The Volkswagen group sold 9.24 million vehicles in 2023
- The Volkswagen group (Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini) sold 9.24 million vehicles worldwide in 2023, representing an increase of 11.3% compared to 2022. The share of battery electric vehicles (BEV) in its deliveries did not exceed 8.3% (771,000 units), which says a lot about the road ahead if the carmaker wants to become 100% electric in 2030 or even 2035. Compared to 2022, however, BEV sales increased by 34.7%.
- It is above all the rebound in the European market (3,775,000 sales, +19.7%) and the US market (993,000 sales, +17.9%) which has enabled the Volkswagen group to have a good momentum, while in China, its sales remained stable (3,236,000 sales, +1.6%) in a market at +10.6%. South America, for its part, represented 518,000 sales (+9.4%).
- The Volkswagen group sold 472,000 BEVs in Europe last year, but only 192,000 in China, the most electrified market in the world. In this market, the German carmaker is well behind BYD and Tesla.
- By brand, Volkswagen sold 4.87 million vehicles worldwide in 2023 (+6.7%) including 394,000 BEVs, Audi sold 1.9 million (+17.4%) including 178,000 BEVs. Skoda sold 867,000 vehicles (+18.5%) including 82,000 BEVs and Seat-Cupra 519,000 (+34.6%) including 45,000 BEVs, a strong increase thanks to the new Cupra brand. Porsche, for its part, delivered 320,000 vehicles (+3.3%), which constitutes a new record for the brand, while the luxury brands Bentley and Lamborghini did not exceed 23,700 sales, down 3%. Globally, the Volkswagen group remains in second place behind the Toyota group and ahead of Hyundai-Kia.