BMW sees Q3 surge in battery-electric vehicle sales

FILE PHOTO: A BMW i4 electric car is displayed during a media tour at the plant of German automaker BMW in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - German carmaker BMW saw group sales of its battery-electric vehicles surge by 79.6% year on year in the third quarter of 2023 to 93,931 units, the company said on Tuesday.

Total group sales increased by 5.8% that quarter and by 5.1% over the first nine months of the year, the company added.

(Writing by Rachel More; Editing by Miranda Murray)