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 could be one in all them contemplating 1 / 4 of all of the automobiles 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 12 months.

Demand for zero-emission fashions was fueled by the i4, which was the corporate’s best-selling EV within the nation final 12 months 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 12 months. BMW UK reckons 2024 might be even higher because of the just lately launched i5 and the iX2 due in March. As well as, the i5 Touring will hit the native market later this 12 months.

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

The M division additionally had an important 2023 when shipments have been up by 19.4% to 4,536 models because of the M3 Touring and the brand new M2. Facet word – virtually half of the M3s offered final 12 months within the UK have been the long-roof G81 mannequin.

Total, BMW UK shipped 111,734 final 12 months within the nation, up by 3% in comparison with the 12 months earlier than. Meaning roughly 20% of all premium automobiles 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 residence turf, the British model’s hottest automobiles have 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 12 months earlier than.

On a associated word, MINI’s Oxford plant constructed over 43,000 EVs final 12 months. The following-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 in-built China by Highlight Automotive, a three way partnership between BMW and Nice Wall Motor.

Supply: BMW UK