BMW Group Surpasses Three Million Electrified Vehicles, Half Fully Electric, Signaling Robust EV Growth
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The BMW Group has achieved a significant milestone, producing three million electrified vehicles globally, with 1.5 million of these being fully battery-electric models.
This production flexibility enables all BMW Group plants worldwide to manufacture electrified models alongside conventional vehicles on integrated production lines.
The company is expanding its global e-drive component production, including new high-voltage battery assembly plants across three continents for future models.
Electrified vehicles now constitute 25% of BMW's production volume, with fully electric models driving substantial sales growth, accounting for nearly one in five deliveries.
The BMW Group has announced a significant milestone in its electrification strategy, surpassing three million electrified vehicles produced globally, with 1.5 million of these being fully battery-electric models. This achievement, initiated with the BMW i3 in Leipzig in 2013, highlights the company's evolving expertise and commitment to electromobility as a core growth driver.
The three millionth electrified vehicle, a plug-in hybrid BMW 330e Touring, rolled off the production line at Plant Munich in late May, destined for a customer in the United Kingdom. Concurrently, the 1.5 millionth battery-electric vehicle, a MINI Countryman E, was produced at Plant Leipzig for the Portuguese market, bringing the company's electromobility journey full circle to its starting point.
Since the series production launch of the fully electric BMW i3 in 2013, the BMW Group has progressively integrated electric vehicle manufacturing into its global network. Initially, plug-in hybrids were produced alongside conventional vehicles, with battery-electric offerings expanding significantly from 2019, including the MINI Cooper SE from Oxford, UK, and later the BMW iX3, BMW iX, and i4 from China and Germany. This strategic flexibility allows all global plants to produce diverse powertrains on the same lines, aligning production with market demands. Milan Nedeljković, BMW Board Member for Production, stated, “The BMW Group’s extreme flexibility in production means it can serve customers’ wishes in line with the markets and with demand. With all the plants in our global production network now set up for electromobility, we are ready to carry on growing in this segment.”
Beyond vehicle assembly, the BMW Group has also expanded its electric drive component production. Plant Dingolfing, a hub for battery modules, high-voltage batteries, and electric motors since the i3's inception, has become the Competence Centre for E-Drive Production, reaching an annual capacity of over 500,000 units by 2022. Fifth-generation high-voltage batteries are now assembled in Regensburg, Leipzig, and Spartanburg, with expertise being channeled into the sixth-generation electric drive, set to launch in late 2025 with the 'Neue Klasse' at BMW Group Plant Debrecen.
Electrified vehicles are increasingly contributing to the BMW Group's sales volume. In 2024, they accounted for 25 percent of total production, with fully electric models comprising three-quarters of this share. The first quarter of 2025 saw 109,513 battery-electric BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles delivered, marking a 32.4 percent year-on-year increase. This means fully electric cars now represent nearly one in every five vehicles delivered by the group. The company is constructing new high-voltage battery assembly plants in Hungary, Germany, China, the US, and Mexico, underscoring its commitment to future-proof mobility and continued growth in the electric vehicle segment.