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.