It’s secure to say BMW Group Canada had a strong 2023, with deliveries rising by 12.1% to 35,436 items, together with MINIs. The core BMW model noticed its gross sales enhance by 11.3% to 31,021 items, pushed by robust demand for 2 fashions positioned at reverse ends of the lineup – the X1 and seven Sequence. Gross sales for each the compact crossover and full-size sedan tripled in comparison with the earlier 12 months. Enjoyable truth – deliveries of the totally electrical i7 accounted for practically half of all 7 Sequence offered.

Additionally noteworthy is how BMW M fared in 2023 as shipments grew by 12%. The automaker’s native department claims the launch of the XM helped BMW Canada grow to be the second-largest market on the earth for BMW M as a portion of general gross sales.

Elsewhere, demand for electrified autos jumped by 30% in comparison with the earlier 12 months for the primary model. 2023 was truly a document 12 months for BMW fashions with a charging port in Canada, accounting for 20% of the general gross sales. Deliveries of pure EVs spiked by 91%, sufficient to signify 13% of all automobiles offered within the nation final 12 months.

So far as MINI is worried, 2023 concluded with a complete of 4,415 automobiles delivered, marking a 17.5% enhance in comparison with 2022. The demand was pushed by the 5-Door hatchback (+45.3% YoY enhance), the convertible (+81.8%), and the Countryman crossover (+25%). The latter is transitioning to the subsequent era, set to reach in Canada because the Cooper S in spring, adopted by a completely electrical mannequin later within the 12 months.

In associated information, BMW Motorrad had a document 12 months in Canada the place the two-wheeled model delivered 2,789 items in 2023,  up by 7% over the earlier years.

International BMW gross sales outcomes for 2023 are usually not out but, however they’ll possible be revealed within the coming weeks, if not days. In the meantime, BMW USA has launched its personal information, asserting that 2023 was a document 12 months after delivering 362,244 automobiles.

Supply: BMW Canada