The German manufacturer delivered roughly 1.15 million vehicles globally in the first half of 2026, a decrease of 4.2 percent from the same period last year, as softness in China and the broader Asia-Pacific market outweighed gains in Europe and the United States.

BMW Group worldwide deliveries slipped 4.9 percent in the second quarter to 590,962 units, affected by a 30.2 percent decline in China.

European deliveries rose 5.4 percent over the half-year to 496,651 units, while the Americas region advanced 3 percent to 244,199 units.

Germany alone increased 10.2 percent to 149,135 units. In the United States, deliveries grew 3.9 percent to 200,661 units, with the BMW brand outperforming the wider market, driven largely by X model sales.

The China sales region recorded a 20.4 percent decline for the half-year to 261,773 units, while the Fourth Pillar region fell 9.6 percent to 151,751 units.

By brand, the core BMW marque delivered close to a million vehicles in the first half, down 6.2 percent, though it grew in both Europe, up 1.5 percent, and the United States, up 4.7 percent.

BMW M shipped 99,595 vehicles, down 6 percent.

Mini delivered 81,035 vehicles in the quarter, up 17.1 percent, and 149,538 for the half, up 11.7 percent, marking its sixth straight quarter of growth, driven chiefly by fully electric models.

Rolls-Royce handed over 2,523 vehicles in the half, down 9.8 percent, and BMW Motorrad delivered 102,847 motorcycles and scooters, down 2.9 percent.

Fully electric BMW and Mini sales rose 5.2 percent in the quarter to 116,807 units, aided by the new iX3 launch.

Europe led BEV growth, up 38 percent to 81,445 units, pushing BMW to second place in German electric vehicle registrations for the quarter.

Year-to-date BEV deliveries fell 7.4 percent to 204,295 units. Combined electrified deliveries also fell 7.4 percent to 295,407.

The new BMW X5 was unveiled in the United States in late June.

BMW customer, brands, sales management board member Jochen Goller said: "Despite challenges worldwide, we achieved positive sales results in the US and Europe. The Neue Klasse continues to show strong momentum. With the BMW iX3, we are on track to reach the next major milestone of 100,000 new orders. The second Neue Klasse model, the BMW i3, is already seeing strong demand since orders opened ahead of its launch."