BMW Group in the US (BMW and MINI combined) sales of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles totaled 1,836 in August 2018, an increase of 6.2% from the 1,729 sold in the same month a year ago. BMW Group electrified vehicles accounted for 6.7% of US sales in August 2018.

Year to date, BMW Group sales of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are up 34.6 percent compared to the first eight months of 2017.

BMW Group currently offers seven electrified models in the US: the BMW i3, BMW i8, BMW 330e, BMW 530e, BMW 740e, BMW X5 xDrive 40e and MINI Countryman plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle.

Overall sales of BMW brand vehicles increased one percent in August 2018 for a total of 23,789, compared to 23,553 vehicles sold in August 2017. Year-to-date, the BMW brand is up 2.3 percent on sales of 199,157 vehicles compared to 194,604 sold in the first eight months of 2017.

BMW’s lineup of Sports Activity Vehicles accounted for 53.6 percent of BMW brand sales in August 2018. For the fifth consecutive month, the BMW X3 was the top-selling BMW model in the US.

For August, MINI USA reported 3,800 vehicles sold, a decrease of 14.6 percent from the 4,448 sold in the same month a year ago. MINI sales in August were led by the MINI Countryman, which accounted for 40 percent of sales with 1,548 vehicles sold. Year to date, MINI sales are down 1.0 percent.

Sales of BMW Group vehicles (BMW and MINI brands combined) in the US decreased 1.5 percent in August 2018 for a total of 27,589 vehicles, compared with 28,001 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date BMW Group sales in the US are up 1.9 percent from the first eight months of 2017.