Volkswagen Group reports a 25% increase in the deliveries of BEVs for the first three quarters of 2022

14 October 2022, 09:50:58

Volkswagen Group reports a 25% increase in the deliveries of all-electric vehicles in the first nine months year-on-year. Despite ongoing supply constraints, 366,400 BEVs have been handed over to customers until the end of September, up from 293,000 in the prior-year period. The BEV share of total deliveries climbed to 6% in that timeframe, up from 4.2% in the same period of 2021. China remains the biggest driver with 112,700 BEVs – more than twice as many as at the end of Q3 2021.

On a regional basis, Europe clearly remained in the lead with 211,900 vehicles (58% of Group total) in the first nine months. The second biggest BEV market for the Group was China with 112,700 deliveries (31% of Group total). The USA corresponded to 8 percent of the Group’s global BEV deliveries with 28,900 vehicles.

By the end of September, the Volkswagen brand delivered 207,200 BEVs to customers (57% of Group total). This was followed by Audi with 77,000 vehicles (21% of Group total), ŠKODA with 36,900 vehicles (10% of Group total), Porsche with 25,100 vehicles (7% of Group total), and SEAT/CUPRA with 17,600 vehicles (5% of Group total).

The top-selling BEV models in the first nine months of 2022 were as follows:

Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 122,600 units
Volkswagen ID.3 45,500 units
ŠKODA Enyaq iV (incl. Coupé) 36,900 units
Audi e-tron (incl. Sportback) 36,400 units
Audi Q4 e-tron (incl. Sportback) 29,700 units
Volkswagen ID.6 27.500 units
Porsche Taycan (incl. Cross Turismo) 25,100 units
CUPRA Born 17,500 units

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