On the year 2022 and the annual financial statements …
Markus Duesmann: “Even here in Germany, we are feeling the impact of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine quite directly – primarily due to energy shortages, supply bottlenecks and the challenging geopolitical situation. In view of this volatile environment, we can be particularly proud of what we achieved last year. This result required lots of hard work and collaborative efforts.”
Jürgen Rittersberger: “We responded to the challenges of 2022 consistently and by taking active countermeasures. These factors and the great dedication of our entire team have made it possible to announce a strong financial performance.”
Jürgen Rittersberger: “Our operating profit stood at a record 7.6 billion euros. Operating return on sales reached a strong 12.2 percent. All this shows that we navigated the turbulent year of 2022 well and consistently made the most of opportunities. The same goes for our strong net cash flow, which hit the second-highest level in our company’s history.”
Jürgen Rittersberger: “2022 was an impressive demonstration of just how robust and profitable our Brand Group of Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Ducati really is.”
On the product portfolio and the upcoming model initiative …
Markus Duesmann: “Sales of all-electric models increased by 44 percent year on year. The high demand for our Audi Q4 e-tron, Audi e-tron GT
