Volkswagen Electric Car Deliveries Plummet 24.3 Percent in Europe

While global EV deliveries fell 3.3 percent, deliveries of combustion engine vehicles rose by 4 percent.

A new Volkswagen ID.3 electric car in a fully automatic high-bay-rack for delivery by the German automaker at the 'Autostadt' in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Sept. 11, 2020. Annegret Hilse/Reuters

Deliveries of Volkswagen electric vehicles dropped by almost a quarter in Europe as the region saw an overall decline in EV sales, with governments in Germany and the United Kingdom ending subsidies.

The Volkswagen Group reported on April 10 that EV deliveries fell 24.3 percent in Europe during the first quarter of 2024 compared to the year-ago period. The company’s deliveries in the United States dipped 16.2 percent. Overall, worldwide electric vehicle deliveries declined 3.3 percent during this period. Meanwhile, deliveries of combustion engine vehicles ticked up globally by 4 percent.