Monthly BMW car sales in the United Kingdom 2020-2023
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.