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Novel coronavirus pneumonia spread worldwide and market demand slowed down. The first quarter's new vehicle delivery volume was also affected. In the first quarter of this year, the group delivered 477111 BMW, mini and Rolls Royce cars, down 20.6% from the same period last year, according to the official sales data of BMW Group. In the new energy product camp, BMW and mini brand electric vehicles delivered 30692 vehicles in the global market in the current quarter, an increase of 13.9% year on year, with sales accounting for 6.4%. Pieter nota, a member of BMW Group's Management Committee in charge of customers, brands and sales, said, "we are responding to the challenge of the new coronavirus epidemic to global car sales and flexibly adjusting our production to meet the demand. In China, with the gradual increase of orders, we see the initial signs of market recovery. The growth of sales volume of new energy vehicles means that BMW has been on the right track towards stricter EU carbon dioxide emission targets. At present, BMW sells 12 new energy vehicles in the world. This year, BMW will launch more models. In terms of models, BMW will launch the BMW ix3, which is the first pure electric sports multi-function vehicle of BMW and the first mass production vehicle equipped with the fifth generation of BMW Edrive electric drive technology. BMW plans to expand its product line to 25 new energy models by 2023, more than half of which will be pure electric. According to the plan, in 2020, BMW will continue its product offensive, launch 17 new products in the Chinese market, and start the "new energy vehicle year" and "brand year". The new BMW 5-series plug-in hybrid mileage upgrade, the new generation plug-in, the extreme night meteor limited edition and the pure electric BMW I3 fast and smooth line have been launched. The pure electric BMW ix3 will be put into production and listed in Shenyang within the year, and exported to the world (except the United States). By the end of 2020, BMW will have 6 new energy models in China. Under the outbreak, BMW announced on April 6 that factories in Europe and North America will be shut down until the end of April, and dealers will also be temporarily closed. It is expected that the global automobile market demand will further decline, and it will take longer to return to normal. BMW has resumed production in Shenyang, China, its largest production base, since mid February.