It’s time to sum up Volkswagen Groupwhich were registered in France last year in general 207,068 carsincluding 191,227 passenger vehicles and 15,841 commercial vehicles, which allows to reach 12.5% ​​market share in the French private car market and 4.6% in utility vehicles.

Despite a difficult year for all manufacturers, the end of the year was marked by an acceleration of sales for the German manufacturer: “The last quarter of 2022 was the best in terms of penetration (13.3%), which bodes well for 2023. The Group’s already very broad electricity offering will expand again this year with ID. For the whole year, the range of which will expand at the end of the year, ID.7 or Q8 e-tron”– says Xavier Chardon, chairman of the board of Volkswagen Group France.

Volkswagen Group: 207,068 registrations in 2022

Moreover, it is more than 30,000 electrified cars (electric and plug-in hybrids) that were registered in 2022, accounting for 16% of Volkswagen Group sales.

with 97,283 registrations registered in France in 2022 brand volkswagen gets a market share of 6.4%, a slight increase of 0.1% compared to 2021. In 2023, new models will join the range of the company from Wolfsburg, in particular, the new electric sedan Volkswagen ID.7 or evolution ID.3, not forgetting the ID.Buzz, the range of which will be expanded with the appearance of new versions.

Volkswagen Group: sales records

In the house of Audia little more than 44,000 cars new in 2022 in France, i.e. a market share of 3.3%. Audi Occasion:Plus pre-owned cars had a record year, selling at least 36,500 units. Ring’s aftermarket division also saw an 8.9% increase in spare parts turnover, and a 20% increase in accessories for each new car sold compared to 2021.

In the house of Skoda, the Czech firm also broke a new record for 2022 with a market share of 1.89%, increasing for the seventh year in a row. In the house of seat2022 was severely marked by a shortage of semiconductors, with a significant drop in sales of 48.6%, i.e. a total of 13685 approx registered in 2022, compared to 26,625 in 2021, representing a market share of 0.9%.

Volkswagen Commercial vehicles: a new order record

Sports department Cupra the number of registrations in France increased by 89%. 7554 cars sold in 2022 compared to 3,990 in 2021, representing a market share of 0.5%, up 0.2 points from 2021.

In 2022, commercial vehicles of the Volkswagen brand will have a market share of 4.6%, which is 0.7 points more than in 2021. At the beginning of this new year Volkswagen minibuses has a well-filled backlog of at least 16,000 vehicles, a record number in the history of the brand in France.