BMW electrified sales surge

Global sales of fully electric BMW and Mini models are up 110% in the first half of 2022 compared with the same time last year, says the BMW Group.

And registrations of BMW battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in New Zealand rose 2000% following the launch of new models such as the iX3 and iX, it adds.

The iX3 recorded 127 registrations between January and June, while the iX saw 21 registrations in the same period.

The Mini Electric Hatch has recorded a 210% uplift (108 units versus 35) in NZ registrations while the BMW New Zealand fully electric model portfolio will expand further with launches of the BMW i7 flagship sedan later this year and the iX1 in 2023.

The Mini Countryman had a 60% uplift in registrations for the PHEV model on the first half of last year (96 units versus 60).

BMW New Zealand is continuing to expand its electrified product portfolio, with the recent launch of the i4 Gran Coupé – whose line-up includes the first emissions free BMW M car, the M50.

As a result it will offer 10 electrified models to local customers – among the most of any automotive manufacturer in New Zealand and a key to getting more than two million fully electric vehicles on global roads by the end of 2025. 

The Neue Klasse line-up has the potential to further accelerate market penetration of electromobility so that 50% of the BMW Group’s global sales could be generated from fully electric vehicles before 2030.

Mini will have an all-electric product range by the early 2030s.

The BMW Group aims to transition to a carbon neutral business by 2050 and to increase its use of secondary materials in vehicle production from 30% now to 50%.