NEW DELHI — Amid
rising disposable incomes in an aspirational country, luxury car-maker BMW
Group India on Tuesday said it achieved its best-ever annual car deliveries
last year at 15,721 units with 11 per cent growth.
BMW Group India also crossed 3,000 EV deliveries till date,
becoming the first luxury car manufacturer in the country to reach this
milestone.
The company delivered 15,721 cars (BMW and MINI) and 8,301
motorcycles (BMW Motorrad) between January–December 2024.
BMW sold 15,012 units and MINI 709 units, the company said
in a statement.
In the October-December period last year, the automaker sold
4,958 units, clocking 15 per cent growth, and highest December sales as well
(2,244 units with 17 per cent).
“Posting the highest-ever car sales in India, BMW Group
India has also crossed a milestone of 15,000 cars. We had the strongest product
offensive in the luxury car segment, paired with the introduction of new
initiatives like Retail.NEXT and expansion of bespoke experiences and services
for our customers,” said Vikram Pawah, President and CEO, BMW Group India.
BMW is leading significantly across segments in the Indian
luxury car market including sustainable electric mobility, Luxury Class and
aspirational premium compact segment.
The BMW Luxury Class ((BMW 7 Series, BMW i7, BMW X7 and BMW
XM) sold 2,507 units. Nearly every fifth car that BMW sold in India in 2024 was
a top-of-the-range model, according to the company.
In 2024, BMW X7 was one again the highest-selling Luxury
Class model. Since its launch, more than 5,000 units of the BMW X7 have been
delivered in India.
BMW Group India said that it remains the most desirable
choice for luxury EVs too.
In 2024, 1,249 units of fully electric BMW and MINI cars
were delivered and i7 was the largest selling EV in its class with 384 units.
BMW Motorrad delivered 8,301 motorcycles in 2024. At 1,041
units, the brand also achieved best-ever annual sales of its completely
built-up bike portfolio.
BMW India started operations in 2007. It has a manufacturing
plant in Chennai, a parts warehouse in Pune, a training centre in Gurgaon NCR
and development of a dealer organisation across major metropolitan centres of
the country.
