The Volkswagen Group has continued to transform its business in the first nine months of 2023. The company delivered 531,500 all-electric vehicles globally, representing a 45 percent increase from the previous year. This brings the share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the group’s total deliveries to 7.9 percent, up from 6.1 percent in the same period last year. In the third quarter alone, the BEV share reached 9.0 percent compared to 6.8 percent a year ago. Europe was the main driver of growth with a 61 percent increase in BEV deliveries, followed by the USA with a 74 percent jump, and China with a 4 percent increase.
Out of all the BEV deliveries, 64 percent went to Europe, 22 percent to China, 10 percent to the USA, and 4 percent to other markets.
The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered the most all-electric vehicles, with a total of 273,000 units by the end of September. This accounted for more than half of the Group’s BEV deliveries. Audi followed with 123,000 vehicles, ŠKODA with 54,400 vehicles, SEAT/CUPRA with 32,300 vehicles, Porsche with 27,900 vehicles, and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles with 19,600 vehicles.
The top-performing BEV models in the first nine months of 2023 were the Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 with 162,100 units, Volkswagen ID.3 with 90,500 units, Audi Q4 e-tron (including Sportback) with 77,900 units, ŠKODA Enyaq iV (including Coupé) with 54,400 units, CUPRA Born with 32,300 units, and Audi Q8 e-tron (including Sportback) with 21,800 units.
Here are the delivery numbers for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) by market:
| Market | Jan. – Jun. 2023 | Jan. – Jun. 2022 | Delta (%) | Jul. – Sep. 2023 | Jul. – Sep. 2022 | Delta (%) | Jan. – Sep. 2023 | Jan. – Sep. 2022 | Delta (%) |
| Europe | 217,100 | 128,900 | +68.5 | 124,000 | 83,100 | +49.2 | 341,100 | 211,900 | +60.9 |
| USA | 29,800 | 17,000 | +75.5 | 20,500 | 12,000 | +71.1 | 50,300 | 28,900 | +73.7 |
| China | 62,400 | 63,500 | -1.6 | 54,700 | 49,200 | +11.0 | 117,100 | 112,700 | +3.9 |
| Rest of world | 12,300 | 7,900 | +55.3 | 10,800 | 5,100 | +111.7 | 23,100 | 13,000 | +77.4 |
| Worldwide | 321,600 | 217,200 | +48.1 | 209,900 | 149,400 | +40.5 | 531,500 | 366,600 | +45.0 |
Here are the delivery numbers for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) by brand:
| Brand | Jan. – Jun. 2023 | Jan. – Jun. 2022 | Delta (%) | Jul. – Sep. 2023 | Jul. – Sep. 2022 | Delta (%) | Jan. – Sep. 2023 | Jan. – Sep. 2022 | Delta (%) |
| Brand Group Core | 227,300 | 147,500 | +54.1 | 152,100 | 115,800 | +31.3 | 379,400 | 263,300 | +44.1 |
| Volkswagen Passenger Cars | 164,800 | 115,900 | +42.2 | 108,200 | 91,200 | +18.7 | 273,000 | 207,100 | +31.8 |
| ŠKODA | 31,300 | 22,200 | +41.0 | 23,100 | 14,700 | +57.5 | 54,400 | 36,900 | +47.6 |
| SEAT/CUPRA | 18,900 | 8,300 | +128.7 | 13,500 | 9,300 | +44.5 | 32,300 | 17,600 | +84.1 |
| Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles | 12,300 | 1,100 | +998.6 | 7,300 | 600 | +1.094.3 | 19,600 | 1,700 | +1.032.3 |
| Brand Group Progressive | 75,600 | 50,000 | +51.2 | 47,400 | 27,000 | +75.8 | 123,000 | 77,000 | +59.8 |
| Audi | 75,600 | 50,000 | +51.2 | 47,400 | 27,000 | +75.8 | 123,000 | 77,000 | +59.8 |
| Lamborghini/Bentley | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brand Group Sport Luxury | 18,000 | 18,900 | -4.7 | 9,900 | 6,200 | +59.7 | 27,900 | 25,100 | +11.2 |
| Porsche | 18,000 | 18,900 | -4.7 | 9,900 | 6,200 | +59.7 | 27,900 | 25,100 | +11.2 |
| Brand Group Trucks | 600 | 800 | -22.8 | 500 | 400 | +29.4 | 1,200 | 1,300 | -5.7 |
| MAN | 400 | 540 | -26.2 | 280 | 170 | +63.3 | 670 | 710 | -4.8 |
| Volkswagen Truck & Bus | 40 | 100 | -65.0 | 10 | 80 | -93.9 | 40 | 190 | -77.8 |
| Scania | 150 | 90 | +62.9 | 40 | 60 | -24.1 | 190 | 150 | +28.6 |
| Navistar | 70 | 110 | -36.4 | 210 | 100 | +101.9 | 280 | 210 | +30.5 |
| Volkswagen Group (total) | 321,600 | 217,200 | +48.1 | 209,900 | 149,400 | +40.5 | 531,500 | 366,600 | +45.0 |