Select Volkswagen electric cars sold out for 2022: Report
- Demand for Volkswagen EVs touched almost 80 per cent last year.
Volkswagen informed about strong demand for its electric vehicles and it has already sold out some of these vehicles for this year. According to a report by Carscoops, this means buyers interested in EVs may have to wait till 2023 before Volkswagen starts new production.
The company registered an 80 per cent increase in the sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Volkswagen sold around 7,62,000 units across its brands. It is also trying to push more electric vehicles into its various product line-ups. It also announced about its profits that hiked by 75 per cent that is 15.4 billion euros despite selling fewer cars last year. Volkswagen stated it sold lesser cars due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage.
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With a high demand for electric vehicles from Volkswagen, the company's s Chief Financial Officer, Arno Antlitz reportedly said this increased demand for battery-powered vehicles shows that EVs are inching closer to the prices of vehicles with internal combustion engines. Antlitz added this trend will help the automaker to scale production as well as margins. “Originally we thought it takes two to three years until we see the parity of ICE and battery-electric vehicles," reportedly said the Chief Financial Officer.
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