The Volkswagen Group (which incorporates Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, and extra) reported 2,331,500 world automobile gross sales through the second quarter of 2023 (up 18 p.c year-over-year). The comparatively sturdy rebound in Q2 allowed VW to attain 4,372,200 models offered within the first half of the 12 months, which is a 12.8 p.c enchancment over H1 2022.
Let’s now check out battery-electric automobile (BEV) gross sales, that are growing even sooner than common gross sales.
In Q2, Volkswagen Group’s all-electric automobile gross sales amounted to about 180,600 (up 53 p.c year-over-year), which was 7.7 p.c of the overall quantity (in comparison with 6.0 p.c a 12 months in the past).
Indubitably, it was the second-best quarter by way of BEV gross sales to this point, though from a broader perspective, it nonetheless doesn’t seem satisfying – particularly as a result of the group had a lot larger aspirations just a few years in the past, even speaking about overtaking Tesla.
Volkswagen Group BEV gross sales in Q1 2023:
Whole: 180,600 (up 53% year-over-year) and seven.7% share
In the course of the first half of the 12 months, the group offered greater than 321,000 all-electric automobiles world wide. The expansion price is about 48 p.c year-over-year, whereas the BEV share within the whole quantity is estimated at 7.4 p.c.
Volkswagen Group BEV gross sales in Q1-Q2 2023:
Whole: 321,600 (up 48% year-over-year) and seven.4% share
For reference, in 2022, Volkswagen Group offered about 572,100 all-electric automobiles world wide (up 26 p.c year-over-year), which was 6.9 p.c of the overall quantity.
We’re fairly positive that 2023 can be a file 12 months for the Volkswagen Group, however our preliminary guess that 0.9-1.0 million models are doable, probably was too optimistic.
Hildegard Wortmann, member of the Group’s Prolonged Govt Committee for Gross sales stated:
“With a rise in all-electric deliveries of round 50 per cent within the first half of the 12 months, the Volkswagen Group is systematically persevering with its transformation. We’re the market chief in Europe on this section and have gained market share. Since Could, we’ve got once more seen an improved development in incoming orders right here, after a sure reluctance on the a part of our clients initially of the 12 months attributable to lowered subsidy packages, partly lengthy ready instances and excessive inflation. In view of the latest important discount in supply instances, we count on this constructive development to proceed within the coming months.”
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Similar to within the earlier durations, Europe stays the biggest BEV marketplace for the Volkswagen Group (118,900 models in Q2), with a share of about two-thirds. BEV gross sales progress in Europe (69 p.c year-over-year) can be sooner than in lots of different markets.
The Volkswagen Group famous that its order financial institution in Western Europe alone is at round 200,000 BEVs.
In the US, gross sales improve shortly though the amount is considerably decrease, and doesn’t play that large of a task.
In China, issues began to enhance in Q2, however the comparatively weak Q1 dragged the primary half into the crimson anyway.
Gross sales in Q2 2023:
Europe: 118,900 (up 69%) US: 14,000 (up 56%) China: 41,000 (up 18%) Remainder of the world: 6,700 (up 74%) Whole: 180,600 (up 53% year-over-year)
Gross sales in Q1-Q2 2023:
Europe: 217,100 (up 69%) US: 29,800 (up 76%) China: 62,400 (down 1.6%) Remainder of the world: 12,300 (up 55%) Whole: 321,600 (up 48% year-over-year)
The Volkswagen model (94,800 models) was accountable for round half of all of the group’s BEV gross sales. The second greatest within the BEV section as soon as once more was Audi (41,100). Skoda was the third model with 18,900 models offered, whereas the entire different manufacturers/subsidiaries have been under 10,000 models in Q2.
We coated every model individually to raised perceive what is going on within the trade and hyperlinks to the person reviews could be discovered under:
Gross sales in Q2 2023:
Volkswagen (vehicles): 94,800 (up 52%) Audi: 41,100 (up 59%) Skoda: 18,900 (up 41%) Seat/Cupra: 9,700 (up 60%) Porsche: 8,839 (down 6%) Volkswagen (industrial automobiles): 6,900 (up 1,680%) different (MAN, Volkswagen Truck & Bus, Scania, Navistar): 400 (down 7%) Whole: 180,600 (up 53% year-over-year)
Gross sales in Q1-Q2 2023:
Volkswagen (vehicles): 164,800 (up 42%) Audi: 75,600 (up 51%) Skoda: 31,300 (up 41%) Seat/Cupra: 18,900 (up 129%) Porsche: 17,991 (down 5%) Volkswagen (industrial automobiles): 12,300 (up 1,100%) different (MAN, Volkswagen Truck & Bus, Scania, Navistar): 600 (down 23%) Whole: 321,600 (up 48% year-over-year)
In Q2, the group’s best-selling electrical automotive, with none shock, is the Volkswagen ID.4 (counted by the producer along with the ID.5 coupe model) at 59,300 models.
The all-electric This autumn (26,700) additionally barely outpaced the Volkswagen ID.3 (26,200), indicating that crossovers/SUVs are extra interesting.
Choose BEV mannequin gross sales (for which information can be found) in Q2 2023:
Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 – 59,300 Audi This autumn e-tron (incl. Sportback) – 26,700 Volkswagen ID.3 – 26,200 Skoda Enyaq iV (incl. Coupé) – 18,900 Audi e-tron/Q8 e-tron (incl. Sportback) – 9,800 Cupra Born – 9,700 Porsche Taycan (all variations) – 8,839 different fashions – 21,161 Whole: 180,600 (up 53% year-over-year)
Choose BEV mannequin gross sales (for which information can be found) in Q1-Q2 2023:
Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 – 101,200 Volkswagen ID.3 – 49,800 Audi This autumn e-tron (incl. Sportback) – 48,000 Skoda Enyaq iV (incl. Coupé) – 31,300 Audi Q8 e-tron/e-tron (incl. Sportback) – 19,500 Cupra Born – 18,900 Porsche Taycan (all variations) – 17,991 different fashions – 34,909 Whole: 321,600 (up 48% year-over-year)
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A few of the fashions are very related and provided by totally 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 104,900 (Q2). That is greater than half of the overall quantity.
Equally, the MEB-based compact hatchbacks: Volkswagen ID.3 and Cupra Born, collectively famous 35,900 models.
This leaves 39,800 models (22 p.c) for all different BEVs offered by the Volkswagen Group in Q2 2023.
By the best way, it is value noting that just lately, the group produced its one-millionth MEB-based electrical automotive.
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