Volkswagen EV Sales Surge 47 Percent In 2025 - CleanTechnica

Volkswagen Group reported a significant 47 percent increase in electric vehicle (EV) sales globally during the first half of 2025, reaching 465,000 units delivered, including 800 battery electric commercial trucks. This surge helped offset a more than 30 percent decline in sales in China, allowing Volkswagen to maintain stable overall global sales with a slight 1.3 percent increase to 4.41 million vehicles across all energy types. The growth was especially pronounced in Europe, where EV sales jumped by 89 percent to 347,900 vehicles, with one in five vehicles delivered in Western Europe being fully electric. Volkswagen’s plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales also rose by 41 percent globally, supported by improved battery ranges of up to 89 miles in some models. Marko Schubert, Volkswagen Group’s board member responsible for sales, attributed this momentum to the company’s successful launch of new models and a strong order pipeline, which increased by over 60 percent for