VW group increases sales of electric cars by more than 200%

The Volkswagen group, through its main brands, increased its sales of electric cars by more than 200% in 2020.

Sales of electric vehicles of the VW group

The year 2020 was a turning point in the Volkswagen Group’s electrification effort with an increase in sales of all-electric vehicles by 214%, surpassing sales of plug-in hybrids.

VW sold 231,600 all-electric vehicles in 2020.

Volkswagen Group Sales Manager Dr Christian Dahlheim commented:

The COVID-19 pandemic has made 2020 an extremely difficult year. The Volkswagen group performed well in this environment and strengthened its position in the market. We are particularly happy to have launched our e-offensive despite the pandemic and to have thus taken a big step forward in the implementation of our Ensemble 2025⁺ strategy. We will keep the momentum going this year, adding many more attractive electric models.

Here are the top 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 that Audi sold nearly 50,000 e-tron electric SUVs in 2020, and Porsche sold over 20,000 Taycan electric cars in its first year of production.

These results were very good, but the VW ID.3 is the first electric vehicle contributing to the group’s results in 2020.

The e-Golf also had a good year, its last, as VW shifts production capacity to the ID.3.

VW Group EV effort in 2021

As Dahlheim said, this gives Volkswagen momentum in electric vehicles for 2021.

The Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tron will push it forward, but vehicles like the ID.3 are expected to push it much higher.

VW is expected to ramp up production and deliveries in 2021, and the ID.4 will be added to the mix globally.

Several other brands owned by Volkswagen are also adding MEB-based electric vehicles in 2021, which could lead to a similar triple-digit growth rate in electric vehicle sales for the brand this year.

Taking Electrek

Tesla still leads in terms of volume, but 231,600 EVs is still a good result that solidifies VW as the most serious legacy automaker in the transition to EVs.

My self-confidence has been strong for years, and it stems from their early efforts to secure the supply of battery cells. This is the best way to see if an automaker is serious about the volume production of electric vehicles.

VW has made great strides on this front, with supply agreements with all major cell suppliers and investments in new production from startups like Northvolt and QuantumScape.

These measures will allow them to significantly develop their EVs over the next few years.

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