Cars with low or even no direct emissions take a big chunk out of November’s European sales pie. 26 percent of new cars sold last month fell into this ‘Low Emission Car’ category.
November was a dramatic month for new car sales. Earlier, figures from the European trade association ACEA showed that it was the worst November since 1993. JATO Dynamics now has the November sales figures of the EU + EFTA. For those countries, the total comes to 855,281 new cars sold, 18 percent less than last year. Fully electric cars, partly electric cars and hydrogen cars, which JATO classifies as Low Emission Cars, have experienced a growth spurt compared to last year’s sales against the pressure. There were 217,709, bringing the sales share to no less than 26 percent. In November 2019 it was still 4 percent and last year 16 percent. According to JATO, the purchase subsidies applicable in many countries are an important driver of the growing share.
The share of diesel cars was clearly smaller at 18 percent. The decline in that share over several years is also evident: in November 2019 diesels still accounted for 32 percent, last year that was 27 percent. Petrol cars still account for the lion’s share of sales: 53 percent in November this year. Last year it was 54 percent and in 2019 it was 62 percent.
The most popular all-electric car of November was the Tesla Model 3. The Renault Zoe and Dacia Spring follow in second and third place. In the plug-in hybrid cars, the Peugeot 3008 takes the lead. The Volvo XC40 and Ford Kuga complete the top three. Electric cars are doing particularly well in the segment of medium-sized SUVs, although this has of course mainly to do with the offer.
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