Sitting somewhere between Chinese EV startups XPeng & NIO and US EV powerhouse Tesla, Volkswagen Group sold 217,100 all-electric vehicles (BEV) to customers in the first half of 2022. NIO delivered 50,827 vehicles in that period, XPeng delivered 68,983and Tesla delivered 564,743.
Volkswagen Group’s 217,100 BEV deliveries were 27% higher than in the first half of 2021, when they totaled 170,900.
The BEV share of Volkswagen’s total vehicle deliveries is still unspectacular: 5.6%, just above the 5% I recently mentioned that Mercedes-Benz had scored in the second quarter — but that’s over 3.4% in the first half of 2021. Progress.
While Volkswagen Group had previously pretty much met its BEV targets in Europe, it faced problems in China, the world’s largest car market. The German car manufacturer has endured that battle much more this year. China was where it recorded the most BEV sales growth, reaching 63,500 in the first half of the year. That is an increase of more than 3× compared to the first half of 2022, and That figure is right between the XPeng and NIO totals listed above.
However, Europe is still the bread and butter market of the Volkswagen Group. It had 128,800 BEV deliveries in Europe in the first half of the year, representing 59% of the Volkswagen Group’s total global BEV sales. China accounted for 29% of its BEV sales, while the US accounted for…8% (over 17,000 vehicles). No comment.
As for the brand breakdown, here’s how things split:
- Volkswagen — 115,900 BEV deliveries (53% of Volkswagen Group’s total BEV sales).
- Audi — 50,000 vehicle deliveries (23%)
- ŠKODA — 22,200 vehicle deliveries (10%)
- Porsche — 18,900 vehicle deliveries (9%)
- SEAT/CUPRA — 8,300 deliveries of vehicles (4%).
The BEV models that found the most new owner-occupied homes in the first half of 2022 were:
- Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 — 66,800 deliveries
- Volkswagen ID.3 — 26,000 deliveries
- Audi e-tron (incl. Sportback) — 24,700 deliveries
- ŠKODA Enyaq iV (incl. Coupé) — 22,200 deliveries
- Porsche Taycan (incl. Cross Turismo) — 18,900 deliveries
- Audi Q4 e-tron (incl. Sportback) — 18,200 deliveries
How is the Volkswagen Group progressing on the sale of BEV (I mean, deliveries) in the light of these figures? All in all, a growth of 27% is not nothing, but also not surprising. It would be more uplifting to see 50% or 75% or 100% growth, especially with Volkswagen’s plans to become the best-producing, best-selling EV producer in the world. On the other hand, it’s a great sign to see Volkswagen Group clearing (or jumping?) the hurdles in the Chinese BEV market because there is so much potential – or even need – on that market. US sales figures are quite… meh- But if only Volkswagen has so much supply to spread around the world because of car chip shortages, harness shortages (Volkswagen used to get them from Ukraine), battery shortages (no one ordered enough), and covid-related lockdown bottlenecks in China, a can only expect the Volkswagen Group to give priority to the European and Chinese markets over the much less efficient US market. However, if Volkswagen can ramp up its production capacity, I expect much more BEV growth than 27% yoy, and that includes stronger growth in the US, China, and Europe.
You can take a closer look at the deliveries of Volkswagen Group BEV by region or brand on the Volkswagen website. Here are a few snapshots only missing the H1 numbers:
Screenshot of the Volkswagen Group website.
Screenshot of the Volkswagen Group website.
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