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Volkswagen sales in Australia in 2022
Volkswagen has shrunk in Australia, with sales having almost halved since 2015 including a significant drop over the past 12 months.
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In 2022 Volkswagen sold 30,946 vehicles in Australia.
Below you will see a visualisation of how those sales compare to a decade ago in 2012.
In 2012 Volkswagen sold 54,835 vehicles in Australia and since then the German giant has expanded and then contracted.
Below is a graphical representation of the top manufacturers sales over the last 25 years (1997 to 2022), inclusive of passenger vehicles, SUVs, and both light and heavy commercial vehicles. This graph is interactive and you can pick to compare any number of manufacturers.
Sales of once super popular models like the Golf have dropped substantially due to production constraints last year, as have sales of the Polo and Passat.
New models like T-Roc have helped lift that volume somewhat but the German brand is definitely looking for a better result in 2023, if not quite a return its heyday of the mid-2010s.
| Models | 2012 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Amarok 4X4 | 6,009 | 4,514 |
| Volkswagen Arteon | 0 | 612 |
| Volkswagen Caddy / Camper | 348 | 66 |
| Volkswagen Caddy Van | 1,852 | 565 |
| Volkswagen California | 0 | 86 |
| Volkswagen Caravelle | 81 | 22 |
| Volkswagen Crafter | 838 | 968 |
| Volkswagen Crafter Bus | 0 | 68 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 17,289 | 3,223 |
| Volkswagen Multivan | 620 | 469 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 4,362 | 759 |
| Volkswagen Passat Alltrack | 282 | 158 |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,925 | 1,545 |
| Volkswagen T-Cross | 0 | 5,146 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 6,871 | 2,658 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace | 0 | 3,876 |
| Volkswagen Touareg | 1,737 | 1,222 |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 1,569 | 1,362 |
| Volkswagen T-Roc | 0 | 3,627 |
| Volkswagen Amarok 4X2 | 733 | 0 |
| Volkswagen Eos | 765 | 0 |
| Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet | 823 | 0 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2,637 | 0 |
| Volkswagen New Beetle Cabrio | 3 | 0 |
| Volkswagen Passat CC | 848 | 0 |
| Volkswagen Up! | 531 | 0 |
| Volkswagen Scirocco | 712 | 0 |
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Alborz is the founder of CarAdvice (sold to Nine and now Drive) and co-founder of CarExpert. He is an honourary adjunct professor & entrepreneur in residence at the University of QLD. He loves naturally-aspirated V8s, V10s and V12s and is in denial about the impending death of the internal combustion engine. The best way to reach him is via Instagram.
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