BMW has handed over its two-millionth battery-electric vehicle since the i3 went on sale in late 2013, and the company credits its new Neue Klasse models for the recent acceleration. Including plug-in hybrids, around 3.5 million electrified BMW Group cars have reached customers over the same period. In Europe, battery-electric models made up roughly 28% of the group’s sales in the first half of 2026.

BMW Group says it reached the two-million mark for fully electric deliveries in August 2026, counting every battery-electric car handed over since the original BMW i3 arrived in showrooms at the end of 2013. Adding plug-in hybrids to the total takes the group to around 3.5 million electrified vehicles delivered worldwide since then.

The milestone car itself was a BMW i5 M60 xDrive built at the group’s Dingolfing plant in Germany and delivered to a customer in Spain.

Europe is doing the heavy lifting

The sharpest growth is coming from BMW’s home continent. European sales of battery-electric models rose 38% in the second quarter of 2026 to 81,445 units, which the company attributes to improved availability of the BMW iX3. Across the first half of the year, fully electric cars accounted for about 28% of the group’s European sales.

Worldwide, the picture is broader but less concentrated: more than one in four vehicles the group sold in the first six months of 2026 was electrified, a figure that includes plug-in hybrids as well as pure EVs.

The iX3 is pulling its weight

BMW singles out the iX3 as the main driver behind the recent numbers. Since the model’s world premiere, one in three fully electric BMWs ordered in Europe has been an iX3, according to the manufacturer. Within the X3 family specifically, the company says half of all orders are now for the electric version — a notable split for a nameplate that still offers combustion and plug-in hybrid variants.

The group also says it is approaching 100,000 new orders for the iX3.

“Selling two million BEVs underlines how BMW and MINI models are winning over customers worldwide. In Europe, the positive development has continued since the market launch of the BMW iX3, and we will soon be reaching the milestone of 100,000 new orders. This shows the tremendous importance of the Neue Klasse for the ongoing ramp-up of electromobility at the BMW Group,” says Jochen Goller, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Customer, Brands, Sales.

The i3 joins the line-up

The second Neue Klasse model, the new BMW i3, entered series production at Plant Munich in August 2026. The company describes demand as high enough to require a steep production ramp-up, and says orders opened ahead of the car’s market launch with strong early interest.

The name is a deliberate revival: the original i3 city car, launched in 2013, was the vehicle that started BMW’s electric count in the first place. The new i3 is a very different proposition, built on the Neue Klasse architecture that also underpins the iX3.

What it means

Two million is a cumulative figure spanning more than a decade, so it says more about staying power than about current market share. The more telling numbers are the recent ones: a 38% quarterly jump in European BEV sales and a 28% first-half share suggest the Neue Klasse rollout is landing at a moment when several rivals have slowed their electric plans in Europe.

The pattern within the X3 family is worth watching too. If half of all orders for a mainstream premium SUV are going to the electric version, that is a meaningful shift for a segment where combustion models have held on longest.

BMW has not published a target date for the next milestone. The i3 reaches customers following its market launch, with production now running at Plant Munich.

Facts: BMW electric sales milestone

  • Fully electric vehicles delivered since 2013: 2 million
  • Total electrified vehicles delivered since 2013: around 3.5 million
  • Milestone car: BMW i5 M60 xDrive, built at Plant Dingolfing, delivered in Spain
  • European BEV sales, Q2 2026: 81,445 units (up 38%)
  • European BEV share, H1 2026: around 28%
  • Global electrified share, H1 2026: more than one in four vehicles sold
  • BMW iX3 energy consumption: 18.1–15.1 kWh/100 km (WLTP), 0 g/km CO₂
  • BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan energy consumption: 19.5–19.4 kWh/100 km (WLTP), 0 g/km CO₂

Source: www.press.bmwgroup.com