In 2022, the Volkswagen Group delivered 8,262,800 vehicles worldwide, down 7% from the previous year and an 11-year low, due to supply constraints and production suspensions. The first half of 2022 was even more challenging for the Volkswagen Group, with global deliveries plunging 22% year-on-year. In the second half, however, supply conditions improved slightly, with Volkswagen Group’s global sales up 12 per cent year on year, but still unable to make up for the loss of first-half sales.
However, Volkswagen Group has made significant progress in its electric-driven transformation, delivering 572,100 pure electric vehicles to customers worldwide in 2022, up 26% year on year and accounting for 6.9% of its total deliveries, up from 5.1% in 2021. The Volkswagen Group remains the leader in its home market of pure electric vehicles in Europe, ranked fourth in the U.S. pure electric vehicle market, and saw the strongest growth in China, where pure electric vehicle deliveries rose 68 percent year on year.
In 2022, Volkswagen Group’s delivery performance in most regions was not optimistic. In Europe, overall deliveries for the Volkswagen Group fell 10.4 per cent year-on-year to 3.1532 million vehicles, but pure electric vehicle deliveries rose 13.4 per cent to 352,000 vehicles. The group delivered 2,711,300 vehicles in Western Europe, a drop of only 5.2%, with pure electric vehicles accounting for 12.6% of its Western European deliveries (compared with 10.5% in 2021). As a result, Volkswagen Group remains the market leader in pure electric vehicles in Europe.
Due to supply constraints, the order volume of Volkswagen Group in Western Europe remained high, up to 1.8 million units, of which 310,000 units were pure electric vehicles. Deliveries in the group’s home market of Germany increased 3.8% year-on-year to 1,029,600 units, with pure electric vehicles accounting for 11.6% (compared with 11.4% in 2021). The group’s sales in Central and Eastern Europe plunged 32.9% to 441,900 units due to the Russia-Ukraine situation.
In North America, the Volkswagen Group delivered 842,600 vehicles to customers, down 7.2% from a year earlier. In the United States, the group’s sales fell 6.1 percent year-on-year to 631,100 units, but pure electric vehicles increased 18.8 percent year-on-year to 44,200 units, a level of sales that means the group ranks fourth in the U.S. pure electric vehicle market. In the South American market, Volkswagen Group sales also showed a downward trend, with sales down 8.0 percent year-on-year to 473,700 units. In Brazil, the largest market in South America, the group sold 337,400 vehicles, down 10.4% from 2021.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Volkswagen Group delivered 3.514 million vehicles to customers, down 2.7 percent from a year ago, the smallest decline. The group’s deliveries in China, the region’s largest single market, fell 3.6 percent year-on-year to 3.184,500 units. After plunging sales in the first half due to supply shortages and the spread of COVID-19, deliveries in China recovered well in the second half and were only slightly below 2021 levels. In addition, China was the largest contributor to the group’s global pure electric vehicle sales growth, with 155,700 pure electric vehicles delivered in the country, up 68 per cent year-on-year.
In 2022, the Volkswagen Group delivered 8,262,800 vehicles worldwide, down 7% from the previous year and an 11-year low, due to supply constraints and production suspensions. The first half of 2022 was even more challenging for the Volkswagen Group, with global deliveries plunging 22% year-on-year. In the second half, however, supply conditions improved slightly, with Volkswagen Group’s global sales up 12 per cent year on year, but still unable to make up for the loss of first-half sales.
However, Volkswagen Group has made significant progress in its electric-driven transformation, delivering 572,100 pure electric vehicles to customers worldwide in 2022, up 26% year on year and accounting for 6.9% of its total deliveries, up from 5.1% in 2021. The Volkswagen Group remains the leader in its home market of pure electric vehicles in Europe, ranked fourth in the U.S. pure electric vehicle market, and saw the strongest growth in China, where pure electric vehicle deliveries rose 68 percent year on year.
In 2022, Volkswagen Group’s delivery performance in most regions was not optimistic. In Europe, overall deliveries for the Volkswagen Group fell 10.4 per cent year-on-year to 3.1532 million vehicles, but pure electric vehicle deliveries rose 13.4 per cent to 352,000 vehicles. The group delivered 2,711,300 vehicles in Western Europe, a drop of only 5.2%, with pure electric vehicles accounting for 12.6% of its Western European deliveries (compared with 10.5% in 2021). As a result, Volkswagen Group remains the market leader in pure electric vehicles in Europe.
Due to supply constraints, the order volume of Volkswagen Group in Western Europe remained high, up to 1.8 million units, of which 310,000 units were pure electric vehicles. Deliveries in the group’s home market of Germany increased 3.8% year-on-year to 1,029,600 units, with pure electric vehicles accounting for 11.6% (compared with 11.4% in 2021). The group’s sales in Central and Eastern Europe plunged 32.9% to 441,900 units due to the Russia-Ukraine situation.
In North America, the Volkswagen Group delivered 842,600 vehicles to customers, down 7.2% from a year earlier. In the United States, the group’s sales fell 6.1 percent year-on-year to 631,100 units, but pure electric vehicles increased 18.8 percent year-on-year to 44,200 units, a level of sales that means the group ranks fourth in the U.S. pure electric vehicle market. In the South American market, Volkswagen Group sales also showed a downward trend, with sales down 8.0 percent year-on-year to 473,700 units. In Brazil, the largest market in South America, the group sold 337,400 vehicles, down 10.4% from 2021.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Volkswagen Group delivered 3.514 million vehicles to customers, down 2.7 percent from a year ago, the smallest decline. The group’s deliveries in China, the region’s largest single market, fell 3.6 percent year-on-year to 3.184,500 units. After plunging sales in the first half due to supply shortages and the spread of COVID-19, deliveries in China recovered well in the second half and were only slightly below 2021 levels. In addition, China was the largest contributor to the group’s global pure electric vehicle sales growth, with 155,700 pure electric vehicles delivered in the country, up 68 per cent year-on-year.
Hildegard Wortmann, member of the Volkswagen Group Sales Executive Committee, said: “Our brands have performed excellently in terms of delivery in a very challenging environment in 2022. More happily, despite the headwinds, all of our brands have further captured the attention of consumers in the transition to electric vehicles, bringing the group’s target share of pure electric vehicles to approximately 7 to 8 per cent. Despite the weak macro economy and continued supply shortages, which are expected to gradually improve in 2023, the continued high level of our order book is also evidence that consumers are favouring our entire strong product portfolio, which gives us confidence for 2023.”
Post time: Jan-16-2023