In 2024, BMW recorded double -digit growth for electric vehicles when global programs rose by 11.6% to 368,523 EVS. The German luxury brand has a strong start to the year in Europe and delivers 13,715 EVS in January. IX1 controlled the demand, which according to numbers of numbers from an increase of 64% to 3,883 units DataForce and quoted by Automobile news Europe.
The i4 was not far behind. The electrical version of the 4 Series Gran Coupé rose by 5.4% to 3,717 vehicles. The life cycle pulse introduced last year must have encouraged more buyers to choose the Electric 4 Series. His bigger brother, the i5, saw his turnover almost twice the same compared to January 2024. However, it sounds better than actually. The European availability of the Electric 5 series was not in full potential a year ago, so a comparison is unfair.
In January 2025, BMW received 2,122 examples of i5 electrical sedans and cars, an increase of 96.1% compared to the same month of the previous year. Almost 4,000 EVs were other models that were sold by the Bavarian brand and varied from the IX2 to the i7. With almost 14,000 electric cars sold in the first month of the year, BMW Tesla has conveniently sold, which dropped by 46% to 10,511 vehicles.
But how did BMW work overall? DataForce According to reports, 59,193 cars with the famous round in Europe were sold last month. It is a slight decline in 1,094 units, but the luxury brand has a long year ahead to recover. Mini suffered a similar decline in January 2025, with the volume declining by around 1,000 cars to 10,418 units. As far as Rolls-Royce is concerned, 86 vehicles minus one compared to the same month of last year was sent.
The electrical installation of BMW will be without IX3 for a few months. The old Clar-based model has production in the second quarter. The successor based in NEE class will only meet the assembly line towards the end of 2025. With an i3 sedan in 2026, followed by other EVs, BMW will be confident that the sale of electric cars will continue to increase.
Source: Automobile messages / Data Force
