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Key Figures

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume Data1 in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deliveries to customers (units)

 

8,882

 

9,305

 

–4.5

Vehicle sales (units)

 

8,576

 

9,157

 

–6.3

Production (units)

 

8,283

 

8,900

 

–6.9

Employees at Dec. 31

 

672.8

 

662.6

 

+1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Data (IFRSs), € million

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales revenue

 

250,200

 

222,884

 

+12.3

Operating result before special items

 

20,026

 

10,607

 

+88.8

Operating return on sales before special items (%)

 

8.0

 

4.8

 

 

Special items

 

–751

 

–931

 

–19.4

Operating result

 

19,275

 

9,675

 

+99.2

Operating return on sales (%)

 

7.7

 

4.3

 

 

Earnings before tax

 

20,126

 

11,667

 

+72.5

Return on sales before tax (%)

 

8.0

 

5.2

 

 

Earnings after tax

 

15,428

 

8,824

 

+74.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive Division2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total research and development costs

 

15,583

 

13,885

 

+12.2

R&D ratio (%)

 

7.6

 

7.6

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

32,402

 

24,721

 

+31.1

Cash flows from investing activities attributable to operating activities3

 

23,793

 

18,364

 

+29.6

of which: capex

 

10,496

 

11,065

 

–5.1

capex/sales revenue (%)

 

5.1

 

6.1

 

 

Net cash flow

 

8,610

 

6,357

 

+35.4

Net liquidity at Dec. 31

 

26,685

 

26,796

 

–0.4

Return on investment (ROI) in %

 

10.4

 

6.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on equity before tax4 (%)

 

17.3

 

8.8

 

 

1

Volume data including the unconsolidated Chinese joint ventures. These companies are accounted for using the equity method. Prior-year deliveries updated to reflect subsequent statistical trends.

2

Including allocation of consolidation adjustments between the Automotive and Financial Services divisions.

3

Excluding acquisition and disposal of equity investments: €17,910 (17,175) million.

4

Earnings before tax as a percentage of average equity.

VOLKSWAGEN AG

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume Data in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees at Dec. 31

 

117.6

 

118.7

 

–0.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Data (HGB), € million

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales revenue

 

70,917

 

67,535

 

+5.0

Net income for the fiscal year

 

4,041

 

6,338

 

–36.2

Dividends (€)

 

 

 

 

 

 

per ordinary share

 

7.50

 

4.80

 

 

per preferred share

 

7.56

 

4.86