BMW Group (BMW) Pre-close call presentation summary
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Pre-close call presentation summary
26 Oct, 2026Retail deliveries
Global retail volumes declined 4.9% in Q1, 6.3% in Q2 and 3.5% in Q3 2026.
Ongoing weakness in China weighed on volumes, while Europe and the US recorded growth.
Electrification
BEV retail growth accelerated to 7.2% in Q3 2026, following a 20.1% decline in Q2; Q1 growth was 5.2%.
BEVs represented 20.0% of Q3 sales and XEVs 27.4%.
Regional performance
Q3 sales grew 2.6% in Europe and 2.5% in the US, while China declined 24.8%.
Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa sales declined 10.9%; Americas sales totaled 130k units.
Q3 BEV/XEV shares: Europe 34.7%/46.9%, US 4.7%/11.4%, China 6.5%/6.6%, and Americas 18.0%/23.3%.
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