BMW’s new iX3 EV is racking up orders, even in China, despite selling only an image

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/BMW-iX3-orders-China.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1200" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">With global orders for the <a href="https://electrek.co/guides/bmw-ix3/">new iX3</a> near 100,000, BMW dealers in China are reportedly overwhelmed by demand, with tens of thousands of pre-orders coming in in less than a week after it went on sale.</p>