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Glonghui, April 16 – According to The Paper, BMW’s global sales in the first quarter fell by 3.5%, outperforming its competitors Mercedes-Benz and Audi. On April 14 local time, BMW Group released its global delivery data for the first quarter of 2026. The data shows that the group’s three main automotive brands—BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce—delivered a cumulative total of 565,700 vehicles globally in the first quarter, a year-on-year decrease of 3.5%. BMW believes that despite the overall pressure on the global automotive market, the group achieved steady growth in the European market. Although the Chinese market saw a year-on-year decline, its performance was better than the significant downturn in the overall industry, demonstrating the market resilience of luxury brands. Regionally, the European market became the main growth driver in the first quarter, with 236,400 vehicles delivered, an increase of 3% year-on-year. The group’s home market, Germany, performed especially well with 68,000 vehicles delivered, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%. Deliveries in the Americas reached 109,600 vehicles, a decrease of 4% year-on-year, of which the US market accounted for 90,500 vehicles, down 4.3% year-on-year. Other markets, including Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, delivered a total of 74,400 vehicles, down 8.3% year-on-year. As BMW’s largest single market globally, the Chinese market delivered 144,000 vehicles in the first quarter, a year-on-year decrease of 10%.

BlockBeats News, April 16th, according to Bloomberg, a recent disclosure revealed that Google's parent company Alphabet's early investment in SpaceX could bring a return of hundreds of billion dollars. According to a disclosure filed by SpaceX this week in Alaska, by the end of 2025, Google holds a 6.11% stake in the company. If SpaceX achieves a valuation of $2 trillion or higher through an IPO, this stake would be worth $122.0 billion. However, after SpaceX's merger with xAI in February this year, Google's stake has been diluted, and it is estimated that its current stake is around 5%, valued at approximately $100.0 billion based on a $2 trillion valuation. In this disclosure, only Google and Musk (holding about 40%) need to disclose their holdings, but several other individuals and institutions are also expected to receive billions of dollars in gains from the listing. Google first invested in SpaceX in 2015, participating in a $1 billion financing round with Fidelity Investments, collectively receiving about 10% of the shares.

Investors are hoping for a new round of US-Iran talks. LME copper is fluctuating at high levels, with the tight supply-demand balance providing a solid floor of support for copper prices. The market is closely monitoring the progress of negotiations before the ceasefire agreement expires.