In the last few years, there have been more and more rumors that the Volkswagen concern will soon be ahead of the American Tesla when it comes to selling electric cars. After all, they have several car brands under their belt (Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, SEAT, Škoda), in addition to a larger selection of models and, after all, also several plants that manufacture electric cars. Do you think this will be enough to take over the leadership?
The question is whether it will Volkswagen overtook Tesla, is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. Flat-rate and thumbs-up, you could immediately assume that this would be the case, but for a more weighty answer, you need to get to know the numbers in more detail. In the first quarter of 2021, Tesla delivered 241,300 cars, and Volkswagen sold in the same period 122,100 electric cars. With the help of past periods, we can create a picture of the sales numbers of one and another manufacturer.
As can be seen from the graph, Tesla still has a huge advantage over the Volkswagen Group, which has not even come close enough to threaten Tesla. Volkswagen is definitely getting close to Tesla, and on average it still sells around 50% less electric cars like Tesla. After reviewing the data, we can conclude that Volkswagen will not threaten Tesla so soon, at least not in 2022. Of course, the results will also be affected by job closures due to pandemics and scarcity semiconductors.
Sales figures from the end of 2021 and the first half of 2022 will be a better indicator of how close Volkswagen has already managed to get to Tesla. At the moment it is for predictions still too early, but we must take into account that they are almost ready at Tesla two new factories, which will be able to produce a large number of electric cars.
