The Netherlands had 1,834 registrations in March, up 123% compared to March 2017. Last month actually resulted in a 4.3% plug-in vehicle share of the auto market, thus helping the 2018 share climb to 3.3%. The Tesla Model S was once again the monthly best seller, thanks to 588 registrations, allowing it to beat its own record of 576 deliveries, which dated back from December 2013…
Following numerous lawsuits filed against its fellow Germany-based auto manufacturers in relation to diesel vehicle emissions cheating in the US, BMW is now being sued for similar reasons as well.
My first year with the first generation BMW i3 has left me somewhat baffled. It is perhaps the quickest car within city limits, ever. And on the twisty roads in the countryside, it will make you weary and speed blind at times. It will work those corners so hard, you will need to catch your breath after a while. The i3 is agile like nothing I have ever driven before. But something doesn’t add up…
The European passenger plug-in vehicle market had its best not-last-month-of-quarter record in November, with over 29,000 vehicles delivered to happy customers. This is the 7th time in the last 8 months that we saw +50% growth rates.
The new 2020 plug-in electric vehicles sales target at BMW is 500,000 units, the company’s CEO, Harald Krueger, has stated in an interview with the Germany newspaper WirtschaftsWoche.
As you probably would have guessed by now, the 2017 LA Auto Show is much more electric than it has been over the past few years. BMW is still refining its electric lineup, Kia has stepped up its Niro hybrid to now include and plug, and Volvo is bringing out two superb plug-in hybrids (PHEV).
Breaking news today regarding BMW and electric vehicles was … more or less a repeat of statements BMW made in 2013 and 2015, but it also provided some extra details.
With a fairly broad “green” array — eclectic blend of attractive electrified vehicles — the BMW Group is apparently the world’s 3rd biggest plug-in car manufacturer. With the best ever July for BMW Group, the company’s total plug-in car sales through July surpassed 50,000. “Year-to-date electrified sales increase 74.8% to 50,711,” a press release from the Bavarian auto manufacturer stated.
I haven’t been watching too closely in recent months, but while pulling BMW i3 sales data for our monthly electric car sales reports, I noticed that BMW USA sales are down … dramatically. BMW passenger cars were down 17% in May (2017 vs 2016) and 11% for the year through May (2017 vs 2016). And, by the way, MINI brand sales were down 12% in May and the year through May.
Originally published on The Electric BMW i3. By Tom Moloughney I had the opportunity to sit down with BMW NA’s top man when it comes to electric vehicles, Jose Guerrero, at this year’s New York International Auto Show. Guerrero is BMW i’s North American Product & Operations Manager, and has … [continued]
