The BMW Group delivered 88 289 fully electric vehicles of the BMW and Mini brands to customers in the second quarter. This means the company again succeeded in more than doubling BEV sales compared to last year’s period (+117,5%). Plug-in hybrid registrations, on the other hand, are falling behind at the moment.

According to the BMW Group statement, the BMW brand handed over 77 948 all-electric vehicles to customers from April to June, representing a growth of 150,7% compared to Q2 of 2022.

At Mini, only 10 341 BEVs were sold, a narrow increase of 8,8%. However, Mini will soon be switching to the new electric generation, which is being built together with Great Wall in China, and EV sales should pick up then.

Almost 15% of BEVs

The BMW Group delivered 626 726 vehicles (+11.5%) of the BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce brands in the second quarter.

At Rolls-Royce, it is said that the high expectations for the all-electric Spectre have been exceeded: The order backlog is already sufficient until the end of next year. The first deliveries will take place in the fourth quarter of 2023.

At the BMW brand, 553 369 vehicles (+11,5%) were sold across all drive types. With 77 948 BEVs, the e-quota for the Munich brand was 14,1%.

At Mini, there were 71 816 vehicles in Q2, resulting in a BEV share of 14,4%. As BMW points out, the electric Mini Cooper SE has been the brand’s most popular model since last year.

Plug-in hybrids becoming less popular

BMW no longer mentions the plug-in hybrids in the memo itself. In a table, however, the Munich-based company still shows sales of ‘BMW Group electrified’, which amounted to 134 982 units. If the BEV sales are subtracted from this, the result is 46 693 plug-in hybrids from BMW and Mini. This means PHEV sales have declined by 14% compared to Q2 2022: 54 282 plug-in hybrids were delivered then.

When we look at the entire first half of the year, the BMW Group delivered 152 936 BEVs. In the same period in 2022, there were 75 891 BEVs, so that’s a sales increase of 101,5%.

In the first six months of 2022, most of the 184 553 electrified BMWs and Minis were still plug-in hybrids. When we look at the 2023 figures, the ratio has reversed: 152 936 BEVs to 92 532 PHEVs in the year’s first half.

This is also reflected in the growth figures: While BEVs increased, as already indicated, by 101,5% in a half-year comparison, growth in electrified cars was significantly lower at +33,1% due to the PHEV decline (-14,8%).