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===== BMW and Mercedes-Benz EVs Performance in China =====
===== BMW ,Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen EVs Performance in China =====


* '''BMW ranks second in China when it comes to tech features''' in its cars, followed by Xpeng, Tesla and VW<ref name=":32">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-02/bmw-unwraps-next-generation-ev-to-take-on-tesla-china-s-byd</ref>.
* '''BMW ranks second in China when it comes to tech features''' in its cars, followed by Xpeng, Tesla and VW<ref name=":32">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-02/bmw-unwraps-next-generation-ev-to-take-on-tesla-china-s-byd</ref>.
* Its Chief Executive Officer Oliver Zipse said during the 2023 IAA mobility conference that BMW isn't affected by price wars in China due to its positioning in the premium segment<ref name=":32" />.
* Its Chief Executive Officer Oliver Zipse said during the 2023 IAA mobility conference that BMW isn't affected by price wars in China due to its positioning in the premium segment<ref name=":32" />.
* '''BMW is selling twice as many EVs as its German competitors Mercedes-Benz and Audi, that's according to its CEO Zipse'''<ref name=":33" />.
* '''BMW is selling twice as many EVs as its German competitors Mercedes-Benz and Audi, that's according to its CEO Zipse'''<ref name=":33" />.
* '''According to Bloomberg, Mercedes-Benz sold 8,800 EVs from January to July 2022.'''


====== BMW EV Sales in China ======
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====== BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi BEVs and Plug-In Hybrids sales in China ======
* BMW leads Mercedes-Benz and Audi when it comes to clean vehicles sales in China<ref name=":34">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-05/rise-of-china-s-ev-makers-threatens-western-firms-ubs-says</ref>.
* According to Yale Zhang, managing director of Shanghai-based consultancy Automotive Foresight, '''among the three German brands, BMW is demonstrating speed and focus on EVs'''<ref name=":34" />'''.'''
* “BMW still needs to catch up to Chinese EV makers in intelligent driving solutions such as smart cockpit and autonomous driving,” he said. '''“But this concept car has shown a radical shift in its style and application of the smart cockpit. It’s one to watch.”'''<ref name=":34" />
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!Model
!August 2022
!September 2022
!October 2022
!November 2022
!December 2022
!January 2023
!February 2023
!March 2023
!April 2023
!May 2023
!June 2023
!July 2023
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|BMW
|3.7K
|3.2K
|4.9K
|7.6K
|10.8K
|7.3K
|5.9K
|8.5K
|7.7K
|8.3K
|9.3K
|6.8K
|-
|Mercedes-Benz
|3.4K
|3.5K
|2.7K
|2.4K
|3.2K
|3.0K
|2.7K
|3.9K
|3.3K
|4.0K
|5.5K
|5.2K
|-
|Audi
|1.1K
|1.3K
|1.2K
|1.4K
|1.9K
|1.1K
|945
|2.4K
|3.0K
|3.2K
|3.4K
|2.9K
|}
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