BMW has sold two million electric cars, and Europe bought seven in ten of the ones it shifted last quarter

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August 28, 2026, 4:16 PM

• •BMW’s two millionth fully electric vehicle was an i5 M60 xDrive built in Bavaria and delivered in Spain.
• •Europe accounted for 81,445 of BMW’s 116,807 battery-electric vehicle sales in the second quarter.
• •BMW’s first-half global battery-electric deliveries fell 7.4% to 204,295.
• •The company’s sales in China declined by more than 20%, according to the article.
• •BMW says nearly 100,000 orders have been placed for the iX3 since launch.
• •Series production of the i3 began in Munich in August on the Neue Klasse platform.

BMW said it delivered its two millionth fully electric vehicle, an i5 M60 xDrive built in Dingolfing and handed to a customer in Spain. The company sold 116,807 battery-electric vehicles in the second quarter, with Europe accounting for 81,445 of them, or about seven in ten. Despite that milestone, BMW’s global battery-electric deliveries fell 7.4% in the first half to 204,295, while sales in China dropped by more than 20%. The article says the iX3 is driving much of BMW’s European EV momentum, with nearly 100,000 orders since launch and about one-third of European electric BMW orders.

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