Some notes from the BMW Clubs Australia AGM 2026
BMW Clubs Australia, the umbrella group for all the BMW clubs in Australia, has a total membership now of 6770, car membership has almost doubled since 2018 having been growing very slowly until then.
BMW Clubs International Council, of which BMW Clubs Australia, along with the other umbrella groups around the world,i s a member, have, in total, just over 250,000 club members.
Australia and Canada are the only umbrella organisations to receive direct support from their local BMW Group office.
As at 31 January 2026 there are just over 416,000 BMWs registered in Australia
70% of BMW sales in Australia are now X model.
Most BMW plants are still running at maximum capacity.
The Neue Klasse range will all be offered as ICE, PHEV or BEV, but not all options for all models in Australia. Hydrogen is also a possibility.
To meet the New Vehicle Emission Standards BMW sales will need to be 50% Battery Electric Vehicle by 2029.
The Neue Klasse platform development cost €10 billion.
In 2025 globally BMW brand sold 2,165,768 vehicles, down 1.4%. The Group sales were up 0.5% as MINI rose 17.7%.
In Australia BMW brand sales were up 1.9%, taking 24.9% of the segment. MINI sales increased by 37.7%. BMW sold 5,137 BEV coming 4th overall for BEV.
Over 20% of BMWs sold in Australia are made in China.
Globally “M” cars (includes M Performance) make up 3.3% of sales, 23.3% in Australia. The best selling ”M” car worldwide is the X3 M50.
Highlight of the meeting was a preview of the Neue Klasse iX3 -the first product from the all new styling and technical platform, the first complete refresh since the original Neue Klasse (1.0 now I guess) in 1960. Neue Klasse means "new class".
The iX3 will be available in Australia later this year. Seen here alongside the i Vision Dee colour changing concept car.
