BMW Group (www.bmwgroup.com) achieved sales growth both in November and in the first 11 months of 2018, despite the very volatile market situation.

In November, the company delivered 222,462 vehicles to customers around the world — an increase of 0.8% compared with November 2017. That result brought the company’s sales total for the first 11 months of 2018 to 2,258,159 — up 1.3% compared with the first 11 months of 2017.

BMW board member Pieter Nota said: “In a challenging year, we sold more cars than ever before in November and in the
first 11 months. November saw the launch of the new BMW X5, which achieved significant sales in its first few weeks.

"In the USA, for example, over 5,000 X5 vehicles were delivered to customers.

"Meanwhile, November was also the best-ever single month for sales of our electrified vehicles, with almost 15,000 delivered world-wide.”

November deliveries of BMW i, BMW iPerformance and Mini Electric vehicles totalled 14,767 units world-wide, an increase of 26.1% on November 2017.

Sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles in the first 11 months of 2018 were 125,365 (+39.6%). Exactly five years after it was initially launched, the BMW i3 continues to achieve increased sales.

In November, 3,468 fully electric i3 cars were sold world-wide — a monthly result almost equal to the car’s best-ever month — March 2018 (3,490 units).

Sales of the company’s plug-in hybrid vehicles continue to increase significantly, with the plug-in versions of the Mini Countryman, the 2 Series Active Tourer, and the BMW X1 (China only) accounting for well over 10% of those models’ overall sales.

Meanwhile, a fifth of BMW 5 Series saloons sold world-wide in November were plug-in hybrids. BMW says it expects to have achieved its target of delivering 140,000 electrified vehicles in 2018.

All three major sales regions contributed to increased sales in November, with Asia the biggest growth driver. Sales in China, the company’s largest single market, increased by 10.3% (to 60,990).

The BMW Group’s home market, Germany, also achieved double-digit growth in November, increasing sales by 12.6% (to 29,340).

In Europe as a whole, the BMW Group sold more than a million vehicles in the first 11 months of a year for the first time ever.

In the USA, BMW achieved its 13th consecutive month of sales growth, with November deliveries totalling 28,330.