Volkswagen Group deliveries

The Volkswagen Group delivered 10,974,636 vehicles to customers worldwide in 2019. This exceeded the previous year’s figure by 1.3% and set a new record. The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand has been reported as part of the Passenger Cars Business Area since January 1, 2019. The prior-year figures have been adjusted accordingly. The chart on the next page shows how deliveries changed from month to month and compares each monthly figure to the same month of the previous year. Deliveries of passenger cars and commercial vehicles are reported separately in the following.

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP DELIVERIES BY MONTH
Vehicles in thousands

GLOBAL DELIVERIES BY THE PASSENGER CARS BUSINESS AREA

With its passenger car brands, the Volkswagen Group is present in all relevant automotive markets around the world. The key sales markets currently include Western Europe, China, the USA, Brazil, Russia, Mexico and Poland. The Group recorded encouraging growth in many key markets.

During the reporting period, deliveries of passenger cars to Volkswagen Group customers worldwide rose to 10,732,415 units amid difficult conditions resulting primarily from mainly declining overall markets. Year-on-year, the number of deliveries increased by 131,401 vehicles or 1.2%. The Group’s new SUV models made a particular contribution to this increase. As the passenger car market as a whole declined by 4.0% over the same period, the Volkswagen Group’s share of the global market rose to 12.9 (12.2)%. The largest increases in volume in absolute terms were seen in Germany and Brazil. In Argentina and Turkey, among other countries, sales figures were down on the previous year. The Volkswagen Passenger Cars, SEAT, Porsche and Lamborghini brands each exceeded their record figures from the previous year. The brands that achieved the largest growth in absolute terms were SEAT, Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Audi; ŠKODA and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles both fell slightly short of the previous year’s high figures.

The table below gives an overview of passenger car deliveries to customers of the Volkswagen Group in the regions and the key individual markets. The trends in demand for Group models in these markets and regions are described in the following sections.

WORLDWIDE DELIVERIES OF THE GROUP’S MOST SUCCESSFUL MODEL RANGES IN 2019
Vehicles in thousands

Deliveries in Europe/Other markets

In Western Europe, the Volkswagen Group delivered 3,627,693 passenger cars and light commercial vehicles to customers, exceeding the previous year’s figure by 4.4%. Our deliveries rose in France, Italy and the United Kingdom, but registered a slight decline in Spain. As the overall market grew by 0.6% over the same period, the Group’s share of the passenger car market in Western Europe increased to 22.8 (21.9)%. Negative effects arose from the public debate on driving bans for diesel vehicles and restricted capacity for petrol engines, among other things. The successful launch of new models had a positive effect. Encouraging increases in deliveries were recorded by the T-Roc and Tiguan Allspace models from Volkswagen Passenger Cars, the Karoq and Kodiaq from ŠKODA, the Arona and Ateca from the SEAT brand, the Porsche Macan, and the Crafter from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Additionally, new or successor models introduced in the previous year were very popular with customers, these being the Touareg from Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Audi’s A1 Sportback, Q3, A6 Avant and Q8. The T-Cross and Passat from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, the e-tron (Audi’s first all-electric production model), the Scala and Kamiq from the ŠKODA brand, the SEAT Tarraco and the Porsche Cayenne Coupé were successfully launched on the market as new or successor models.

In the Central and Eastern Europe region, the number of deliveries of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles to Volkswagen Group customers increased by 1.6% year-on-year during the reporting period. Demand for Group models increased in Russia and Poland, while it declined in the Czech Republic. Demand developed encouragingly for the T-Roc, Tiguan and Touareg models from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, for ŠKODA’s Scala, Karoq and Kodiaq models, and for the SEAT Arona and Tarraco. The Volkswagen Group’s share of the passenger car market in Central and Eastern Europe was 20.3 (20.6)%.

In Turkey, the Volkswagen Group delivered 29.4% fewer vehicles than in the previous year in a substantially weaker overall market. In South Africa’s declining passenger car market, demand for Volkswagen Group vehicles fell by 0.4%. The Polo from Volkswagen Passenger Cars continued to be the most frequently sold Group model there.

