After posting file gross sales in the USA for 2023, BMW is pleased to announce deliveries reached an unprecedented stage in Portugal as properly. The core model managed to ship 13,963 vehicles to prospects final yr, representing a rise of 42% in comparison with 2022. As soon as once more, the 1 Collection was the agency’s hottest automotive, accounting for two,093 models.

Nonetheless, the actual star of BMW Portugal’s lineup in 2023 was the i4 because the totally electrical 4 Collection Gran Coupe amounted to 1,934 gross sales. The final 12 months have additionally been nice for the M division as gross sales of the efficiency division shot up by greater than 150% to 201 vehicles. Greater than 60% of all BMWs offered final yr in Portugal have been electrified as 8,435 automobiles got here with a charging port. 1 / 4 of all shipments was represented by pure EVs.

MINI had a wonderful 2023 as properly by promoting 2,058 vehicles, or 9% greater than the yr earlier than. Deliveries of electrified vehicles reached a file stage of 965 models, with greater than half being the plug-in hybrid Countryman with 564 models – MINI’s best-selling automotive in Portugal.

At BMW Motorrad, the two-wheeled division set a file within the nation positioned on the Iberian Peninsula with 2,448 models.

Mixed, the BMW Group offered 18,469 models in Portugal in 2023, up by 32% in comparison with 2022. The luxurious model’s native department grew at a better price than the common within the automotive sector. Information printed by the Car Affiliation of Portugal (ACAP) reveals that 199,623 passenger vehicles have been offered final yr within the nation, about 27% greater than within the previous yr.

The excellent news carry on coming for BMW Group Portugal contemplating aftersales (elements, equipment, life-style gadgets) loved a 25% improve at BMW, 11% at MINI, and 5% at BMW Motorrad. BMW Monetary Companies achieved 5,848 signed contracts, amounting to a complete monetary portfolio of €596.5 million, or 6% increased than in 2022. Insurance coverage contracts additionally spiked by 40%.

In associated information, BMW overtook Mercedes in Australia for the primary time in 11 years final yr when one in 4 vehicles it offered in the UK was purely electrical.

Supply: BMW