The Volkswagen brand saw sales decline 8.1 percent to just under 4.9 million units, with the biggest drop of 14.8 percent in China, although battery-electric vehicle sales in the country quadrupled.
see photosIn the VW group, BEVs account for 5.1 per cent of deliveries, more than double last year’s figure
Volkswagen Group posted its lowest sales figures in 10 years at 8.9 million deliveries in 2021, the carmaker said on Wednesday, and said it expected supply chain conditions to remain volatile in the first half of this year.
In contrast, luxury carmaker BMW saw a record delivery of 2.21 million vehicles from the BMW brand, a success attributed to its ability to adapt to supply chain constraints.
The Volkswagen brand saw sales decline 8.1 percent to just under 4.9 million units, with the biggest drop of 14.8 percent in China, although battery-electric vehicle sales in the country quadrupled.
“Under unusually challenging conditions, Volkswagen reached a satisfactory sales result,” said sales and marketing chief Klaus Zelmer. “However, the huge impact of the chips on production could not be fully compensated for.”
Luxury car maker BMW sees record deliveries of 2.21 million vehicles from the BMW brand
BMW’s rival Daimler reported last Friday that Mercedes-Benz sales were down 5 percent in 2021, losing its crown to BMW for the first time in five years as a premium carmaker with most vehicles sold worldwide. Have given.
Premium carmakers were the weakest in Europe, with BMW and MINI posting 3.9 per cent growth and Mercedes-Benz down 11.2 per cent.
North America was a strong market for all three car makers. Mercedes-Benz posted a growth of 0.4 percent in the United States and 19.5 percent by BMW. Volkswagen registered a growth of 13 per cent in this segment.
Sales of hybrid or fully electric vehicles grew across the industry, particularly in Europe, where they constituted between a fifth and a quarter of deliveries – but remained a small proportion of total global sales.
For example, in Volkswagen Group, the distribution of battery-electric vehicles was 5.1 percent – double last year’s figure, but a fraction of the carmaker’s 2030 target of 50 percent.
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