Volkswagen Reaches 2 Million Electric Vehicle Deliveries

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The Volkswagen brand has reached another milestone in its electric vehicle journey. It has just delivered its 2 millionth fully electric vehicle. The milestone vehicle was a Volkswagen ID.3 produced in Volkswagen’s Zwickau factory, and then was delivered today to a customer at the company’s Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany.

While BYD sold more than 2 million pure electric vehicles last year, and Tesla approached 2 million sales a year at its peak, not a lot of auto brands have gotten to the same 2 million cumulative EV sales as Volkswagen.

“Volkswagen has assumed a leading role in the European BEV market with its broad range from the compact ID.3 to the long-distance capable ID.7,” Volkswagen says. Is it tooting its own horn? Yes. But is it true? Yes.

“Two million all-electric vehicles provide clear evidence of the attractiveness and competitiveness of our all-electric portfolio,” added Martin Sander, Volkswagen Board Member for Sales, Marketing and After Sales. Indeed.

Now, the part that Volkswagen bragged about that I don’t think is so exciting is that Volkswagen sold its first EV in 2013, 13 years ago! “Volkswagen started its electromobility journey back in 2013 with the launch of the e-up!, and has been systematically expanding its all-electric portfolio ever since. The two million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) supplied therefore include not only models from the current ID. family, but also electric precursors such as the e-up! and the e-Golf.” I actually drove the e-up! and e-Golf back in 2013. It’s wild to think it’s been that long. And when I do think that Volkswagen has sold 2 million EVs from then to now, it does sound impressive. Let’s just hope the next 2 million come much faster.

The good news — or better news — is that Volkswagen has become a leading EV seller, in Europe and even globally. “Volkswagen has now taken on a leading position in all-electric vehicles in Germany and throughout Europe, and is among the highest-volume providers. The Volkswagen brand is also one of the largest electric car manufacturers in the world,” the company emphasizes.

“We laid the foundations for electromobility early on and are driving our transformation to an all-electric future with clear strategic priority. Our strong market position, particularly in Germany and Europe, confirms the attractiveness and competitiveness of our electric portfolio,” Sander added.

Volkswagen also noted that three electric vehicle models in particular have driven many of the brand’s EV sales:

• ID.3 (approx. 628,000 vehicles delivered): The ID.3 was the first model based on the modular electric drive matrix (MEB) and marked Volkswagen’s entry into the new era of electromobility. It was the first model in the ID. family in 2020 and made all-electric mobility accessible to a broad range of customers in the compact class for the first time. A further product upgrade of the ID.3 will soon be launched.
• ID.4 (approx. 901,000 vehicles delivered*): The ID.4 is a key growth driver for the brand and has played a major part in expanding Volkswagen’s presence on the global BEV markets. Apart from Germany and other European countries, the most important sales markets for the SUV model include China and the United States.
• ID.7 (approx. 132,000 vehicles delivered): Volkswagen expanded its portfolio in 2023 to include an all-electric saloon, followed by an estate (ID.7 Tourer) in the upper mid-range segment. The ID.7 represents the technological progress of the ID. family and demonstrates how Volkswagen is introducing electromobility to a new segment with long range and a high level of efficiency and comfort.

Yup, that’s more than 1.6 million vehicles from just those three models.

All of that said, the future should be even brighter, and more electric. Volkswagen is about to bring a cheaper mass-market EV model to the world, the ID. Polo. And that won’t be the only new EV model. In fact, four new electric car models in the small car and compact segments are being launched by Volkswagen in 2026. “These new models make electromobility accessible to even more customers,” said Sander. “Our aim is to introduce attractive, affordable electric vehicles for everyday use into the high-volume small car segment and, in so doing, take the next growth steps in our transformation.”

It’s great to see Volkswagen hitting the 2 million EV milestone, but I really look forward to seeing it reach 2+ million EV sales a year.