45% Increase in Electric Vehicle Progress for Volkswagen Group

In the first nine months of 2023, Volkswagen Group’s global electric vehicle sales increased by 45%.

Numbers can sometimes seem impressive while the reality is much less so. Nearly 64% of electric vehicles (BEV) were delivered in Europe, the Group’s traditional market. Next are China (22%) and the United States (10%). The other markets account for 4%. In total, 531,500 electric units were sold by Volkswagen Group brands worldwide. Meanwhile, Tesla approaches 1.5 million cars sold!

Volkswagen delivered 273,000 fully electric vehicles between January and September, representing just over half of the total BEV volume delivered by the Group. Followed by Audi, with 123,000 vehicles (market share within Group: 23%), ŠKODA with 54,400 vehicles (market share within Group: 10%), SEAT/CUPRA with 32,300 vehicles (market share within Group: 6%), Porsche with 27,900 vehicles (market share within Group: 5%), and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles with 19,600 vehicles (market share within Group: 4%).

The best-selling electric vehicles in the first nine months of 2023 are as follows:

• Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5: 162,100 units
• Volkswagen ID.3: 90,500 units
• Audi Q4 e-tron (including Sportback version): 77,900 units
• ŠKODA Enyaq iV (including coupe version): 54,400 units
• CUPRA Born: 32,300 units
• Audi Q8 e-tron (including Sportback version): 21,800 units

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