The Volkswagen Group delivered 252,100 electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide in the third quarter of 2025, marking a 33.1% year-on-year increase. Over the first nine months, the German automaker sold 717,500 EVs, up 41.7% from the same period a year earlier.
While overall growth remains robust, the company noted a slowdown in momentum. The Group’s EV deliveries surged 59% in Q1 and 37.6% in Q2, totaling 465,500 units in the first half of the year. Growth in Q3, though positive, reflected a normalization of market dynamics across key regions.
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Regional trends were mixed. The United States saw the strongest percentage increase, up 213.5% to 37,400 units, while Europe remained the largest EV market for Volkswagen, expanding 60% to 174,700 units. Deliveries in China, however, dropped sharply by 55.2% to 25,800 units, though the Group has begun rolling out new models there, including the Audi E5 Sportback, developed with local partner SAIC.
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“Our all-electric models are a key driver of this positive development,” said Marco Schubert, Member of the Extended Group Management Board for Sales. “By the end of September, we have delivered around 80 percent more of these models in Europe than in the same period last year, and worldwide we were up around 40 percent. However, the first nine months also show one thing very clearly: in order to succeed in this challenging market environment, we must continue to focus all our efforts on implementing our group-wide product offensive and ongoing performance programs.”
Among brands, Volkswagen led with 95,100 BEVs delivered, followed by Audi with 62,000 units (+58.6%) and Škoda with 45,600 units (+113.8%). Porsche nearly doubled its sales to 14,700, while VW Commercial Vehicles grew 162.1% to 14,100 units.
Top-selling models for the first nine months included the Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 (128,900 units), ID.3 (88,800), and Audi Q4 e-tron (65,700). The Škoda Elroq, a new compact SUV launched in January, also outpaced the larger Enyaq, with 60,400 deliveries. The Group’s overall EV share stood at 11.5% in Q3, underlining Volkswagen’s continued shift toward electrification despite uneven regional demand.