The Volkswagen Group (which incorporates Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, and extra) reviews 2,343,700 international car gross sales throughout the third quarter of 2023 (up 7.4 % year-over-year). The full quantity after the primary 9 months of 2023 amounted to six,715,800 (up 10.9 % year-over-year).
When it comes to battery-electric car (BEV) gross sales, the progress is way sooner, however not as quick as the corporate would love.
In Q3, Volkswagen Group’s all-electric car gross sales amounted to about 209,900 (up 40.5 % year-over-year), which is a brand new report – barely greater than the earlier considered one of 205,800 from This autumn 2022.
BEVs account for 9.0 % of the group’s whole quantity (in comparison with 6.8 % a yr in the past), which is noticeable progress.
Volkswagen Group BEV gross sales in Q3 2023:
Complete: 209,900 (up 40.5% year-over-year) and 9.0% share
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In the course of the first 9 months of the yr, the group offered greater than 531,000 all-electric autos world wide. The expansion price is about 45 % year-over-year, whereas the BEV share out of the overall quantity is estimated at 7.9 %.
Volkswagen Group BEV gross sales in Q1-Q3 2023:
Complete: 531,500 (up 45% year-over-year) and seven.9% share
For reference, in 2022, Volkswagen Group offered about 572,100 all-electric autos world wide (up 26 % year-over-year), which was 6.9 % of the overall quantity.
It appears now that the group won’t be able to achieve a million BEV gross sales in 2023 – perhaps 800,000, however even this may require a brand new report of 270,000 models in This autumn.
It is clear that regardless of some constructive indicators, the Volkswagen Group’s outcomes are decrease than the corporate hoped.
Hildegard Wortmann, member of the Group’s Prolonged Government Committee for Gross sales, particularly famous that new order consumption is beneath targets and that demand is decrease in Europe (the group’s largest BEV market): “We confirmed a very good total efficiency in our all-electric deliveries with a world enhance of 45 % within the first 9 months. Regardless of the present common reluctance within the European market to purchase battery-powered autos, we gained market share and remained market chief on this phase. Nonetheless, our order consumption is beneath our bold targets as a result of decrease than anticipated total market development.”
It is a huge concern for the Volkswagen Group as a result of different OEMs are increasing BEV gross sales sooner.
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Europe stays the most important BEV marketplace for the Volkswagen Group (64 % to date this yr), which could be problematic if the “reluctance” is extended in Europe.
Different markets are additionally difficult. China represented 22 % of the group’s gross sales throughout the first 9 months of this yr, however the development there amounted to simply 4 % year-over-year.
In the USA, the expansion price is greater (74 % year-over-year). Nonetheless, the amount is comparatively low (lower than 10 % of the overall BEV gross sales).
Gross sales in Q3 2023:
Europe: 124,000 (up 49%) and 59% share US: 20,500 (up 71%) China: 54,700 (up 11%) Remainder of the world: 10,800 (up 112%) Complete: 209,900 (up 40.5% year-over-year)
Gross sales in Q1-Q3 2023:
Europe: 341,100 (up 61%) and 64% share US: 50,300 (up 74%) and 9.4% share China: 117,100 (up 4%) and 22% share Remainder of the world: 23,100 (up 77%) Complete: 531,500 (up 45% year-over-year)
When it comes to all-electric car gross sales, the Volkswagen model is the most important one with over 108,000 models offered in Q3, though it famous a beneath common development price. Audi (2nd) was rising a lot sooner, exceeded 47,000 gross sales.
Gross sales in Q3 2023:
Volkswagen (automobiles): 108,200 (up 19%) Audi: 47,400 (up 76%) Skoda: 23,100 (up 58%) Seat/Cupra: 13,500 (up 45%) Porsche: 9,900 (up 60%) Volkswagen (industrial autos): 7,300 (up 1,094%) different (MAN, Volkswagen Truck & Bus, Scania, Navistar): 500 (up 29%) Complete: 209,900 (up 40.5% year-over-year)
Gross sales in Q1-Q3 2023:
Volkswagen (automobiles): 273,000 (up 32%) Audi: 123,000 (up 60%) Skoda: 54,400 (up 48%) Seat/Cupra: 32,300 (up 84%) Porsche: 27,900 (up 11%) Volkswagen (industrial autos): 19,600 (up 1,032%) different (MAN, Volkswagen Truck & Bus, Scania, Navistar): 1,200 (down 6%) Complete: 531,500 (up 45% year-over-year)
In Q3, the group’s best-selling electrical automobile as soon as once more was the Volkswagen ID.4 (counted by the producer along with the ID.5 coupe model) at 60,900 models.
The subsequent hottest mannequin occurs to be the Volkswagen ID.3 (40,700), adopted by the Audi This autumn e-tron (29,900).
Choose BEV mannequin gross sales (for which information can be found) in Q3 2023:
Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 – 60,900 Volkswagen ID.3 – 40,700 Audi This autumn e-tron (incl. Sportback) – 29,900 Skoda Enyaq iV (incl. Coupé) – 23,100 Cupra Born – 13,400 Porsche Taycan (all variations) – 9,894 Audi e-tron/Q8 e-tron (incl. Sportback) – 2,300 different fashions – 29,706 Complete: 209,900 (up 40.5% year-over-year)
A few of the fashions are very comparable and supplied by completely different manufacturers. For instance, the MEB-based crossover/SUV – Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5, Audi This autumn e-tron (incl. Sportback) and Skoda Enyaq iV (incl. Coupé) – collectively famous 113,900 (Q3), which is greater than half of the overall quantity.
Equally, the MEB-based compact hatchbacks: Volkswagen ID.3 and Cupra Born, collectively famous 54,100 models over the last quarter.
Choose BEV mannequin gross sales (for which information can be found) in Q1-Q3 2023:
Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 – 162,100 Volkswagen ID.3 – 90,500 Audi This autumn e-tron (incl. Sportback) – 77,900 Skoda Enyaq iV (incl. Coupé) – 54,400 Cupra Born – 32,300 Porsche Taycan (all variations) – 27,885 Audi Q8 e-tron/e-tron (incl. Sportback) – 21,800 different fashions – 64,615 Complete: 531,500 (up 45% year-over-year)
To date this yr, the Volkswagen Group offered virtually 300,000 Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5, Audi This autumn e-tron (incl. Sportback) and Skoda Enyaq iV (incl. Coupé). That is 55 % of the overall quantity and crucial product group within the lineup.
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