Inovev forecasts 20,000 units per year of the new BMW i4
- The German carmaker BMW has unveiled its battery electric vehicle, the i4, a sedan which is equivalent of the 4 series in terms of dimensions (which explains its name). The i4 is therefore well above the i3 which has been marketed since 2013 but which could quickly give way to this new model. The i4 is therefore the brand's fourth BEV, after the i3 compact sedan and the iX and iX3 SUVs, and the fifth in the BMW group if we include the Mini E. Its price will be over 50,000 euros.
- The BMW group, which is one of the pioneers of BEV with the i3, is gradually expanding its range of electric vehicles, with a different launch strategy compared to its competitors Audi, which started with the e-Tron (SUV E-segment), then the e-Tron GT (E-segment sedan) and recently the Q4 e-tron (C-segment SUV), or Mercedes, with the EQC (D-segment SUV), EQA and EQB (C-segment SUVs) and EQS (F-segment sedan).
- With the i4 sedan, sales volume is not expected to exceed 25,000 units per year, given its high price tag. Inovev forecasts 8,000 sales in 2021, 11,000 in 2022, 18,000 in 2023 and 21,000 in 2024.
- The BMW i4, which will be marketed in Europe this fall, will compete with the Tesla Model 3, but will likely take customers to the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe. The Audi E-Tron GT is much more expensive (100,000 to 150,000 euros).
- The BMW i4 is based on the CLAR platform, shared with the 3 Series, 4 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series and 8 Series. The carmaker announces for its new model a range of 590 km according to the WLTP cycle. The BMW i4 will be produced in Munich.
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