The broader Volkswagen Group delivered 572,100 all-electric autos to consumers in 2022, up 26 per cent year-on-year (YoY).
Accordingly, the Group’s EV gross sales accounted for six.9 per cent of its complete, up from a 5.1 per cent share in 2021 and simply 2.5 per cent in 2020. In the middle of 2022, further websites in Emden, Hanover and Chattanooga began to supply EVs.
Nonetheless the efficiency may have been far higher, with VW Group claiming to carry a staggering 310,000 BEV backorders in Western Europe alone, because it navigates crippling provide chain shortages on the again of COVID and Russia’s Ukraine invasion.
This case was mirrored within the VW Group’s total supply tally from 2022, which ended up 7.0 per cent down YoY to eight.3 million autos.
“Our manufacturers have proven an honest efficiency relating to deliveries in a really difficult setting final yr,” stated Member of the Prolonged Govt Committee for Gross sales Hildegard Wortmann.
“I’m significantly happy that our electrical transformation gained additional traction throughout the manufacturers and that we reached our goal share of round 7 to eight p.c for all-electric autos regardless of these headwinds.
“The excessive order financial institution is a transparent proof that prospects love our total robust product portfolio. That provides us confidence for 2023 regardless of weakening macroeconomics and ongoing provide shortages. The latter are anticipated to enhance step-by-step in the midst of the yr.”
VW Group says it needs 11 per cent of its gross sales this yr to be EVs, climbing to twenty per cent in 2025 and 50 per cent by 2030.
To contextualise VW Group’s virtually 600,000 EV deliveries in 2022, Tesla reported calendar-year 2022 deliveries of greater than 1.31 million vehicles, up 40 per cent YoY.
EV gross sales by VW Group model
Volkswagen: 325,100 EVs, up 23.6 per centAudi: 118,200 EVs, up 44.3 per centSkoda: 53,700 EVs, up 9.3 per centPorsche: 34,800 EVs, down 15.7 per centSEAT/Cupra: 31,400 EVs, up 140.8 per centVolkswagen Business: 7500 EVs, up 109 per cent
EV gross sales by VW Group mannequin
Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5: 193,200Volkswagen ID.3: 76,600Skoda Enyaq iV: 53,700Audi This autumn e-tron: 52,800Audi e-tron: 51,200Volkswagen ID.6: 37,400Porsche Taycan: 34,800Cupra Born: 31,400
EV gross sales by VW Group area
Europe: 352,000 EVs, up 13.4 per centChina: 155,700 EVs, up 68.2 per centUSA: 44,200 EVs, up 18.8 per centRest of World: 20,200 EVs, up 59.2 per cent
The Volkswagen Group’s EV gross sales in Australia have been minuscule, comprising the Porsche Taycan (430, completely different Australian administration), Audi e-tron SUV (129) and e-tron GT (13), and the Cupra Born (1, forward of its early 2023 launch).
In late 2023 Volkswagen will lastly launch the ID.4 and ID.5 SUVs, shortly earlier than the Skoda Enyaq arrives. From 2024 the corporate intends so as to add the ID.3 hatch in mid-life up to date kind, plus the a lot in-demand, retro-inspired ID.Buzz people-mover and ID.Cargo work van.
Nonetheless, Volkswagen Australia plans for electrical autos (EVs) to account for extra gross sales than its inside combustion (ICE) vary as quickly as 2028, in line with a latest submit on VW Group’s LinkedIn.
This quartet will kind a vital a part of VW’s plan to dramatically scale up its EV gross sales, projecting 6500 gross sales of zero-tailpipe emissions vehicles in 2024, and a cumulative 150,000 by 2030.
“Our ambitions are very clear, we’re not right here to dip our toe within the water,” stated Volkswagen Passenger Autos normal supervisor of selling and product Ralph Beckmann.
As reported final month, Volkswagen globally will introduce 10 new electrical autos by 2026 and can stop European manufacturing of combustion-powered autos by 2033.
The important thing problem right here will little doubt be provide.
Volkswagen Australia has lengthy been outspoken in regards to the want for the federal authorities to legislate gas effectivity requirements – anticipated to kind the important thing plank in its nationwide EV plan – to incentivise its German dad or mum firm to ship loads of EVs our method.
“Our firm was to first to warn that this nation would grow to be a ‘third world dumping floor’ for out of date auto expertise. This has grow to be a rallying cry,” stated then VW Group Australia chief Paul Sansom in August.
“A federally mandated emissions goal for our trade is non-negotiable if Australia’s provide of electrical autos is to develop from a trickle to a circulation and thereby begin to meet ever rising demand,” he added.
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