Production in Germany: The VW Tiguan is the most produced vehicle in Germany in 2023
- The Volkswagen Tiguan (C-segment SUV) overtakes the Volkswagen Golf (C-segment sedan) for the first time as the most produced vehicle in Germany in 2023. The Tiguan records 225,000 units produced, 10,000 units more than the Golf whose production volume has collapsed since 2015, the year of "dieselgate"...
- Even if dieselgate did not have a significant impact on the Volkswagen group's sales overall, it seems to have had a negative impact on sales of the Golf, then the best-selling car in Europe. The new generation launched in 2019 didn’t stopped this. Even more, we observe that this new generation of Golf can be considered a historic failure for Volkswagen. The model is in fact in seventh position at European level.
- The carmaker announced that its replacement would be launched in 2028 and that it would adopt a fully electric engine. In fact, the future Golf would replace both the previous generation Golf and the ID3, whose sales in Europe are also not reaching the objectives assigned by Volkswagen. For its part, the Tiguan will not reach in 2023 its 2017 levels (300,000 units produced) but the new generation launched at the end of 2023 could help it.
- Behind the Volkswagen Tiguan and Golf, we note the presence of the Tesla Model Y (195,000 units produced in 2023) which began production in Germany only in 2022. In fourth position, the BMW 3 Series (180,000 units produced) remains at a low point for two main reasons: first the 3 Series coupe was renamed the 4 Series in 2013, so not counted anymore in the 3 series production and second, part of the 3 Series production was transferred to Mexico in 2019 (for sales in North America).