Volkswagen Group strengthens market position in 2020 and hits the ground running in e-offensive

• The Group delivered 9.3 million vehicles worldwide in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic
• Passenger car market share: gains in Europe and South America also lead to a slight increase at a global level
• Significant advances in the e-offensive: 231,600 all-electric vehicles handed over to customers, more than three times the 2019 figure; also 190,500 plug-in hybrids (+175 percent)

'The Covid-19 pandemic made 2020 an extremely challenging year,' said Dr. Christian Dahlheim, Head of Volkswagen Group Sales. 'The Volkswagen Group performed well in this environment and strengthened its market position. We are particularly pleased that we hit the ground running in our e-offensive in spite of the pandemic and thus took a big step forward in the implementation of our Together 2025+ strategy. We will keep up the momentum this year, adding many more attractive electric models.'

Top 5 all-electric models:

• Volkswagen ID.3¹ 56,500 units
• Audi e-tron 47,300 units
• Volkswagen e-Golf² 41,300 units
• Volkswagen e-up!³ 22,200 units
• Porsche Taycan 20,000 units

Top 5 plug-in hybrid models:

• Volkswagen Passat⁴ 27,200 units
• Audi Q5 23,500 units
• Porsche Cayenne⁵ 21,500 units
• ŠKODA Superb⁶ 16,400 units
• Volkswagen Golf 15,200 units

Deliveries in the regions developed as follows in 2020:

Here, a total of 1,097,700 vehicles across all drive systems were handed over to customers (-19.5 percent). Deliveries in Central and Eastern Europe declined by 15.6 percent to 677,000 units.

In North America, 785,800 customers took delivery of a new Group brand vehicle, 17.4 percent fewer than in the previous year. Deliveries in the USA registered a slightly softer fall of 12.1 percent to 574,800 units.

In South America, the Group succeeded in significantly expanding its market share. A total of 489,700 vehicles were handed over to customers, representing a 19.5 percent decrease on 2019.

In Brazil, the region's largest market, deliveries fell on a similar scale by 19.7 percent to 377,600 units.

The Asia-Pacific region was the fastest to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Here, the Volkswagen Group saw deliveries drop by 9.1 percent to 4,122,200 units. In China, the Group's largest single market, deliveries were down 9.1 percent, with 3,849,000 vehicles sold.

¹⁾ ID.3 – power consumption in kWh/100 km (NEDC): 15,4-13,5 (combined), combined CO₂-emissions in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+

²⁾ e-Golf – power consumption in kWh/100 km (NEDC): 13,8 – 12,9 (combined), combined CO2- emissions in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+

³⁾ e-up!: power consumption in kWh/100 km: 12,7 (combined); CO₂ - emissions in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+

⁴⁾ Passat GTE – combined fuel consumption in l/100 km (NEDC): 1,5 - 1,4; combined power consumption in kWh/100 km: 14,2 – 13,8; combined CO₂-emissions in g/km: 34 - 32; efficiency class: A+

⁵⁾ Cayenne E-Hybrid – combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 2,5 - 2,4; combined power consumption in kWh/100 km: 22,0 – 21,6; combined CO₂-emissions in g/km: 58 - 56; efficiency class: A+

⁶⁾ SUPERB COMBI iV – combined fuel consumption 1,7 - 1,6 l/100km, combined power consumption 15,4 - 15,0 kWh/100km, combined CO₂-emissions 38 - 37 g/km, efficiency class: A+

Deliveries to customers by market	Dec. 2020	Dec. 2019	Delta (%)	Oct. – Dec. 2020	Oct. – Dec. 2019	Delta (%)	Jan. – Dec. 2020	Jan. – Dec. 2019	Delta (%)
Western Europe	311,600	289,200	+7.7	857,000	893,400	-4.1	2,939,900	3,747,600	-21.6
Central and Eastern Europe	64,900	72,200	-10.1	196,900	214,000	-8.0	677,000	802,400	-15.6
North America	92,000	84,400	+9.0	236,800	248,600	-4.8	785,800	951,500	-17.4
South America	51,300	56,000	-8.4	155,000	161,600	-4.0	489,700	608,600	-19.5
China (incl. HK)	421,800	469,500	-10.2	1,189,000	1,278,500	-7.0	3,849,000	4,233,600	-9.1
Rest of Asia-Pacific	28,500	32,500	-12.1	80,400	84,900	-5.3	273,200	300,100	-9.0
Middle East/Africa	27,500	27,100	+1.6	85,500	88,800	-3.7	290,700	331,600	-12.3
Worldwide	997,600	1,030,900	-3.2	2,800,700	2,969,900	-5.7	9,305,400	10,975,300	-15.2

 

Deliveries to customers by brand	Dec. 2020	Dec. 2019	Delta (%)	Oct. – Dec. 2020	Oct. – Dec. 2019	Delta (%)	Jan. – Dec. 2020	Jan. – Dec. 2019	Delta (%)
Volkswagen Passenger Cars	603,100	615,200	-2.0	1,653,800	1,764,200	-6.3	5,328,000	6,279,000	-15.1
Audi	175,400	176,000	-0.3	505,600	488,500	+3.5	1,692,800	1,845,600	-8.3
ŠKODA	94,200	114,700	-17.8	282,900	329,000	-14.0	1,004,800	1,242,800	-19.1
SEAT	37,200	31,300	+18.9	110,100	119,300	-7.7	427,000	574,100	-25.6
Porsche	31,200	26,300	+18.6	80,600	78,500	+2.7	272,200	280,800	-3.1
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles	33,600	43,500	-22.7	99,600	121,700	-18.1	371,700	491,600	-24.4
MAN	12,900	13,000	-0.6	38,200	38,400	-0.6	118,100	142,800	-17.3
Scania	7,900	8,500	-6.8	24,400	24,700	-1.6	72,100	99,500	-27.5
Others*	2,000	2,500	-17.8	5,500	5,600	-0.6	18,700	19,300	-3.0
Volkswagen Goup	997,600	1,030,900	-3.2	2,800,700	2,969,900	-5.7	9,305,400	10,975,300	-15.2

*Others include Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti

Photo credit: Volkswagen
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