In the first half of 2023 BMW Group achieved stable financial and operational indicators: sales amounted to 74.1 billion euroswhich is +12.4% more compared to 65.9 billion recorded in the first half of 2022. In the first six months of this year, more than 1.2 million cars were delivered to customers.

“The wide range of technologies we offer is attractive to customers: sales of vehicles equipped with internal combustion engines provide us with a strong base, while significant growth is driven by significant growth in demand for our all-electric vehicles”said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BMW AG: “We combine the two: systemic transformation and economic success. At the same time, we are guiding the company with purpose and determination into the future – while maintaining a high level of profitability. »

BMW Group: 1.2 million vehicles delivered in the first half of 2023

More details, the German group has a total of 1,214,864 cars were delivered to its customers, which is +4.7% more compared to 1,160,094 units delivered in 2022. Sales of electrified vehicles surged +33.1% to 245,468 units, compared to 184,468 units in 2022.

Deliveries of 100% electric vehicles doubled to 152,936 units, up +101.5% from 2022, when 75,890 units were delivered. Thus, electric vehicles accounted for 12.6% of sales in the first half of the year, growth by +93.8% compared to the same period in 2022 (6.5%).

Sales details of BMW Group brands

It’s a brand BMW which accounts for the bulk of BMW Group sales: indeed, no fewer than 1,071,326 vehicles were delivered to customers in the first six months of 2023 (1,016,228 units in the first half of 2022). During this time, the BMW brand regained the first place in the premium segment in the world.

100% electric models were popular, with a total of 133,927 electric vehicles delivered to customers, more than doubling (+133.1%) compared to the same period last year. The most popular electric models were the BMW i4, BMW iX3, BMW iX, as well as the electric version of the 3 Series: the BMW i3.

Brand Mini delivered 140,357 vehicles to customers in the first half of 2023, which is quite stable (-0.2%) compared to the previous year (140,675 units in the first half of 2022). The brand recorded sales growth of +8.8% for its 100% electric vehicles, with the Mini Cooper SE being the brand’s most popular model since last year.

On the side Rolls Roycewe recorded 3,181 customer deliveries (-0.3%) during the first half of 2023: a period marked by the end of production of the Wraith and Dawn models, but sales still remaining at the level of the previous year. . The first deliveries of the long-awaited 100% electric Rolls-Royce Specter coupe will begin in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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