Munich. For the first time ever at this point in the
year, the BMW Group has delivered more than two
million vehicles to customers around the world. A total of 2,008,849
vehicles have been sold in the first ten months of 2017, an increase
of 3.4% on the same period last year. October sales of 197,601 (+0.8%)
achieved the same high level as last year, despite the current
changeover of the significant BMW X3 model, the new version of which
is arriving in dealerships during November.
“Our sales results for the first ten months of the year confirm the
broad range and appeal of our model line-up,” commented Dr Ian
Robertson, BMW AG Management Board Member for Sales and Brand BMW.
“Despite significant model changeovers and headwinds in some of our
biggest markets, we have delivered over two million vehicles to
customers in the first ten months of the year. Vehicles as
wide-ranging as the BMW X1, the BMW 5 Series, 7 Series and the BMW i3,
to name just a few, have all contributed to that growth,” he continued.
The BMW Group’s unrivalled range of nine electrified
vehicles boosted their sales by a total of 63.7% in the first
ten months of 2017, with a total of 78,096 delivered to customers.
Independent research* confirms the BMW Group’s leading position when
it comes to combined sales of battery and plug-in hybrid electrified
vehicles worldwide, with the company well ahead in Germany and Europe
as a whole. In October, BMW i and iPerformance vehicles made up around
8% of total BMW sales in the USA, France, the UK and the Netherlands,
with electrified sales in Scandinavia accounting for over 30% of total
BMW deliveries. October sales of BMW i, BMW iPerformance and MINI
Electric vehicles totalled 9,405, an increase of 60.3% on the same
month last year. The BMW i3 increased sales in the month by 20.3% (2,851).
Global BMW brand sales in the first ten months of
2017 increased by 3.6% with a total of 1,706,020 customer deliveries
worldwide. These record figures can be attributed to increased sales
across a variety of models in the portfolio. For example, the BMW X
family continues to be a strong growth driver, despite availability of
the BMW X3 being significantly affected by the current model
changeover. Total BMW X sales were up 11.3% (578,336) in the first ten
months of the year. Other models contributing significantly to sales
growth this year include the BMW 1 Series (161,804 / +12.5%) and the
BMW 7 Series (53,043 / +11.9%). Meanwhile in October, the new BMW 5
Series was delivered to a total of 29,370 (+8.5%) customers worldwide.
This increase was achieved despite the ongoing ramp-up in the 5
Series’ biggest market, China. Even before the car is fully available
in all markets, in October, the new BMW 5 Series sedan was already the
world’s best-selling business limousine. The BMW 5 Series is just one
of a number of new models launched as part of the company’s ongoing
model offensive. Other new or refreshed models such as the BMW 2
Series Coupé and Convertible (4,689 / +5.0%) and the BMW 4 Series Gran
Coupé (6,001 / +21.6%) also made significant contributions to the
brand’s sales growth.
Global deliveries of MINI brand vehicles in the
first ten months topped the 300,000 mark for the first time ever at
this point in the year. A total of 300,212 MINIs were delivered
worldwide, an increase of 2.5%. With a sales increase of 19.3% and
64,339 units delivered, the MINI Countryman was the brand’s major
growth driver. October sales of that model grew by 45.0% (7,503) with
more than one in ten of those cars the plug-in hybrid MINI Cooper S E
Countryman ALL4 (fuel consumption in the EU test cycle: 2.3-2.1
litres/100 km, electricity consumption 14 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions: 52-49 g/km).
BMW Motorrad continues to achieve record sales, with
12,451 motorbikes and maxi-scooters delivered to customers in October,
an increase of 13.5% compared to the same month last year. In the
first ten months of 2017, sales at BMW Motorrad climbed 10.4% with
140,269 units delivered to customers.
BMW MINI sales in the regions/markets at a glance
With ongoing volatility in several significant markets, the BMW Group
maintains its clear focus on achieving profitable, sustainable and
balanced growth around the world.
Despite ongoing, significant headwinds in the important UK market,
BMW MINI sales in Europe are stable at last
year’s very high level, with a total of 901,718 (+0.5%) vehicles
delivered to customers in the first ten months of the year.
Asia continues to be a significant growth driver for
BMW Group sales, with the Chinese market performing particularly
strongly. Sales in Asia (691,319) are up 13.1% in the year-to-date.
Ongoing volatility in the US automotive market is reflected in the
BMW Group’s figures for the Americas (361,135), which
in the year-to-date are 3.4% below last year’s level.
BMW
Group sales in/ytd October 2017 at a glance
*BMW i, BMW iPerformance, MINI Electric
*IHS / POLK report 5 October 2017; global new car registrations
2017 (BEV and PHEV combined).
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