The Volkswagen Group continues is global electric offensive with big EV sale increases for the last ¼ of 2021. Despite a shortage of semiconductors, 122,100 BEVs were delivered in the July to September 1/4, an increase of 109 percent compared with the prior-year quarter.
China’s appetite saw 28,900 BEVs delivered, compared with 18,300 in the first half of the year. A total of 293,100 BEVs were delivered worldwide by the end of September, which is double the same period last year (+138 percent). plug-in hybrid drive (PHEVs) saw a total of 246.000 PHEVs delivered to the end of the 3rd quarter, which is 133% more than twice as many as in the prior.
Europe leads the BEV charge, with 209,800 vehicles (share of 72 percent). The VW Group was has 26% of the market for electric vehicles. In the USA, there were 27,300 BEVs sold, which was 9% of VW’s BEV deliveries. VW has no. 2 place, with an 8% market share in the American all-electric vehicle segment. In China, 47,200 BEVs are 16% of the Volkswagen’s global BEV deliveries. In the third quarter, the accelerated market ramp-up meant that China accounted for a share of 24 percent. Christian Dahlheim: “As planned, we significantly accelerated the BEV market ramp- up in China in the third quarter, and we are on track to meeting our target for the year of delivering 80,000 to 100,000 vehicles of the ID. model family.”
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By the end of September, the core brand Volkswagen delivered 167,800 BEVs to customers (share of 57 percent). This was followed by Audi with 52,800 vehicles (share of 18 percent), ŠKODA with 32,100 vehicles (share of 11 percent), Porsche with 28,600 vehicles (share of 10 percent) and SEAT with 8,800 vehicles (share of 3 percent).
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Volkswagen Group – deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to customers
| Deliveries to customers by market | Jul. – Sep. 2021 | Jul. – Sep. 2020 | Delta (%) | Jan. – Sep. 2021 | Jan. – Sep. 2020 | Delta (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 81,700 | 45,300 | +80.5 | 209,800 | 95,200 | +120.3 |
| USA | 8,800 | 4,400 | +102.1 | 27,300 | 8,800 | +212.1 |
| China | 28,900 | 7,000 | +315.2 | 47,200 | 15,700 | +201.3 |
| Rest of world | 2,700 | 2,000 | +35.3 | 8,800 | 3,400 | +159.0 |
| Worldwide | 122,100 | 58,600 | +108.5 | 293,100 | 123,000 | +138.2 |
| Deliveries to customers by brand | Jul. – Sep. 2021 | Jul. – Sep. 2020 | Delta (%) | Jan. – Sep. 2021 | Jan. – Sep. 2020 | Delta (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Passenger Cars | 75,000 | 29,500 | +154.4 | 167,800 | 62,300 | +169.2 |
| Audi | 20,000 | 15,500 | +29.1 | 52,800 | 34,900 | +51.4 |
| ŠKODA | 14,400 | 4,600 | +214.8 | 32,100 | 9,500 | +236.8 |
| SEAT | 2,700 | 2,100 | +29.6 | 8,800 | 4,200 | +109.6 |
| Porsche | 8,800 | 6,500 | +36.4 | 28,600 | 10,900 | +161.7 |
| Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles | 1,100 | 400 | +197.1 | 2,300 | 900 | +150.1 |
| MAN | 100 | 100 | +1.5 | 600 | 200 | +157.5 |
| Scania | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Navistar | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Others* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Volkswagen Group | 122,100 | 58,600 | +108.5 | 293,100 | 123,000 | +138.2 |
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