.2%).