BMW sells its 1 millionth electric car

The director of marketing for the German company "BMW", Peter Nota, announced today, Tuesday, that the company has sold its millionth electric car.

Nota pointed out that the company has thus reached a milestone in the transition to more electric motors.

BMW aims to increase sales of pure electric and hybrid cars to two million vehicles by December 2023.

It is noteworthy that BMW has relied on electric cars from a relatively early age, as it had launched its electric car, the i3 model, for sale in 2013.

Nota explained that the company's total sales of all types of cars declined somewhat last November compared to the same period last year, affected by the semiconductor shortage crisis, but he said that total sales achieved a noticeable increase in the past eleven months and took away the central brand "BMW". Mercedes-Benz's global leadership position in the luxury car category, but he did not mention numbers.

Nota added that the company's sales of electric cars currently consist of 30% of pure electric cars and 70% of hybrid cars, and pointed to the high volume of orders for the new i4 and EX models of pure electric cars, and "BMW" primarily relies on the i4 model as a car. An electric sports car in the Tesla competition.

Nota mentioned that the volume of orders for the i4 in Europe has reached a large number consisting of five figures, and continued that the orders for the model IX are moving in the same direction.

BMW is dealing with the semiconductor shortage problem relatively well at the present time and has been able to compensate for the decline in sales in the third quarter by raising prices, and Nota said that had it not been for the semiconductor shortage problem, the company would have been able to increase its sales by a number consisting of five figures in this general.