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The Volkswagen Group faced challenges in fiscal year 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the limited vehicle availability as a result of the semiconductor shortage.

GROUP STRUCTURE

The Volkswagen Group consists of two divisions: the Automotive Division and the Financial Services Division. The Automotive Division comprises the Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles and Power Engineering business areas. Activities of the Automotive Division comprise in particular the development of vehicles, engines and vehicle software, and the production and sale of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses and motorcycles, as well as businesses for genuine parts, large-bore diesel engines, turbomachinery and propulsion components. Mobility solutions are gradually being added to the range. The Ducati brand is allocated to the Audi brand and thus to the Passenger Cars Business Area. Navistar has supplemented the brands in the Commercial Vehicles Business Area since July 1, 2021. The Financial Services Division’s activities comprise dealer and customer financing, vehicle leasing, direct banking and insurance activities, fleet management and mobility services.

In this chapter, we present the key volume and financial data relating to the Group brands and to Volkswagen Financial Services. In light of the considerable importance of the development of business in the world’s largest single market for the Volkswagen Group, we also report on business developments and the results of our activities in China in this chapter.

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP REPORTING STRUCTURE

AUTOMOTIVE
DIVISION

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES
DIVISION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passenger Cars Business Area
Volkswagen Passenger Cars
ŠKODA
SEAT
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Audi
Bentley
Porsche Automotive
Others

 

Commercial Vehicles Business Area
Scania Vehicles and Services
MAN Commercial Vehicles
Navistar

 

Power Engineering Business Area
Power Engineering

 

Dealer and customer financing
Leasing
Direct bank
Insurance
Fleet management
Mobility services

The production figures and deliveries to customers are differentiated by vehicle brands and their models that carry the corresponding brand logo. Unit sales figures contain vehicles sold by respective brand companies, including models of other Group brands. In some cases, there are marked differences between delivery figures and unit sales as a result of our business development in China.

KEY FIGURES BY MARKET

The Covid-19 pandemic and the limited vehicle availability due to the semiconductor shortage had a negative impact on business at the Volkswagen Group and its brands in 2021. In the reporting year, the Volkswagen Group generated an operating result before special items of €20.0 (10.6) billion. Special items resulting from the diesel issue weighed on operating result in the amount of €−0.8 (−0.9) billion.

The Volkswagen Group’s unit sales in the reporting year stood at 8.6 (9.2) million vehicles. Sales revenue increased by 12.3% to €250.2 billion due to mix-related factors.

In the Europe/Other markets region, unit sales decreased by 5.2% year-on-year to 3.7 million vehicles. However, positive mix effects helped to lift sales revenue to €145.6 (133.5) billion. Exchange rate movements had a negative effect.

In the North American markets, unit sales in the reporting period were 8.2% up on the prior-year figure at 805 thousand vehicles. Due in particular to higher volumes and mix effects, as well as the consolidation of Navistar as from July 1, 2021, sales revenue rose to €45.3 (36.8) billion, more than compensating for the unfavorable exchange rate trends.

We lifted our unit sales on markets in the South America region to 503 thousand vehicles in 2021, an increase of 6.8% compared with 2020. As a result, sales revenue climbed by 27.9% to €11.0 billion. Exchange rate movements had a negative effect.

In the Asia-Pacific region, the Volkswagen Group’s unit sales – including the Chinese joint ventures – fell to 3.5 (4.0) million vehicles in the reporting year. Driven by mix and exchange rate effects, sales revenue rose to €48.7 (44.3) billion. This figure does not include the sales revenue of our equity-accounted Chinese joint ventures.

Hedging transactions relating to sales revenue in foreign currency had a negative impact of €386 (345) million on the sales revenue of the Volkswagen Group in the reporting year.

KEY FIGURES BY BRAND AND BUSINESS FIELD

 

 

VEHICLE SALES

 

SALES REVENUE

 

OPERATING RESULT

Thousand vehicles/€ million

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volkswagen Passenger Cars

 

2,719

 

2,835

 

76,127

 

71,076

 

2,503

 

454

ŠKODA

 

784

 

849

 

17,743

 

17,081

 

1,083

 

756

SEAT

 

494

 

484

 

9,614

 

9,198

 

–233

 

–339

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

 

326

 

345

 

9,909

 

9,358

 

73

 

–454

Audi

 

1,009

 

1,017

 

53,068

 

49,973

 

5,546

 

2,739

Bentley

 

15

 

11

 

2,845

 

2,049

 

389

 

20

Porsche Automotive1

 

297

 

265

 

30,289

 

26,086

 

5,006

 

4,021

Scania Vehicles and Services2

 

91

 

73

 

13,927

 

11,521

 

903

 

748

MAN Commercial Vehicles

 

151

 

118

 

13,000

 

10,838

 

–276

 

–631

At equity accounted companies in China3

 

3,042

 

3,577

 

 

 

 

Power Engineering4

 

 

 

3,278

 

3,640

 

179

 

–268

Volkswagen Financial Services

 

 

 

41,662

 

38,637

 

5,672

 

2,803

Other5

 

–353

 

–418

 

–21,263

 

–26,573

 

–818

 

759

Volkswagen Group before special items

 

 

 

 

 

20,026

 

10,607

Special items

 

 

 

 

 

–751

 

–931

Volkswagen Group

 

8,576

 

9,157

 

250,200

 

222,884

 

19,275

 

9,675

Automotive Division6

 

8,576

 

9,157

 

206,237

 

182,106

 

13,230

 

6,664

of which: Passenger Cars Business Area

 

8,303

 

8,965

 

172,868

 

156,311

 

13,051

 

7,224

Commercial Vehicles Business Area

 

273

 

191

 

30,092

 

22,156

 

134

 

–79

Power Engineering Business Area

 

 

 

3,278

 

3,640

 

45

 

–482

Financial Services Division

 

 

 

43,963

 

40,778

 

6,045

 

3,012

1

Porsche (including Financial Services): sales revenue €33,138 (28,695) million, operating result before special items €5,286 (4,176) million.

2

Scania (including Financial Services): sales revenue €14,400 (11,950) million, operating result €1,119 (855) million.

3

The sales revenues and operating results of the joint venture companies in China are not included in the figures for the Group. These Chinese companies recorded a proportionate operating result of €3,026 (3,602) million.

4

Prior-year figure includes the business of Renk.

5

In operating result, mainly intragroup items recognized in profit or loss, in particular from the elimination of intercompany profits; the figure includes depreciation and amortization of identifiable assets as part of purchase price allocation, as well as companies not allocated to the brands. Includes Navistar from July 1, 2021.

6

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

KEY FIGURES BY MARKET

 

 

VEHICLE SALES

 

SALES REVENUE

Thousand vehicles/€ million

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe/Other Markets

 

3,727

 

3,929

 

145,570

 

133,499

North America

 

805

 

744

 

45,305

 

36,810

South America

 

503

 

471

 

11,039

 

8,632

Asia-Pacific1

 

3,540

 

4,012

 

48,672

 

44,288

Hedges on sales revenue

 

 

 

–386

 

–345

Volkswagen Group1

 

8,576

 

9,157

 

250,200

 

222,884

1

The sales revenue of the joint venture companies in China is not included in the figures for the Group and the Asia-Pacific market.