Deliveries in Germany

In the reporting period, the German passenger car market exceeded the high prior-year level (+5.0%). The Volkswagen Group delivered 1,324,942 vehicles to customers in its home market, 6.1% more than in the previous year, which had been positively influenced by the environmental bonus among other things. Negative effects caused by the public debate on driving bans for diesel vehicles and restricted capacity for petrol engines were compensated by the successful introduction of new models, for example. The Golf continued to top the list of the most popular passenger cars in Germany in terms of registrations. The most popular Group models also included the T-Roc and Tiguan from Volkswagen Passenger Cars, the Karoq, Kodiaq and Superb from the ŠKODA brand, the Arona and Ateca from the SEAT brand and the Porsche Macan. The Touareg from Volkswagen Passenger Cars, the Audi A1 Sportback, Q3, Q3 Sportback, A6 Avant and Q8 as well as the ŠKODA Fabia, all of which had been introduced as new or successor models over the course of the previous year, were also in high demand from customers. The T-Cross and the Passat from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, the e-tron (the Audi brand’s first all-electric production model), the ŠKODA Scala and Kamiq, the SEAT Tarraco and the Porsche Cayenne Coupé were successfully launched on the market as new or successor models during the reporting period. Eight Group models led the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA – German Federal Motor Transport Authority) registration statistics in their respective segments: the Polo, Golf, T-Roc, Tiguan, Touran, Audi A6, Porsche 911 and Multivan/ Transporter.

Deliveries in North America

Demand for Volkswagen Group models in North America in the reporting period was 0.5% lower at 948,309 vehicles in a slightly declining overall passenger car and light commercial vehicle market. The Group’s market share was 4.7 (4.6)%. The Jetta and the Tiguan Allspace from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand were the most in-demand Group models in North America.

In the weaker US market, demand for Volkswagen Group models rose by 2.5% year-on-year in 2019. The biggest increases of all Group models were recorded by the Jetta, Tiguan Allspace and Atlas from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, the Audi A6 and Q8, and the Porsche Cayenne. The Audi e-tron and the new Porsche Macan were successfully launched on the market.

In Canada, demand for Group models in the reporting period fell by 5.3% year-on-year in a shrinking overall market. The Golf, Jetta and Audi Q5 models as well as the new Tiguan Allspace and Atlas SUVs from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand were particularly popular.

In the Mexican market, which was declining on the whole, the Volkswagen Group delivered 7.4% fewer vehicles to customers compared with the previous year. The Group models with the highest level of demand were the Vento, Jetta and Tiguan Allspace from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand.

Deliveries in South America

The South American market for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles declined overall in the reporting year. In this region we delivered 551,734 vehicles to customers, 1.8% more than a year before. The Gol and Polo from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand were in the greatest demand among the Group models. The T-Cross from Volkswagen Passenger Cars was successfully introduced to the market. The Volkswagen Group’s share of the passenger car market in South America rose to 12.8 (11.9)%.

The Brazilian market continued its recovery path in the reporting year. The Volkswagen Group benefited from this development and delivered 15.7% more vehicles to customers there than in the previous year. This was due primarily to the market launch of the new T-Cross from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, as well as the success of the Virtus, Jetta and Tiguan Allspace which the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand had introduced to the market in the previous year as new or successor models. Demand was also very encouraging for Volkswagen Passenger Cars’ Polo and Gol models as well as for the Amarok from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

In Argentina, the Group recorded a 38.9% decline in sales year-on-year amid a dramatically weaker overall market. The Gol and Polo from Volkswagen Passenger Cars and the Amarok from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles saw the highest demand of all Group models. The T-Cross, newly introduced by the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, was also well received by customers.

Deliveries in the Asia-Pacific region

The market volume of passenger cars in the Asia-Pacific region weakened further in the reporting year. The Volkswagen Group delivered 4,517,375 units to customers in this region. This was 0.3% fewer vehicles than in the previous year. The Group’s market share in the Asia-Pacific region rose to 13.2 (12.4)%.

