From the debut of the revolutionary i3 to luxury limousines that whisper on the highways, BMW’s journey to electrification has been a long one, but with lightning acceleration in recent years. Today, May 5, 2026, the BMW Group officially announced that it has surpassed the two million electric car milestone produced globally.
If the first one million barrier was reached in about 11 years, the jump from one to two million took only two years, a sign that the "pleasure of driving" found a very favorable current.
The 2,000,000th car is not just a number in an Excel spreadsheet, but a demonstration of technological strength: a BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan, painted in the elegant shade of Tanzanite Blue. The car has left the assembly line at the German plant in Dingolfing and is about to reach a customer in Spain who probably has no idea that he will be parking a piece of history in his garage.
The Dingolfing plant in figures:
"Dingolfing has become our main hub for premium electric mobility. Our strategy of producing thermal, hybrid and electric models on the same line allows us to be extremely flexible," said the group's representatives.
While the numbers are exploding globally, locally, the electric landscape is nuanced. Romania remains a market where BMW dominates the premium segment, but the transition to "full electric" has encountered some turbulence in the last year.
In 2025, BMW Romania set a historic sales record, exceeding the threshold of 5,500 units delivered (5,545 to be exact). However, the appetite for pure electric cars (BEV) was tempered by the reduction of government subsidies (Rabla Plus Program). While the overall electric market declined, BMW managed to maintain its relevance through diversity.
Although pure electric sales fell by about 31% last year locally due to the legislative context, Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) models grew by 27%, serving as a "bridge" for customers who are still afraid of infrastructure.
| Electric Model (BEV) | Popularity in Romania |
| BMW i4 | The leader of the electric Gran Coupe segment |
| BMW iX1 | The most sought-after compact electric SUV |
| BMW iX | The flagship, preferred for status and range |
Romanians who choose BMW electric do so not only for ecology, but for performance. Demand for M Performance variants (such as the 2 millionth model) remains unusually high in Romania compared to other European markets, a sign that the "M spirit" does not need an exhaust sound to convince.
BMW doesn't stop there. The two-millionth milestone is just the prologue to the next big revolution: the Neue Klasse. With the new BMW iX3 already spied testing and ready to attack the supremacy of volume models, the Bavarian manufacturer aims for at least half of its annual sales to be electric by 2030.
For customers in Romania, the challenge remains infrastructure, but with an almost 50% increase in fast charging (DC) points in the last year, "range anxiety" is starting to become a memory, just like the noise of diesel engines at traffic lights.
Two million cars later, one thing is certain: the future of BMW is silent, but extremely fast.
Interestingly, despite the subsidy changes, BMW remains the brand of choice for those who want to make the switch to electric without sacrificing driving dynamics. Have you ever wondered what a Bucharest-Brașov road would feel like in an i5 M60, knowing that you are part of a community of two million users?