Climate Changed
BMW Aims for a 50% Increase in Electric Vehicle Sales Next Year
- Company flags e-car expansion saving rights for iX1 to iX9 SUV
- X7, 8-Series to battle Mercedes in top-line segment share
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BMW AG is targeting another ambitious hike in plug-in hybrid and battery car sales next year to defend its position in the electric-car shift as competitors like Volkswagen AG ready their own battery lineups.
The planned increase to about 150,000 cars sold would represent a 50 percent rise from this year, and a jump of about two-thirds from last year’s deliveries of green cars. BMW, an early mover in the electric-car shift with 2013’s i3, is facing increasing competition from rivals like Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen.