BMW i3 And 6 Sequence Make Shock Look In Q3 2025 Gross sales

BMW USA simply revealed its gross sales outcomes for the third quarter. Demand jumped 24% to 96,886 items, however two entries within the tally caught us off guard. Somebody purchased a beforehand unsold i3, whereas one other particular person drove dwelling in a “new” 6 Sequence Gran Turismo. It’s been fairly some time since both of those fashions was bought in the USA.

The Leipzig plant constructed the final i3 hatchback greater than three years in the past. Manufacturing led to June 2022 after a nine-year run that noticed 250,000 items made. Whereas it’s comprehensible that leftover stock wouldn’t vanish in a single day, it’s uncommon to see one nonetheless sitting on a vendor lot through the July-August interval.

Technically, BMW by no means retired the i3 badge. Whereas the quirky metropolis automotive is historical past, the alphanumeric code now belongs to a very totally different car: an electrical 3 Sequence primarily based on the long-wheelbase sedan constructed and bought in China. The identify will go international once more subsequent yr with the New class Primarily based i3.

As for the 6 Sequence GTit predates the i3’s demise. BMW USA stopped promoting the five-door gran tourer for the 2020 mannequin yr. The “G32” acquired a facelift that yr, however the replace by no means made it to North America. Manufacturing continued in Dingolfing till 2023, with the Chennai plant in India constructing the mannequin into the primary half of 2024.

It will be fascinating to know the way a lot patrons paid for these automobiles that sat on vendor heaps for thus lengthy. Earlier than discontinuation, the i3 began at $45,445, whereas the 6 Sequence GT retailed from $71,295 earlier than choices. Since neither was the form of automotive that appreciates after manufacturing ends, these prospects could have scored stable offers. In any case, sellers are at all times motivated to maneuver growing older stock.

BMW plans to reenter the i3’s phase later this decade with the upcoming i1 EV. A successor to the 6 Sequence GT, nevertheless, appears unlikely. Just like the smaller 3 Sequence GTit by no means actually discovered its viewers, leaving each fashions as finally failed experiments.

Supply: BMW