In 2022, Volkswagen Group worldwide car sales of all large brands (VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat) contracted while Porsche global sales increased. In full-year 2022, global sales of the combined car brands of the Volkswagen Group contracted by 7% to 8,262,800 vehicles. Worldwide sales were lower for Volkswagen, Skoda, Seat, and Audi while the more expensive … Read more
In full-year 2022, global battery-electric car sales worldwide by German premium brands Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche increased but volumes remained low. In Germany, luxury electric car sales were below the industry average. 2022 (January to December): BMW sold more battery-electric cars worldwide in 2022 than Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche but Tesla sold more electric … Read more
In full-year 2022, Skoda sales worldwide contracted by 17%, Germany remained the largest country market, and the Octavia was the top-selling model. 2022 (January to December): Global sales of Skoda cars were 16.7% lower with 731,300 vehicles delivered. Skoda was hit hard by the war in Ukraine — not only by losing sales in Russia, … Read more
In full-year 2022, Seat car sales slumped while Cupra deliveries almost doubled worldwide with Germany, Spain, and the UK the largest markets. The Cupra Formentador and Seat Arona were the top-selling models. 2022 (January to December): Seat SA sales dropped by 18% to 385,600 cars delivered worldwide. While Seat-branded car sales were down by 40%, … Read more
In full-year 2022, Porsche sales worldwide increased by 3% through growth in Europe with the Cayenne and Macan the top-selling models. 2022 (January to December): Porsche sold 309,884 cars worldwide — a 3% increase compared to 2021. Porsche blamed a continued shortage of computer chips and the interruption of supply lines for not growing faster … Read more
In full-year 2022, Audi global sales contracted by 4% but deliveries increased sharply in Germany while China remained the largest market. 2022 (January to December): Audi sold 1,614,231 cars worldwide — 3.9% fewer than in 2021. Globally, Audi delivered 118,196 electric models to customers in 2022 — a 44.3% increase but only 7% of all … Read more
In full-year 2022, Lamborghini global sales increased by 10% to the highest ever with the Urus SUV the top-selling model worldwide. 2022 (January to December): for the second consecutive year, Automobili Lamborghini had record annual worldwide sales with 9,233 cars delivered worldwide, an increase of 10% over the previous year. Lamborghini Sales by Global Region … Read more
In full-year 2022, Mercedes-Benz global sales contracted by 1% to 2,043,900 cars with the GLC the top-selling model worldwide. 2022 (January to December): Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars delivered 2,043,900 vehicles worldwide but a strong year-end performance hinted at growth opportunities in 2023. China remained the largest single-country market for Mercedes-Benz followed by the USA and Germany. … Read more
In full-year 2022, BMW Group (BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce) car sales worldwide contracted by 4.8% with China by far the largest single-country market. 2022 (January to December): BMW Group sold 2,399,636 (-4.8%) cars worldwide. BMW brand maintained its position as the largest global premium segment marque. Worldwide sales of battery-electric vehicles more than doubled with … Read more
In full-year 2022, Bentley Motors worldwide sales increased to a record 15,174 cars with the Bentayga the global favorite model. 2022 (January to December): Bentley Motors global increased by 4% to a new record 15,174 cars from 14,659 in 2021 and the first time Bentley has reached over 15,000 cars in a year. This significant … Read more