volkswagen ag said thursday that it delivered fewer vehicles in 2022 than in the prior year as supply constraints and production halts weighed the german auto giant said it delivered 83 million vehicles worldwide a fall of 7 on year the companys supply situation improved in the second half of 2022 with deliveries up 12 compared with the same period of 2021 though it couldnt make up for a 22 onyear slump in the first half the wolfsburgbased company said volkswagen delivered 842300 vehicles in december up 18 on year the company has recently dealt with semiconductor shortages supply constraints and coronavirusrelated lockdowns especially in asia that put a strain on production and deliveries the car maker said it expects the supply situation to improve step by step in the course of 2023 with its order bank currently at 18 million vehicles in western europe alone that gives us confidence for 2023 despite weakening macroeconomics and ongoing supply shortages hildegard wortmann a volkswagen sales executive said deliveries of allelectric vehicles a key focus for volkswagen rose 26 in 2022 to 572100 deliveries to china rose by 68 while the company remained the ev market leader in europe it said