{"id":84661,"date":"2026-01-19T08:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T13:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84661"},"modified":"2026-01-19T08:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T13:03:04","slug":"bmw-m3-record-sales-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84661","title":{"rendered":"The BMW M3 Had Its Best Year Ever In 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW M has just wrapped up its 14th consecutive year of growth after selling 213,457 vehicles, representing a 3% increase over 2024. We\u2019ve already learned that the X3 M50 dethroned the i4 M50\/M60 as the brand\u2019s best-selling product<\/a>, but diehard fans are far more interested in the full-fat M cars. It comes as no surprise that the most affordable model, the M2, topped the charts. However, the company remains tight-lipped about exactly how many G87s were sold.<\/p>\n

Whatever the figure, it\u2019s certainly higher than the nearly 71,500 M3s that changed hands over the past 12 months. Never before has BMW sold so many M3s since the E30-generation model debuted back in 1986. That includes the era before the M division spun off the two-door derivatives into the M4 Coupe and M4 Convertible.<\/p>\n

However, something is not right because X3 M50, M2, and M3 sales already exceed the total for 2025. That\u2019s before factoring in the i4 M50\/M60, M5, and the other models. We\u2019ve reached out for clarification.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, BMW claims the Touring is \u201chugely popular\u201d among M3 buyers, even if the G81 isn\u2019t sold in the United States, where customers seem to favor the larger M5 Touring G99<\/a>. Compared to the M3 sedan, the long-roof version is offered in a simplified lineup. It\u2019s not available with a manual gearbox, though it\u2019s unclear how many buyers would have opted for an M3 Touring with a stick anyway.<\/p>\n

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The M3 Touring\u2019s xDrive-only setup makes sense given its positioning as an all-rounder. Drivers can still access pure rear-wheel-drive behavior by activating 2WD mode after fully disabling the dynamic stability control system. BMW also sells a second flavor of the M3 Touring, the Competition Sport (CS), but the hardcore limited edition likewise comes with xDrive and only two pedals.<\/p>\n

2026 is likely the final full year of availability for the current-generation M3. We\u2019ve heard that the G80 will exit production in February 2027, with the G81 following in October. The next-generation model is rumored to arrive in 2028 as the G84<\/a> sedan. We\u2019ve previously reported that it will retain the inline-six engine but likely add a mild-hybrid setup. Additionally, BMW may offer the next M3 exclusively with xDrive and an automatic transmission.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s still too early to say whether another M3 Touring is planned. More concerning is the lack of spy shots of the regular 3 Series Touring testing in the rumored G51 guise. Hopefully, BMW will continue to take on the Mercedes C-Class Estate and Audi A5 Avant with combustion-powered models.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the i3 sedan<\/a> debuting in the coming months is expected to be followed by an i3 Touring before the end of the decade. If a zero-emission wagon does materialize, an M variant may only be a matter of time. Neue Klasse EVs like the iX3, i3, and iX4 are bound to feature the \u201cworld\u2019s most powerful letter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BMW M has just wrapped up its 14th consecutive year of growth after selling 213,457 vehicles, representing a 3% increase over 2024. We\u2019ve already learned that the X3 M50 dethroned the i4 M50\/M60 as the brand\u2019s best-selling product, but diehard fans are far more interested in the full-fat M cars. It comes as no surprise […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}