Volkswagen’s electric vehicles are already sold out for 2022.
VW closely follows Tesla in the global market share. The German carmaker's market share is 11.28 percent, while Tesla’s market share is 13.84 percent.
Diess said that"markets are always about the future," thus, consumers are more excited about Telsa's offerings than traditional carmakers, but he still claimed that his company will catch up and ultimately surpass its competitor by 2025. Volkswagen's CEO praised Tesla’s business model, which lets it reap high returns and good results, but he warned that expanding a business is challenging.
Tesla was already well-established before opening any new factories, though opening two factories at a time during a global crisis proves to be a monumental challenge., and we are trying to keep up speed. We think, in the second half of the year, we are going to create some momentum," Diess said.Even though it has been two years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, carmakers still struggle with the challenges of the disrupted supply chain.
However, Diess remains confident. He said he believes there are signs the chip shortage could begin to ease after the middle of this year. He said supply chains appear to be"getting in order again," and added,"I would say that we would see an alleviation of this situation towards mid-year and second half we should be in better shape — if the situation is not getting any worse, which I don’t think so.
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