BMW has made it crystal clear that it received’t abandon inner combustion engines anytime quickly. Nonetheless, it has an aggressive electrical mannequin rollout that’s already paying off in lots of components of the world. The UK can be certainly one of them contemplating 1 / 4 of all of the vehicles the corporate offered in 2023 didn’t have a gasoline/diesel engine. EVs generated 28,723 gross sales, a large increase of 34% over the earlier yr.

Demand for zero-emission fashions was fueled by the i4, which was the corporate’s best-selling EV within the nation final yr with 8,940 models or 33% greater than in 2022. The iX1 was additionally a sizzling commodity, racking up gross sales of seven,101 models over the course of final yr. BMW UK reckons 2024 could possibly be even higher due to the lately launched i5 and the iX2 due in March. As well as, the i5 Touring will hit the native market later this yr.

One of the best-selling BMW product throughout the vary was the 1 Sequence with 22,855 models, representing a big enhance of 64% year-over-year. On the different finish of the lineup, the X7 fullsize SUV loved a 9% increase in recognition, probably as a result of updates introduced by the mid-cycle facelift.

The M division additionally had an incredible 2023 when shipments had been up by 19.4% to 4,536 models due to the M3 Touring and the brand new M2. Aspect observe – virtually half of the M3s offered final yr within the UK had been the long-roof G81 mannequin.

General, BMW UK shipped 111,734 final yr within the nation, up by 3% in comparison with the yr earlier than. Meaning roughly 20% of all premium vehicles offered in 2023 had the well-known roundel.

As for MINI, the Oxford-based marque had a stable 2023 by rising cargo to 47,594 models (+4%). On its dwelling turf, the British model’s hottest vehicles had been the 3-Door Hatch with 39% of all shipments and the Countryman with 25%.

Mixed, the BMW Group UK generated a quantity of 159,328 models in 2023, up by 3.1% in comparison with the yr earlier than.

On a associated observe, MINI’s Oxford plant constructed over 43,000 EVs final yr. The subsequent-generation electrical hatch received’t enter manufacturing till 2026 when the Aceman subcompact crossover is programmed to roll off the meeting line. Within the meantime, these two EVs will solely be inbuilt China by Highlight Automotive, a three way partnership between BMW and Nice Wall Motor.

Supply: BMW UK