One In Four Cars Sold By The BMW Group In Europe Is Electric

From day one, the BMW Group has opposed the European Union’s still-shocking determination to outlaw gross sales of recent combustion engine automobiles beginning in 2035. Whereas not an outright ICE ban, the requirement to cut back emissions to zero successfully quantities to at least one. Until the carbon-neutral gasoline business catches up or hydrogen-burning engines achieve traction, the EU will get rid of combustion engines from new automobiles by the center of the subsequent decade.

However right here’s the factor: in 2025, the BMW Group wouldn’t be in a troublesome place to help the laws. Within the first half of the 12 months, one in 4 automobiles bought in Europe didn’t have an engine in any respect. That’s proper, EVs made up 25% of the Group’s European gross sales, together with electrical fashions from MINI and Rolls-Royce. The primary BMW model is at the moment the third best-selling electrical automaker on the continent.

If you happen to embody plug-in hybrids, practically 40% of the BMW Group’s European gross sales within the first six months had been electrified. For the core model alone, PHEV deliveries surged by practically 30% year-over-year.

Globally, the Group’s EV share reached 18.3% in H1 2025, up from 15.7% in the identical interval of 2024. This was attainable after increasing the all-electric portfolio to greater than 15 fashions. The BMW Group stays dedicated to its purpose of getting EVs account for at the very least half of whole gross sales by the tip of the last decade. Regardless of the encouraging first-half 2025 outcomes, CEO Oliver Zipse stays agency in his perception that buyers deserve choices:

“To fulfill shopper wants, particularly in a product as complicated and private as a automobile, there isn’t a single reply. The best strategic method is to make use of all applied sciences to cut back CO₂ emissions total. [BMW is] advocating for a evaluate of the 2030 and 2035 targets within the EU.”

Zipse additionally highlighted the greater than 250 million automobiles already on the street within the EU. Earlier than everybody switches to an EV, he argues, decarbonization ought to begin with the prevailing fleet by switching to renewable fuels. That may, after all, require help from a complete business, however there was progress. BMW’s CEO pointed to HVO100, already out there in some markets, which might reduce CO₂ emissions by as much as 90% in comparison with typical fuels.

It’s value noting that the 2035 ICE ban on new automobiles shouldn’t be set in stone. The European Union will evaluate the laws subsequent 12 months, so there’s a likelihood the deadline might be postponed.