Press Release

Braunschweig, 3 August 2023. Volkswagen Financial Services have successfully continued the current fiscal year and closed the first half of 2023 with an operating result of EUR 1.76 billion. Dr. Christian Dahlheim, Chairman of the Management Board of Volkswagen Financial AG, said: "We are observing the normalization of the financial services business in terms of earnings that was forecast at the beginning of the year. The operating result is the consequence of ongoing reducing special effects compared to the previous year." Frank Fiedler, Chief Financial Officer of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, also gave his assessment of the half-year result: "Our assumptions regarding the development of business are confirmed. We are therefore maintaining our earnings forecast for the current fiscal year." At 21.7 million units, the contract portfolio of Volkswagen Financial Services declined slightly, but remains stable at a high level. The number of new contracts exceeded the four-million mark with a figure of 4.05 million units.

Deposit volume of Volkswagen Bank grows

The interest rate offensive launched by Volkswagen Bank at the beginning of the year continues to have the desired effect. Top interest rates have already generated almost EUR 9 billion in new deposits this year, bringing the deposit volume to a record level of more than EUR 34 billion. Around 200,000 new accounts were opened during this period. The deposit business of Volkswagen Bank continues to form an important part in the diversified refinancing – with increasing tendency.

Fleets in Germany and used cars worldwide positive

In the domestic market Germany, the fleet business in particular showed a welcome development: over 146,000 new fleet customer contracts were added compared to the prior-year period, which corresponds to an increase of more than 29 percent.

The worldwide used car business also performed well, recording an increase of almost seven percent with 453,000 new contracts, and the portfolio grew by just over one percent to 2.654 million units. Dr. Christian Dahlheim explained: "Our used car strategy continues to work very well. We market our used cars throughout Europe via our used car platform and in close coordination with our dealer partners and the Volkswagen Group brands."

The total assets of Volkswagen Financial Services have grown to around EUR 255 billion.