{"id":84842,"date":"2026-02-12T11:49:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84842"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:49:43","slug":"bmw-germany-january-2026-registrations-x1-x3-ix1-z4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84842","title":{"rendered":"January 2026 BMW Germany Numbers Are In: X1 and X3 Lead, iX1 Tops EVs"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-summary-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"post-summary-title\">Article Summary<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"post-summary-list\">\n<li>BMW\u2019s January 2026 total in Germany came in about 1,000 units higher than January 2024 and January 2025, with most of the growth concentrated in a few model lines.<\/li>\n<li>X1 (U11) and X3 (G45) led BMW\u2019s internal ranking at around 2,800 registrations each, while the 5 Series (G60\/G61) landed just under 2,400 and trailed last year; the X5 (G05 LCI) stayed strong despite the upcoming G65.<\/li>\n<li>iX1 was BMW\u2019s top EV with 961 registrations, narrowly ahead of the i5; BMW\u2019s EV share in Germany stood at 18.9% ahead of the upcoming iX3 (NA5) launch, and the Z4 (G29) saw notably strong demand tied to the Final Edition and Z4 M40i manual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>Despite a weak overall market and plenty of direct rivals, BMW opened 2026 with a solid January in Germany. As always, though, the bigger story emerges when you break the numbers down by model line. Looking at January registrations alongside the first month of the two previous years helps put the Federal Motor Transport Authority figures into context: total BMW sales in January 2026 landed about 1,000 units higher than in both prior years. That gain, however, didn\u2019t come from everywhere\u2014most of the growth concentrated in only a handful of nameplates.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong Demand for the Z4 Roadster<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-508617\" title=\"BMW Z4 FINAL EDITION 04\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04-830x467.jpg\" alt=\"BMW Z4 FINAL EDITION 04\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the more interesting outliers was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/02\/05\/2026-bmw-z4-almost-gone-buy-now\/\">BMW Z4 Roadster (G29)<\/a>. Demand for the two-seater was comparatively strong, suggesting its appeal has picked up in recent months thanks to the Final Edition and the availability of a manual transmission in the Z4 M40i. Other models nearing the end of their lifecycles didn\u2019t see the same kind of late-stage bump: neither the 8 Series nor the X4 managed anything comparable.<\/p>\n<h3>SUVs at the Top of the List<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-bmw-ix1-xdrive30-review-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-462978\" title=\"2023-bmw-ix1-xdrive30-review-11\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-bmw-ix1-xdrive30-review-11-830x467.jpg\" alt=\"BMW iX1 on the road\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-bmw-ix1-xdrive30-review-11-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-bmw-ix1-xdrive30-review-11-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-bmw-ix1-xdrive30-review-11-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-bmw-ix1-xdrive30-review-11-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-bmw-ix1-xdrive30-review-11.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the top of BMW\u2019s internal January 2026 leaderboard, two SUVs clearly separated themselves from the pack. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/11\/12\/2026-bmw-x1-shadow-edition\/\">BMW X1 (U11)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/11\/09\/new-g45-bmw-x3-production-spartanburg\/\">BMW X3 (G45)<\/a> each posted around 2,800 new registrations, placing them first and second among BMW model series for the month\u2014and both sat well above their January 2025 results.<\/p>\n<p>The BMW 5 Series (G60, G61) followed in third, but with just under 2,400 units, it fell short of its previous-year level. The BMW X5 (G05 LCI) also delivered a strong showing, seemingly unfazed by the fact that its replacement\u2014the upcoming BMW X5 (G65)\u2014is already on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>On the EV side, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/10\/31\/2023-bmw-ix1-xdrive30-review\/\">BMW iX1<\/a> once again led BMW\u2019s electric lineup in Germany for January 2026. The battery-electric X1 recorded 961 new registrations, narrowly ahead of the BMW i5, despite the i5\u2019s higher positioning and the added choice of both Sedan and Touring variants. With the 2026 update expected to lift the BMW iX1\u2019s range to more than 500 kilometers on the WLTP cycle (depending on configuration), the compact electric SUV appears well positioned to remain a volume driver in the months ahead.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the iX1 won\u2019t just be fighting external rivals. BMW is preparing to add another potential electric bestseller to its own showroom: the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/12\/03\/2026-bmw-ix3-review-neue-klasse-first-drive\/\">iX3 (NA5)<\/a>, slated to launch in just a few weeks in Europe. Even before the iX3 reaches the market\u2014and with some customers still waiting for the recently approved EV subsidy\u2014BMW\u2019s electric-vehicle share in Germany already sits at 18.9 percent.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bimmertoday.de\/2026\/02\/12\/baureihen-ranking-januar-2026-bmw-x1-x3-starten-stark-ins-neue-jahr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BimmerToday<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Summary BMW\u2019s January 2026 total in Germany came in about 1,000 units higher than January 2024 and January 2025, with most of the growth concentrated in a few model lines. X1 (U11) and X3 (G45) led BMW\u2019s internal ranking at around 2,800 registrations each, while the 5 Series (G60\/G61) landed just under 2,400 and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84843,"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-84842","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\/84842","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=84842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}