This transformation will always trigger conflicts. Whether there is a new CEO or not, the questions will remain the same, and any VW CEO will need the full backing from VW's largest shareholders, the Porsche families." Volkswagen is worth 77.2 billion euros, far below rival Toyota's market value of $155.7 billion and Tesla's $555 billion. And that's despite the fact that Volkswagen sold 10.96 million vehicles last year – the most by any carmaker in the world, while Toyota came in second with 10.74 million. Tesla sold only 367,500 cars in the same period.