The German automaker made headway on its ambitious goal to overtake Tesla in the electric vehicle market by 2025; it doubled its EV production in 2021. Yet Tesla still far outpaces Volkswagen—VW delivered 452,000 EVs globally in 2021 compared with Tesla’s 936,172. Volkswagen has set other lofty goals for its EV business: By 2030, Volkswagen wants half of its total sales to come from EVs, up from 7.5% in 2021. To meet its targets, Volkswagen has set aside $100 billion for EV production expenditures to be used by 2026; committed to constructing six factories for its new battery company, PowerCo, by 2030; and started producing its bestselling electric SUV, the ID.4, in Chattanooga. In the U.S., Volkswagen is also partnering with recycling startup Redwood Materials to operate its EV battery recycling program. VW sold 600,000 fewer cars overall in 2021 than the year prior as a result of the semiconductor shortage, but the carmaker still increased revenue by 16.5%, making good on its strategy to sell more higher-end models.
Robots set the body of a Volkswagen ID. Buzz during a plant tour for the production of the ID. Buzz at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant in Hanover.
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Company Information

As of 8/3/2022
Country/Territory
Germany
Headquarters
Wolfsburg, Germany
Industry
Motor Vehicles & Parts
CEO
Oliver Blume
Company Type
Public
Ticker
VWAGY
Revenues ($M)
$295,820
Profits ($M)
$18,187
Market Value ($M)
$88,320
Employees
672,789
Figures prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards. Market value as of July 19, 2022.

Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)
As of 8/3/2022

($ Millions)
% change
Revenues ($M)
$295,819.8
16.5%
Profits ($M)
$18,186.6
80%
Assets ($M)
$601,028.4
-
Total Stockholder Equity ($M)
$164,238.5
-

Profit Ratios
As of 8/3/2022

Profit as % of Revenues
6.1%
Profits as % of Assets
3%
Profits as % of Stockholder Equity
11.1%

Volkswagen Rank History

Historical Data

YearRevenues ($M)Profits ($M)Assets ($M)Total Stockholder Equity ($M)
2021$253,965-10.2%$10,104-35%$608,368$155,483
2020$282,7601.6%$15,5428.5%$547,811$136,687
2019$278,3427%$14,3239.3%$523,672$133,865
2018$260,0288.2%$13,107120.8%$506,956$130,702
2017$240,2641.5%$5,937$432,116$97,753
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