Despite supply bottlenecks for semiconductors and wire harnesses, 99,100
all-electric vehicles (BEVs) have been delivered by the end of March (Q1
2021: 60,000)
• Strong demand: BEV order bank rises to around 300,000 vehicles in Western
Europe alone
• BEV deliveries in China increase more than four-fold to 28,800 units (Q1
2021: 6,200)
In terms of BEV deliveries by region, Europe was still clearly in the lead, with 58,400 vehicles (share of 59%) in the first three months. In the USA, the Group handed over 7,900 BEVs to customers, which corresponded to 8 percent of its global BEV deliveries. In China 28,800 BEVs had been delivered
by the end of March, more than four times as many as in the first quarter of 2021. This represents 29% of the Group’s worldwide BEV deliveries.
By the end of March, the core brand Volkswagen delivered 53,400 BEVs to customers (share of 54%). This was followed by Audi with 24,200 vehicles (share of 24 percent), Porsche with 9,500 vehicles (share of 10 percent), ŠKODA with 8,800 vehicles (share of 9 percent) and SEAT/CUPRA with 2,200 vehicles (share of 2 percent).
The top 5 BEV models in the first quarter of 2022 were as follows:
– Volkswagen ID.4 30,300 units
– Volkswagen ID.3 13,000 units
– Audi Q4 e-tron (incl. Sportback) 10,700 units
– Audi e-tron (incl. Sportback) 10,300 units
– Porsche Taycan (incl. Cross Turismo) 9,500 units
