BMW Halving the Number of Powertrains It Offers by 2025

BMW's lineup is one of the most diverse in the industry in terms of powertrain variants. Across the lineup of models, there's everything from a 3-cylinder engine to a V12, not to mention all the variations in configurations - gasoline, diesel, hybrid or pure electrification.

In the next few years, that offer will get less diverse. For one thing, the BWM Group, which encompasses the BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brands, is set to greatly expand the number of electric models it sells. BMW expects half of its sales by 2030 to be electric vehicles, which means there will be much less demand for internal combustion engines than there is now.

BMW accordingly aims to halve the variants of its current propulsion systems by 2025. CEO Oliver Zipse told investors last week at the company's annual general meeting in Munich, Germany that “we are reducing complexity, with fewer variants and fewer drivetrains, keeping only those for which there is real demand”.

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Many of the powertrains will initially be cut at Mini, which is scheduled to launch its last combustion engine-powered car in 2025. BMW, too, will lose many gasoline- and diesel-powered models as the brand begins rolling out new all-electric models. According to BMW, the key moment occurs in 2023, year by which the automaker plans to have 13 all-electric models on its roster.

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