on the agenda today in Hamburg! I hope you’ll all be able to watch the world première of our new ID.2all this evening. But first of all, let’s take stock: How did 2022 go for the Volkswagen brand, and what are our plans for this year? You know, I know, we all know: 2022 was another very challenging year: The pandemic and parts shortages kept us on our toes, as did Russia’s terrible war of aggression against Ukraine, which has been going on for over a year now. All these factors led to extreme supply bottlenecks, which meant we sold far fewer vehicles than we would have under normal circumstances. Nevertheless, Team Volkswagen achieved a lot more than some might have thought possible. I’d like to focus on five points: First: We made great strides in our e-campaign: Models like the ID. Buzz, the ID.4 in North America and the ID.Aero show car in China, which offered a first glimpse of the ID.7: We are serious about the transformation towards "E". Second: We are upgrading our MEB to the