Volkswagen's EU share of new-car registrations 2021-2022

In April 2022, the VW brand's share of new-car registrations in the European Union stood at around 10.5 percent. The Volkswagen Group had an overall European market share of 25 percent in 2021.

Car sales trend upward

Customers in the European Union purchased some 1.13 million Volkswagen-badged vehicles between January and May 2021, up from roughly 887,000 units in the same period the previous year. The Volkswagen brand sold more vehicles than any other brand in the EU. In 2021, EU car sales came to just shy of 10 million units with Volkswagen's domestic market, Germany, accounting for almost 27 percent of the total.

Introduction of ID3 to comply with tougher regulations

In the face of new EU emissions standards and WLTP rules, electric vehicles are projected to fare better than conventional cars in the European Union, and Volkswagen's new ID3 model is expected to woo customers. The new WTLP test was created in response to the diesel emissions scandal of 2015, in which the Volkswagen Group played a central role. New test conditions aim to replicate real-world driving conditions to get a more accurate picture of the emissions produced on Europe’s roads.