According to the BMW Group's official website released data, the BMW Group in January-October global sales of more than 2 million vehicles, a total of 2,008,849 vehicles, an increase of 3.4% over the same period last year; despite the X3 is currently facing upgrading, the Group in October global Sales volume reached 197,601, a slight increase of 0.8% over the same period of last year. The new X3 is expected to be listed in November.
Currently, the BMW Group owns 9 electric models and the sales of its new energy vehicles from January to October rose 63.7% to 78,096 units. In October, sales of BMW i and iPerformance in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and other regions accounted for Compared to 8% and more than 30% in Scandinavia.Motor BMW i, BMW iPerformance and Mini electric car in October sales totaled 9,405 units, an increase of 60.3% compared with the same period last year. i3 sold 2,851 units last month, up 20.3% YoY.
BMW sold 1,706,020 vehicles worldwide in the January-October period, up 3.6% from the same period of last year, driven mainly by sales volume growth for each of its models. For example, although the X3 is facing an upturn, the BMW X-family continues to be the sales volume The main driving force for growth.The BMW X-family sales in January-October totaled 578,336 units, an increase of 11.3% compared with the same period last year, BMW 1 Series and 7 Series sold 161,804 and 53,043 respectively.At the same time in October, the new BMW The 5 Series delivered 29,370 units worldwide, up 8.5% from the same period of last year and sold more in the China market Other new and upgraded models such as BMW 2 Series sedans and convertibles sold 4,689 units in total, An increase of 5% over the same period.The BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé sold 6,001 units, an increase of 21.6% over the same period last year.
MINI Countryman sold 64,339 units last month, an increase of 19.3% from the same period last year, contributing to MINI sales growth for the first time in the first ten months of cumulative sales of over 300,000 vehicles, amounting to 300,212 units in total, reaching 300,212 units The main driver was Countryman sold 7,503 units in October, up 45% from a year earlier.
BMW and Mini global market sales
Despite the downturn in the UK market, the sales volume of both the BMW and Mini brands in European markets remained solid, with a total of 901,718 units sold in January-October, representing an increase of 0.5% as compared with the same period of last year.
Asia also continued to be a key driver of the BMW Group's sales growth, especially in the China market. BMW Group sold 691,319 units in the January-October period in Asia, an increase of 13.1% from the same period of previous year; in the Chinese mainland market, BMW Group in October Total sales of 50,412 units, an increase of 14.2% over the same period of last year; January-October cumulative sales reached 487,069 units, an increase of 15.1%.
The U.S. auto market continued to show signs of declining. Group sales in the Americas between January and October totaled 361,135 units, down 3.4% year-on-year. The cumulative sales in the United States in the January-October period totaled 281,839 units, down 5.1% year-on-year.