The BMW Group sold 2.32 million light vehicles in 2020
- The BMW group (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce) sold 2.32 million light vehicles (passenger and utility) in 2020, down 8.4% compared to 2019. The BMW brand sold 2.06 million of vehicles (-5.2%), the Mini brand 260,000 (-18.4%) and the Rolls-Royce brand 3,708 units.
- The BMW brand held up better than the Mini brand because the group's increased sales in China with mainly BMW models. The group's sales in China (606,831 sales) indeed increased by 11.2% in 2020 compared to 2019, while they fell in Europe (-19.1% to 847,481 sales) and in the United States(-15% to 306,870 sales), its two other main markets. These three markets represent 76% of the group's sales in 2020.
- The BMW group lost fewer sales in 2020 than its competitor Mercedes, and therefore the Munich carmaker remains ahead of the Stuttgart carmaker at the worldwide level and remains the 11th world carmaker ahead of Daimler 12th.
- BMW Group sales of electric cars (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) counted for 195,979 units last year, including 36,720 BEVs (BMW i3 and Mini E). In 2021, the BMW iX and iX3 will be added as well as the i4s. On the plug-in hybrid side, BMW is in the process of generalizing this type of engine over practically its entire range, from the 3 Series to the 7 Series and the Mini Countryman. Sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles represented 159,259 units in 2020, up 56.7% compared to 2019.
- The BMW Group’s top-produced model in 2020 is the BMW 3 Series, which was sold at 490,000 units.
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