Car Sales by Manufacturer - Volkswagen

Published 9 Sept 2026

Published 9 Sept 2026

Volkswagen, a German car manufacturer, is one of the world’s largest automotive groups and Europe’s largest carmaker. It is part of the wider Volkswagen Group, which owns or manages several major automotive brands, including Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, Škoda, SEAT/CUPRA, Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania, and MAN. In 2025, the group delivered about 8.68 million passenger cars and light commercial vehicles worldwide.

How many Volkswagen passenger cars are delivered each year?

Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered around 4.73 million vehicles worldwide in 2025.

  • Volkswagen delivered 6.28 million vehicles in 2019, before volumes fell to around 5.34 million in 2020.
  • Deliveries declined further to 4.90 million in 2021 and 4.56 million in 2022.
  • The brand recovered to around 4.87 million deliveries in 2023, then dipped to around 4.80 million in 2024.
  • Deliveries edged down again to around 4.73 million in 2025, about 1.4% below the prior year.
Chart of Volkswagen Passenger Cars worldwide deliveries by year, 2019 to 2025
Volkswagen Passenger Cars worldwide deliveries, 2019–2025.

What share of Volkswagen's total deliveries are SUVs?

SUVs accounted for 50.2% of Volkswagen brand deliveries worldwide in 2025.

  • Volkswagen’s SUV share increased by 5.3% year-on-year in 2025.
  • In the United States, SUVs made up more than 78.5% of Volkswagen models sold in 2025.
  • The T-Roc remained Europe’s best-selling SUV, with 201,995 units sold in 2025.
  • The Tayron, launched in spring 2025, reached 60,700 worldwide deliveries during the year.

How are Volkswagen's battery-electric vehicle (BEV) deliveries performing compared with total deliveries?

Volkswagen delivered approximately 382,000 all-electric vehicles worldwide in 2025, equal to 8.1% of total brand deliveries.

  • Volkswagen’s all-electric deliveries were nearly stable, declining by just 0.2% from 2024.
  • Based on total brand deliveries of around 4.73 million, non-BEV deliveries were approximately 4.35 million in 2025.
  • Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) made up 8.1% of Volkswagen’s total deliveries, while non-BEV vehicles accounted for about 91.9%.
  • The ID.7 helped drive growth in the ID. family in Europe, with around 76,600 European deliveries and about 35,000 German deliveries in 2025.

Note: Non-BEV deliveries are calculated by subtracting all-electric deliveries from total Volkswagen brand deliveries. Non-BEV deliveries include internal combustion, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Where does Volkswagen record its largest sales?

China remained Volkswagen’s largest reported country market in 2025, with 2.02 million deliveries.

  • Volkswagen delivered 1.32 million vehicles in Europe in 2025, up 5.1% year-on-year.
  • China remained the largest single country market, but deliveries fell by 8.4% to 2.02 million.
  • North America declined by 8.2% to 544,000 deliveries.
  • South America grew by 18.5% to 568,200 deliveries, making it the fastest-growing region in this set.
Chart of Volkswagen brand deliveries by major region or country in 2025
Volkswagen brand deliveries by major region or country, 2025.

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What is Volkswagen Passenger Cars' annual sales revenue?

Volkswagen Passenger Cars recorded €86.6 billion in sales revenue in 2025.

  • Volkswagen Passenger Cars earned €88.4 billion in sales revenue in 2019.
  • Sales revenue declined to €70.9 billion in 2020 and €68.0 billion in 2021.
  • Revenue recovered to €73.8 billion in 2022 and €86.4 billion in 2023.
  • Sales revenue reached €88.3 billion in 2024, before easing to €86.6 billion in 2025.
Chart of Volkswagen Passenger Cars sales revenue by year, 2019 to 2025
Volkswagen Passenger Cars sales revenue, 2019–2025.

References

  1. Volkswagen Newsroom — Brand deliveries, electric vehicle share, and SUV share (2019–2025) · volkswagen-newsroom.com
  2. Volkswagen Group — Annual reports and Passenger Cars revenue data (2014–2025) · volkswagen-group.com
  3. Best Selling Cars — Brand sales by major region or country (2025) · best-selling-cars.com