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Volkswagen brand delivers two millionth all-electric vehicle to customer
The Volkswagen brand has reached another milestone in its electrification strategy – delivery of two million all-electric vehicles to customers. The two millionth vehicle is an ID.3, produced at the Volkswagen Zwickau plant. The anniversary ID.3 was handed over to Kirsten Vormbrock at the Transparent Factory in Dresden this week.
Audi appoints Rouven Mohr Chief Technical Officer
Audi announces a leadership transition in Technical Development at a pivotal moment for the company’s technological transformation. Rouven Mohr will assume the role of Chief Technical Officer and member of the Board of Management effective March 1. He succeeds Geoffrey Bouquot, who has decided to pursue new professional opportunities outside the company.
Audi scales up deployment of artificial intelligence in production
Audi is consistently rolling out artificial intelligence (AI) in production and logistics: the company is scaling up its own cloud platform for production and introducing new AI use cases and technologies for large-scale series production. In doing so, the premium manufacturer is relying on the expertise of strong partners. Decades of manufacturing expertise meet smart digital solutions.
TRATON GROUP and PlusAI expand global partnership
The TRATON GROUP, one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, and PlusAI, a leader in AI-based virtual driver software for autonomous trucks, today announced to expand their global partnership to accelerate the development and scaled deployment of on-highway autonomous trucking solutions in the U.S. and Europe.
TRATON GROUP records total unit sales of around 305,500 vehicles in 2025 in a weak market environment
In a weak and uncertain market environment, the TRATON GROUP’s unit sales decreased by 9% in 2025 compared to the previous year. Based on preliminary figures, a total of 305,500 vehicles were sold in 2025, down from 334,200 vehicles last year. By contrast, unit sales of all-electric vehicles increased by 86% to 3,230 vehicles (2024: 1,740).
Škoda Auto 2025: 1,043,900 vehicles delivered to customers, Europe’s third best-selling car brand
Škoda Auto delivered 1,043,900 vehicles to customers worldwide (+12.7%), recording its strongest sales performance in the past six years.
Porsche delivers 279,449 sports cars to customers in 2025
With a balanced sales structure across individual markets, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, delivered a total of 279,449 cars to customers around the world in 2025. The figure was 310,718 for the previous year, representing a decline of 10 per cent. Porsche’s top priority remains a value-oriented derivative mix.
Audi delivers 1.6 million vehicles in 2025 as strong fourth quarter ends challenging year
Audi delivered more than 1.6 million vehicles to customers worldwide in 2025, a decline of approximately 3 percent to the previous year. However, deliveries rose year over year in every month starting in September, signaling an upward trend. The order books support the trend: last year, orders increased over 13 percent compared with 2024, orders for electric models jumped around 58 percent. Deliveries of all-electric models reached a record of over 223,000 units in 2025, approximately 36 percent.
SEAT & CUPRA breaks all-time sales record in 2025 despite industry headwinds
SEAT & CUPRA set a new sales record in 2025, delivering 586,300 vehicles despite a challenging global automotive environment - a 5.1% increase on 2024 (558,200) and surpassing the previous record of 574,100 set in 2019.
Volkswagen delivers 4.73 million vehicles worldwide and further consolidates its market leadership in Europe
The Volkswagen brand delivered around 4.73 million vehicles to customers worldwide last year. Deliveries therefore virtually matched the prior-year level amid challenging market conditions (–1.4 percent). While a positive trend could be observed particularly in Europe (+5.1 percent) and South America (+18.5 percent), the market environment in China (–8.4 percent) remains challenging. US tariffs also had a marked impact on deliveries in North America
(–8.2 percent).
