Volkswagen Group delivers 42 percent more all-electric vehicles in the first quarter

Christoph Oemisch
Christoph Oemisch
Corporate Communications Spokesperson Finance & Sales
Volkswagen Group
  • By the end of March, 141,000 all-electric vehicles (BEVs) have been delivered to customers, up from 99,200 in the prior-year period, which was hit harder by supply chain issues
  • Growth driver Europe: BEV deliveries climb 68 percent to 98,300 units (Q1 2022: 58,500), order backlog still high at more than 260,000 BEVs
  • Hildegard Wortmann, member of the Extended Executive Committee for Sales: “We started the year on a sound footing for all-electric vehicles with a 68 percent increase in Europe and double the number of vehicles delivered in the USA. At the Shanghai Auto Show this week, we demonstrated how we are responding to the challenges we face in this segment in China, and in March we already saw sales there increase year-on-year. The Volkswagen ID.7, which has just been unveiled, will give us further tailwind in all core markets. We will keep our sights on our ambitious goal of BEVs accounting for around one in ten vehicles delivered globally to customers this year.”

Wolfsburg. The Volkswagen Group successfully continued its transition to electric mobility in the first quarter of 2023. By the end of March, deliveries of all-electric vehicles (BEVs) have risen by 42 percent compared to the prior-year period, which was hit harder by supply chain issues. A total of 141,000 BEVs were handed over to customers, up from 99,200 in the first quarter of 2022. BEVs made up 6.9 percent of total deliveries in this period, compared with 5.2 percent in the first three months of the previous year. Europe was the biggest growth driver here with an increase of 68 percent to 98,300 vehicles. The BEV order backlog in Western Europe remains high at over 260,000 vehicles.

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