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Now I'm not sure what to call their nonexistent electric cars!

• clouddrover 6y ago
  Call them market leaders in Europe. Volkswagen owns 12 automotive brands and they sold the most BEVs in Europe in 2020: https://ev-sales.blogspot.com/2021/01/europe-december-2020.html https://ev-sales.blogspot.com/2021/01/europe-december-2020.h... So far they're still leading in Europe in 2021: https://ev-sales.blogspot.com/2021/03/europe-february-2021.html https://ev-sales.blogspot.com/2021/03/europe-february-2021.h... Eventually they'll be the biggest BEV maker worldwide. It's not surprising. Volkswagen and Toyota are the world's biggest car companies and Volkswagen started its BEV push earlier than Toyota.
  • blisterpeanuts 6y ago
    It's interesting that despite its international leadership position, Volkswagen has a rather small share of the U.S. car market. VW captured 2.21% of U.S. car sales in 2020[1]. By contrast, Toyota was 12.53%, GM 17.30%, Ford 13.87%, etc. 1. https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/volkswagen-us-sales-figures/ https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/volkswagen-us-sales-figures/
    • clouddrover 6y ago
      Those charts are just for the VW brand, not the entire Volkswagen group. But it's true that Volkswagen's biggest markets are Europe and China: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/22/investing/volkswagen-earnings-2020/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/22/investing/volkswagen-earn...