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Volkswagen incrementó más de un 127% sus matriculaciones de vehículos eléctricos durante el pasado año Laura Ros, directora general de Volkswagen España: "La excelente acogida del ID.3 ha sido clave para lograr estos resultados. Con apenas cuatro meses en el mercado, ya se ha posicionado entre los eléctricos más vendidos en España" Madrid " El año 2020 ha sido un año clave en la estrategia de electrificación de Volkswagen. A pesar de las difíciles condiciones del mercado, la marca ha logrado dar un paso muy importante y conducir con éxito el lanzamiento del ID.3, el primer vehículo CO2 neutral del mundo. La buena acogida de este modelo ha permitido a Volkswagen liderar el mercado neto "particulares y empresas- de vehículos eléctricos durante el pasado año en España.

El Golf es el "campeón europeo" de 2020 al ser el coche más vendido en Europa Incremento significativo de los pedidos tras completar la gama con ocho variantes disponibles. Actualmente, un Golf de cada tres vendidos es híbrido El consejero delegado de Volkswagen Turismos, Ralf Branstätter, dice: "En 2020, el Golf sigue estando allí donde le corresponde" Wolfsburg " Todo ha ido viento en popa para el icono de la marca Volkswagen, el Golf, desde que se lanzaran al mercado sus ocho variantes durante el otoño de 2020. El año pasado, fue una vez más el coche más vendido de Europa, con cerca de 312.000 entregas. "En 2020, el Golf sigue estando allí donde le corresponde", dice Ralf Branstätter, consejero delegado de Volkswagen Turismos.

Business significantly impacted by Covid-19 pandemicMarked reduction of general overhead costs, R&D expenditure and capex; inventories also loweredDeliveries to customers fall to 2.2 million vehicles in the first half (" 26.7 percent)Sales revenue down to around EUR 29 billion ("35.5 percent)Operating result before special items of EUR "1.5 (2.3) billionSignificant recovery of business in June, model initiative provides added momentum for the second half of the yearBusiness at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand was significantly impacted by the global Covid-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020. However, effective countermeasures reduced the impact of the crisis. Through strict cost management the brand substantially reduced its general overhead costs, expenditures for research and development and capex year-on-year. In addition, production was strictly oriented toward customer demand, leading to a considerable reduction in inventories compared with the prior-year period. Deliveries to customers by the core brand of the Volkswagen Group were down 26.7 percent in the first half of 2020 to 2.2 million vehicles. Sales revenue decreased by approximately EUR 16 billion ("35.3 percent) to around EUR 29 billion. As a consequence, the Volkswagen brand's operating result before special items fell to EUR " 1.5 billion from an operating profit of EUR 2.3 billion in the previous year.

Sales revenue from January to March fell to around EUR 19 billion (-11.9 percent)Operating profit remained positive at EUR 481 million (- 47.7 percent in comparison to previous year)Operating return on sales stood at 2.5 percent (previous year: 4.3 percent)COO Ralf Brandstätter: "After a solid start to the year, the global pandemic severely impacted our business as the quarter progressed. We are reviewing all our projects to reassess their importance to our short-term needs."Chief Financial Officer Alexander Seitz: "Rigorous discipline with regard to expenditure and costs is more important than ever in the current situation. We remain on a solid financial footing."Volkswagen Passenger Cars experienced a substantial impact on its business in the first three months of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite a solid start to the year, deliveries to customers by the core Volkswagen brand decreased by around 25 percent to 1.1 million vehicles over the January to March period of 2020. In the same quarter, sales revenue fell by some EUR 2.6 billion (-11.9 percent) to around EUR 19 billion. The core brand's operating profit remained positive. Standing at around EUR 481 million, it fell by 50 percent in comparison to the previous year's figure before special items. The operating return on sales in the first quarter of 2020 was 2.5 percent (4.3 percent in previous year before special items).