In the challenging first quarter of 2022, the BMW Group worked with its Chinese dealer partners to successfully deliver 208,507 BMW and MINI cars and 2,990 BMW Motorrad motorcycles in China. Among them, the sales of pure electric vehicle models have tripled in the same period last year with the help of BMW iX, BMW i4, BMW iX3 and other models, showing the strong momentum of BMW's promotion of electrification strategy.
Globally, despite adverse factors such as the epidemic, the BMW Group delivered 596,907 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand cars in the first quarter. Sales of all-electric BMW and MINI vehicles reached 35,289 units, up 149.2% year-on-year.
"Electrification is one of the bmw group's top priorities. In 2022, the Group plans to double its global sales of pure electric vehicles compared to 2021. Our first-quarter performance in the Chinese market laid a good foundation for achieving this goal, and with the joint efforts of our dealer partners, we will further accelerate the pace of electric in the coming months. Mr. Gao Le, President and CEO of BMW Group Greater China, said, "This year we will supply 5 pure electric vehicles in the Chinese market. A week ago, the new BMW i3 specially tailored for the Chinese market was just released, the BMW i7 will soon usher in the world premiere, bmw's 2022 electrification offensive is in full swing. ”
During the year, the BMW Group will mass-produce and trial-produce 15 pure electric vehicle models worldwide, covering about 90% of the market segment. In addition to the innovative BMW iX, innovative BMW i4, new BMW i3, BMW iX3 and other models already on the market, there are also pure electric models of the BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series and BMW X1 series. With the increase in pure electric products and the growth of demand in the market, the BMW Group plans to deliver a total of 2 million pure electric vehicles by the end of 2025.
Since 2014, the BMW Group's sales of new energy vehicles in China have exceeded 150,000. With the acceleration of the new energy vehicle business, the BMW Group has always attached importance to the coordinated development of related infrastructure. In China, BMW is actively expanding the construction of charging facilities through cooperation with Chinese companies, so that consumers can quickly and easily find nearby charging piles through the My BMW App application.
By the end of February 2022, BMW Instant Charging has dynamically linked more than 380,000 public charging piles, including more than 200,000 DC fast charging piles, and about 50,000 charging piles in the country can provide plug-and-play services; more than 390 BMW dealer charging stations have covered more than 120 cities across the country; BMW reservation parking and charging services have now covered 4 airports in 9 major cities across the country and more than 10 popular business districts across the country.
Next, the BMW Group will continue to "home in China" and uphold the principle of "China first", accelerate transformation along the direction of electrification, digitalization and sustainability, and maintain the same frequency and coordinated development with China.