RedNet Moment News April 8 (Reporter Long Zhen) On April 7, BMW announced the sales data for the first quarter of 2022: 596907 new cars (including MINI and Rolls-Royce) were sold worldwide, down 6.2% year-on-year.
In the Chinese market, BMW sold a total of 208507 new cars (including MINI) in the first quarter, down 9.2% year-on-year. It is worth mentioning that BMW's pure electric vehicle sales in the Chinese market performed well in the first quarter, thanks to the innovative BMW iX, i4 and new iX3, achieving a year-on-year increase of 207.9%.
The BMW brand sells more than 500,000 new cars worldwide
The BMW brand sold 519796 new cars worldwide in the first quarter of this year. Despite the challenges, the BMW Group's sales of pure electric vehicles in the first quarter more than doubled from the same period last year, with a total of 35,289 pure electric vehicles (BMW and MINI) delivered worldwide, an increase of 149.2% year-on-year.
In addition, the BMW Group has set a higher target for the all-electric lineup: this year, including pre-production models, BMW will launch 15 pure electric vehicles, which currently cover about 90% of the market segment. In addition to the innovative BMW iX, i4, new iX3 and MINI Cooper SE, there will also be pure electric models of BMW 3 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series and X1.
The MINI brand saw slight growth in the first quarter
The MINI brand delivered 75,487 new vehicles worldwide in the first quarter, up 1.1% year-on-year. Among them, the pure electric MINI Cooper SE delivered 8925 units to customers worldwide. The MINI brand is now focused on the road to electrification, and the new mini three-door version is currently undergoing winter testing.
Rolls-Royce sales up nearly 18% in the first quarter
The Rolls-Royce brand delivered 1,624 new vehicles worldwide in the first quarter, up 17.7% year-on-year, and the highest first-quarter sales since the Rolls-Royce brand was founded.
In addition, Rolls-Royce has also decided to launch the brand's first pure electric production model, the Spectre, in the fourth quarter of next year. By 2030, all Rolls-Royce models will be purely electric.
BMW Motorcycle: Strong results in the first quarter confirm a successful growth strategy
BMW Motorcycle delivered 47,403 new vehicles worldwide in the first quarter, achieving an increase of 11.3% year-on-year, which is also the best first quarter sales of BMW motorcycles in history.
Although BMW's sales in China and global sales in the first quarter declined year-on-year, with the recent launch of the new BMW X5 and the new BMW i3, two blockbuster models, it is believed that BMW will have excellent performance in the future.