The Volkswagen Group, through its main brands, increased sales of electric cars by more than 200% in 2020.
VW Group EV sales
2020 was a turning point in the electrification effort of the Volkswagen Group, with sales of all-electric vehicles increasing by 214%, decreasing sales of plug-in hybrids.
VW sold 231,600 all-electric vehicles in 2020.
Dr. Christian Dahlheim, head of sales at Volkswagen Group, commented:
The COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 an extremely challenging year. The Volkswagen Group performed well in this environment and strengthened its position in the market. We are particularly pleased to have reached the starting point in our electronic offensive, despite the pandemic, and have thus taken a major step in the implementation of our Together 2025+ strategy. We will keep pace this year by adding many more attractive electric models.
Here are the 5 best-selling all-electric vehicles of the VW Group in 2020:
Volkswagen ID.3: 56,500 units
Audi e-tron: 47,300 units
Volkswagen e-Golf: 41,300 units
Volkswagen e-up !: 22,200 units
Porsche Taycan: 20,000 units
We just reported about Audi selling almost 50,000 e-tron electric SUVs in 2020 and Porsche selling more than 20,000 Taycan electric cars in its first year of production.
These results were very good, but the VW ID.3 is the EV that contributed most to the group’s results in 2020.
E-Golf also had a good year, the last one, as VW is shifting production capacity to ID.3.
VW Group’s EV effort in 2021
As Dahlheim said, this sets Volkswagen’s momentum in electric vehicles for 2021.
The Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tron will move it, but vehicles like the ID.3 should push it much higher.
VW is expected to increase production and deliveries in 2021, and ID.4 will be added to the mix globally.
Several other Volkswagen-owned brands are also adding MEB-based electric vehicles in 2021, which could result in a similar three-digit growth rate in EV sales for the brand this year.
Electrek’s Take
Tesla still dominates when it comes to volume, but 231,600 EVs are still a good result that is solidifying VW as the most serious legacy car maker about the transition to electric vehicles.
My confidence in them has been strong for years, and this stems from their initial efforts to secure the supply of battery cells. This is the best way to see if a car manufacturer is serious about achieving an electric vehicle production volume.
VW has made major moves on that front, with supply agreements with all major cell suppliers and investment in new production from startups like Northvolt and QuantumScape.
These changes will allow them to increase their EVs significantly in the coming years.
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