Hybrid BMW
Heavyweights such as GM, Ford, VW or Daimler have announced a variety of e-models. BMW wants to be a leader in this field in the endurance competition of the upper-class providers.
The worldwide growing demand for electric and hybrid cars should BMW 2018 will bring significant growth in this segment. The Munich-based group intends to sell 140,000 electrified vehicles, following a good 103,000 in the previous year. As the car manufacturer announced on Tuesday, climbed in January sales of electric and hybrid cars by 37 percent to 7,155 cars. Models with alternative drives were in demand, especially in Scandinavia, Great Britain and the United States USA, In China, a hybrid version of the popular as a company car 5 Series in the course of the year to provide momentum.
The People’s Republic is not only the largest car market in the world, but also the global lead market for electric mobility. According to a study by the Center of Automotive Management (CAM) in Bergisch Gladbach, 579,000 electrified cars were sold there in 2017. In the US there were therefore just under 194,500, of which almost half on Tesla accounted for. According to the Kraftfahrt Bundesamt, in Germany in 2017 a good 25,000 electric cars and more than 29,400 plug-in hybrid cars were newly registered. In Europe, Norway is a leader thanks to numerous support measures for battery-powered vehicles.
CAM boss Stefan Bratzel assumes that the market for electromobility will increase only moderately in the next two years worldwide. Starting in 2020, the model offensives of numerous international manufacturers, the improved charging infrastructure and stricter CO2 targets are likely to fuel the market, according to the study. Industry heavyweights like GMFord, VW or Daimler have announced a variety of e-models.
The favorite cars of the Germans
In the endurance competition the upper class provider wants BMW be a leader in this field. Relative to all types of engines, Mercedes sells most cars worldwide. The BMW brand fell in January with 148,400 vehicles delivered (plus 3.4 percent) behind Mercedes with 193,100 and Audi with 149,100. By 2020, the Munich want to recapture the top spot in the premium class.
Current club events
Wednesday, 14.02.18, 12:30 Berlin: Curry & Politics
Monday, 19.02.18, 10:00 Berlin: Global Business Strategy Day
Tuesday, 20.02.18, 19:00 Cologne: Investment Live
Thursday, 15.02.18, 19:00 Düsseldorf: Gallery event with Leon Löwentraut
Friday, 16.02.18, 10:00 Nuremberg: Fairs in the age of digitization
Monday, 19.02.18 Berlin: 23rd Handelsblatt Annual Conference “Pharma 2018”
