In 2023, BMW will go all out to electrification, and will release the innovative pure electric BMW i5, innovative pure electric BMW iX2 and innovative pure electric BMW i5 station wagon with "one button and three connections". This year, pure electric vehicles will be the main sales growth point of the BMW Group, and pure electric vehicles will account for 15% of the group's total global annual deliveries.

"Proven strong strength, future-oriented innovative technology and new-generation models that will be put into production in 2025 will lay the foundation for our continued success." BMW Group Chairman Zipse said at the 2023 annual financial report on March 15. , "A strong product array equipped with advanced technology and excellent business operation management enable the BMW Group to achieve its current goals. At the same time, we are also focusing on future development and opening a new era of electric mobility through new-generation models."
In 2022, the BMW Group will deliver a total of more than 215,000 pure electric vehicles in the global market, more than doubling the year-on-year increase. In 2023, pure electric vehicles will still be one of the main sources of sales growth and are expected to achieve high double-digit growth. In order to achieve this ambitious goal, the BMW Group has already made full preparations within the scope of the entire business chain.

In terms of products, BMW will release the innovative pure electric BMW i5, innovative pure electric BMW iX2 and innovative pure electric BMW i5 station wagon next. Together with the existing pure electric models, BMW's pure electric products will cover almost all major market segments. It is estimated that within three years (as of 2026), the annual sales of pure electric vehicles will account for one-third of the group's global sales. By 2030, more than 50% of the group's global annual sales will be pure electric vehicles; by then, the cumulative number of pure electric vehicles delivered by the group is expected to exceed 10 million.

At the same time, BMW Group's MINI, Rolls-Royce, and BMW Motorrad urban travel series are all implementing electrification. In the next 10 years, both MINI and Rolls-Royce will become pure electric brands. In the autumn of 2022, the MINI Concept Aceman pure electric crossover concept car will make its Asian debut in Shanghai. It presents MINI's new design language and looks forward to the next generation of MINI pure electric models. Rolls-Royce's first pure electric vehicle, Rolls-Royce Specter, will be delivered within this year; by 2030, all Rolls-Royce models will be pure electric vehicles. Last year, BMW Motorrad launched the BMW CE 04 pure electric motorcycle in China, and will launch the BMW CE 02 suitable for urban young people in the future. By 2030, the urban mobility series among the six major car series of BMW Motorrad will be fully electrified.
In terms of technology, the new-generation models will adopt BMW's sixth-generation eDrive electric drive system and a new generation of lithium-ion batteries. While reducing the overall cost by 50%, the energy density will be increased by more than 20%, the cruising range will be increased by 30%. Speed increased by 30%. To this end, BMW signed battery contracts of more than 10 billion euros with Ningde Times, Yiwei Lithium Energy, Envision Power and other companies last year.

In addition, in order to match the rapid development of the electric vehicle business, BMW is also continuing to transform and upgrade its global production system. Last year, the BMW Group released the BMW iFACTORY production strategy, which is BMW's overall plan for future car production, creating a new production concept in the era of electric intelligence. For example, in China, the large-scale upgrade project of BMW Brilliance's production base (referred to as: Lida Factory) with a total investment of 15 billion yuan has extremely high production flexibility and has an electrification-oriented production system, which can achieve up to 100% electric vehicles. Production capacity; the pure electric BMW i3 is produced at the Lida plant. In November last year, BMW also announced that the Shenyang production base will undergo a large-scale expansion of power battery production, which will be invested by BMW Brilliance with a total investment of about 10 billion yuan. Next, more than 30 BMW factories around the world will follow the BMW iFACTORY production strategy for transformation and upgrading.

Dr. Peter, Director of Finance of the BMW Group, said: "The BMW Group has maintained profitability while undergoing its biggest ever transformation. Our highly competitive products, especially electric models and large luxury vehicles, make this possible. Good The cash flow has well supported our R&D and innovation. The BMW Group will continue to move forward towards a sustainable future."