Over the course of 2022, German carmaker BMW sold roughly 108,600 passenger cars in the United Kingdom, a decline of around 6.82 percent year-on-year. The peaks seen in March and September are due to the issuing of new registration plates by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. As of June 2023, the BMW marque was the fourth most valuable automotive brand in the world.
BMW’s market share
BMW’s UK market share sits at around 6.7 percent, making it the fourth most popular car brand in the United Kingdom in 2022. Between June 2015 and December 2022, BMW's market share peaked at 9.78 percent in June 2018. The following year, this figure amounted to 8.9 percent.
Volkswagen and Ford led the market
In 2022, Volkswagen was the leading car company in the United Kingdom, outperforming all other brands in terms of December sales. Ford, the best-selling brand two years earlier, operates an engine plant in Bridgend, Dagenham and a transmission plant in Halewood. Meanwhile, Volkswagen produces Bentley luxury vehicles in the United Kingdom. The UK automotive industry produced about 775,000 units in 2022.
Monthly sales volume of BMW passenger cars in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2020 to November 2023
Characteristic
Units sold
Nov 23
11,989
Oct 23
11,188
Sep 23
12,522
Aug 23
4,750
Jul 23
8,668
Jun 23
11,600
May 23
8,025
Apr 23
6,804
Mar 23
14,463
Feb 23
3,571
Jan 23
7,812
Dec 22
9,523
Nov 22
10,257
Oct 22
9,199
Sep 22
13,443
Aug 22
4,830
Jul 22
7,855
Jun 22
9,467
May 22
8,646
Apr 22
7,491
Mar 22
14,950
Feb 22
4,583
Jan 22
8,380
Dec 21
6,420
Nov 21
9,018
Oct 21
7,778
Sep 21
15,747
Aug 21
4,427
Jul 21
7,863
Jun 21
14,227
May 21
10,396
Apr 21
8,757
Mar 21
21,003
Feb 21
3,939
Jan 21
7,002
Dec 20
10,305
Nov 20
9,733
Oct 20
10,827
Sep 20
21,225
Aug 20
5,360
Jul 20
11,446
Jun 20
10,635
May 20
1,472
Apr 20
211
Mar 20
17,530
Feb 20
6,654
Jan 20
10,078
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SMMT. (December 5, 2023). Monthly sales volume of BMW passenger cars in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2020 to November 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300405/bmw-car-sales-in-the-united-kingdom/
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