The BMW i3 pure electric vehicle will be discontinued this summer and sold nearly 250,000 units in 9 years

January 29 news, according to foreign media reports, after nearly 9 years of production, BMW launched the first pure electric vehicle i3, will be discontinued this summer.

Judging from the reports of foreign media, the news that bmw i3 pure electric vehicles will stop production was revealed by a spokesman of BMW company on Friday local time. The spokesman said the BMW i3 will be discontinued in June this year.

The BMW i3 is the first pure electric vehicle launched by BMW, which is the beginning of their transition to electric vehicles, and has a special significance in the development of BMW electric vehicles.

Production of the BMW i3 began in September 2013 and the first one rolled off the production line at its factory in Leipzig, Germany. Since its launch, the i3 has sold nearly 250,000 units, of which 28,216 were sold last year, an increase of 5.4% year-on-year.

However, foreign media also mentioned in the report that the early sales data of i3 was not in line with BMW's expectations. At that time, the popularity of electric vehicles was far less than the current one, charging facilities were limited, and there were only a few recognized electric vehicles on the market.

As the first true electric vehicle launched by BMW, the i3 has also won a number of global automotive awards since its launch. Foreign media mentioned in the report that i3 won the 2014 Global Green Car of the Year Award and the Global Car Design of the Year Award.

As an electric car that began production 9 years ago, the i3 also had good sales last year, but it was still far less than the best-selling model in the field of electric vehicles, which was not what BMW expected. In addition, BMW has also had new electric vehicles, which are more competitive than the i3, and in the current market environment, the performance is expected to be better than the i3.