Volkswagen of America stories that in the course of the first quarter of 2024, its automobile gross sales in america amounted to 82,101, 21% greater than a 12 months in the past.
Sadly, Volkswagen’s all-electric automotive gross sales considerably decreased in the course of the interval, reaching the bottom degree since Q2 2022, when imports of the ID.4 from Europe had been constrained. In Q1, Volkswagen ID.4 gross sales amounted to six,167, which is 37% lower than a 12 months in the past.
Volkswagen’s EV lineup enlargement
Since early 2021, Volkswagen’s solely new all-electric mannequin was the ID.4 (excluding the retired e-Golf). In 2024, the EV lineup shall be joined by two further, MEB-based fashions, the ID.7 and ID.Buzz.
The decline in Q1 may be associated to the preliminary uncertainty of the eligibility for the $7,500 federal tax credit score for fashions produced on the Chattanooga, Tennessee plant (confirmed in late January). Another excuse is that some clients are ready for the brand new 2024 mannequin 12 months model.
Nonetheless, the ID.4’s share in Volkswagen’s whole gross sales stays comparatively stable at 7.5%.
Volkswagen BEV gross sales in Q1’2024 (YOY change):
Volkswagen ID.4: 6,167 (down 37%) and seven.5% share
For reference, in 2023, Volkswagen offered within the U.S. greater than 37,700 electrical vehicles, which was a really robust 84% enchancment over 2022. The all-electric automotive share amounted to 11.5%.
Volkswagen BEV gross sales in Q1-This fall’2023 (YOY change):
Volkswagen ID.4: 37,789 (up 84%) and 11.5% share
The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 costs are as follows:
Later this 12 months, the ID.4 shall be joined within the US by the Volkswagen ID. Buzz and Volkswagen ID.7 (see an summary right here). Automobiles will get Tesla’s NACS charging port as a substitute of the CCS1, beginning in 2025.