China, the world’s largest single market and the main growth driver of the Asia-Pacific region for many years, recorded a distinct downturn in the reporting period. However, the Volkswagen Group slightly increased sales here and delivered 0.6% more vehicles to customers in China than in the prior year. The T-Roc, Tayron, Tharu, Bora, Passat and Lavida models from Volkswagen Passenger Cars, the Audi Q2L e-tron and Q5L, the ŠKODA Karoq and Kamiq, as well as the Porsche Macan and Cayenne, all of which had been introduced as new or successor models over the course of the previous year, were in especially high demand. The T-Cross, Polo, Sagitar and Teramont X models from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, the Audi Q3, A6L and Q8, and the ŠKODA Kodiaq GT and Porsche Cayenne Coupé were successfully launched on the market as new or successor models during the reporting period. In addition, the Volkswagen sub-brand JETTA celebrated its successful launch in China with the VS5 SUV and the VA3 saloon.

The volume of the Indian passenger car market declined in the reporting year. Demand for models from the Volkswagen Group fell by 15.9% in this period compared with the previous year. The Polo from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand was the Group’s most sought-after model in India.

In Japan, the number of passenger cars delivered to Volkswagen Group customers in 2019 was down 8.2% year-on-year amid a declining overall market volume. The Tiguan from the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, the Audi Q5 and the Porsche 911 all recorded encouraging growth in demand.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DELIVERIES

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group delivered a total of 242,221 mid-sized and heavy trucks, buses and commercial vehicles from the MAN TGE van series in 2019 (+4.0%). Trucks accounted for 205,936 units (+1.7%), buses for 21,496 units (−5.0%) and the TGE from MAN for 14,789 (7,871) deliveries.

In Western Europe, total deliveries stood at 119,284 units, up 10.3% on the previous year’s figure. The growth was mainly driven by the German, French and UK markets. Of this figure, 100,362 were trucks and 6,042 buses; commercial vehicles from the MAN TGE van series amounted to 12,880 units.

In the period from January to December 2019, deliveries in the markets of the Central and Eastern Europe region fell by 8.7% to 36,130 vehicles; trucks accounted for 33,312 and buses for 1,311; light commercial vehicles from the MAN brand came to 1,507 units. In Russia, the region’s largest market, sales declined year-on-year by 21.4% to 10,123 units.

In the Other markets, particularly in Turkey, deliveries of Volkswagen Group commercial vehicles decreased by 23.5% year-on-year to a total of 13,995 units; of this figure 11,280 were trucks and 2,326 were buses.

Deliveries in North America in the reporting period declined by 8.5% to 3,219 vehicles; this included 1,794 trucks and 1,425 buses. The vehicles were handed over almost exclusively to customers in Mexico.

In South America, the Volkswagen Group sold a total of 56,826 units (+19.0%); of this figure 48,350 were trucks and 8,476 were buses. In Brazil, deliveries rose by 30.5% following continued improvement in the economic climate. Of the units delivered, 43,438 were trucks and 6,113 were buses. Marked declines in deliveries were recorded in the other South American markets, especially Argentina, due to the development of the general economic environment.

In the Asia-Pacific region, the Volkswagen Group delivered 12,767 commercial vehicles to customers in the reporting period; among these 10,838 were trucks and 1,916 were buses. Overall, this was 18.9% less than in the previous year. In China, sales increased by 1.7% to 4,737 vehicles, of which 4,514 were trucks and 219 were buses.

DELIVERIES IN THE POWER ENGINEERING SEGMENT

Orders in the Power Engineering segment are usually part of major investment projects. Lead times typically range from just under one year to several years, and partial deliveries as construction progresses are common. Accordingly, there is a time lag between incoming orders and sales revenue from the new construction business.

Sales revenue in the Power Engineering segment was largely driven by Engines & Marine Systems and Turbomachinery, which together generated around two-thirds of overall sales revenue.