Munich. The BMW Group once again significantly
overfulfilled its European CO2 emissions targets in 2021, continuing
to consistently pursue its path of emission reduction. With emissions
of around 115,9 grams per kilometre, according to WLTP, the company
outperformed the fleet target limit of approx. 126 grams per kilometre
by around ten grams in the EU27+2 (EU, Norway, Iceland), based on its
own internal calculations.
CO2 fleet emissions were also further reduced compared to the
previous year: Converted to the WLTP cycle, the reduction was around
14 percent. The key drivers for fulfilment of the fleet target were
significantly higher sales of electrified vehicles in Europe and
further increases in efficiency for conventional drive technologies.
The BMW Group already released two very successful fully-electric
vehicles onto the market in 2021, the BMW iX and the BMW i4, for which
demand is exceeding the high expectations. On the European continent,
in particular, there is strong interest in electromobility: In 2021,
more than one in four vehicles in the EU27+2 was either fully electric
or a plug-in hybrid. The success of electromobility can also be seen
from two further milestones the company reached in 2021: For the first
time, a fully-electric vehicle, the MINI Cooper SE*, became the
highest-volume model variant for one of the BMW Group brands. The
company also handed over its one-millionth electrified vehicle to its
new owner in December 2021.
The BMW Group aims to sell more than 200,000 fully-electric vehicles
in 2022, at least double its sales in 2021. The launch of two more
fully-electric vehicles from important model series this year, the BMW
i7 and the BMW iX1, will further increase the total number and
percentage of electrified vehicles sold. A highly flexible, integrated
production system that allows combustion-engine vehicles and electric
models to be built on one line is a key enabler for this. In 2022, the
BMW Group will produce at least one fully-electric vehicle at each of
its German plants.
In 2021, the BMW Group once again tightened its own goals to
significantly reduce CO2 emissions and also committed to a pathway
that meets the 1.5-degree goal for limiting global warming. The BMW
Group plans to lower lifecycle CO2 emissions per vehicle by at least
40 percent by 2030. The company became the first German automotive
manufacturer to join the Business Ambition for 1.5° C campaign
launched by the Science-Based Targets Initiative and is committed to
the goal of complete climate neutrality throughout the entire value
chain by 2050 at the latest.
*Consumption/emissions data:
MINI Cooper SE: Power consumption in kWh/100 km
combined: 16.9-14.9 NEDC, 17.6-15.2 WLTP.
If you have any questions, please contact:
BMW Group Corporate Communications
Sebastian Kessler, Communications Corporate, Finance, Sales
Telephone: +49 89 382-21616
E-mail: Sebastian.KE.Kessler@bmw.de
Eckhard Wannieck, Head of Communications Corporate, Finance, Sales
Telephone: +49 89 382-24544
E-mail: Eckhard.Wannieck@bmwgroup.com
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The BMW Group
With its four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW
Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and
motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services.
The BMW Group production network comprises 31 production and assembly
facilities in 15 countries; the company has a global sales network in
more than 140 countries.
In 2021, the BMW Group sold over 2.5 million passenger vehicles and
more than 194,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax in the
financial year 2020 was € 5.222 billion on revenues amounting to
€ 98.990 billion. As of 31 December 2020, the BMW Group had a
workforce of 120,726 employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term
thinking and responsible action. The company set the course for the
future at an early stage and consistently makes sustainability and
efficient resource management central to its strategic direction, from
the supply chain through production to the end of the use phase of all products.
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