Oliver Zipse
Chairman of the Board of Administration & CEO
Good morning, girls and gents. 2025 was, in some ways, a outstanding yr for the BMW Group and above all, one which set our course for the long run. First, we achieved a stable monetary end result with group earnings of greater than EUR 10 billion. Walter Mertl will present extra element in only a second.
Second, we grew in 2025, promoting extra automobiles than the earlier yr and increasing our management of the worldwide premium section. And third, our expertise open technique continued to display its energy. Demand for automobiles with combustion engines remained secure, whereas gross sales of our all-electric and electrified automobiles proceed to develop.
And fourth, as soon as once more, by our personal efforts, we considerably outperformed the EU’s CO2 fleet targets for 2025. And at last, we efficiently started the rollout of our NEUE KLASSE with the BMW iX3, giving the BMW model and all the firm essential momentum for the long run. And all of this reveals we ship constantly and repeatedly. We now have set the suitable course in recent times and don’t want to vary our strategic route. On this means, we will hold the corporate on monitor for long-term success.
Standing right here beside me is the brand new BMW iX3. This automobile marks a pivotal second within the BMW Group’s current historical past, the intense launch of our NEUE KLASSE. Manufacturing of the iX3 has efficiently ramped up at our new plant in Debrecen in Hungary.
First prospects have already obtained the automobiles. And since final week, the iX3 has been in European showrooms. Demand for