The order comes almost five months before the new model’s market launch. At the same time, other tens of firm orders have been announced nationwide, in line with BMW Romania data.
The new i4 BMW has a starting price of EUR52,955 in Romania, VAT included, but not including governmental schemes Rabla or Rabla Plus.
BMW officials also underscored orders have already been registered for the iX electric SUV.
Electric and hybrid cars registered a 3% increase in the first six months of this year, to almost 2,900 units in the context where the car market shrank by 31% during the same period on the pandemic fallout.
“Green car purchases are expected to register significantly higher volumes against the previous year, being largely boosted by Rabla Plus program. Currently, the program registers over 1,000 bookings for electric and plug-in cars, compared with 640 last year”, said the representatives of the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA).
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)