[HIGHLIGHTS] Does diesel still have a future?

In Germany, diesel sales increased by 9.4% last February. This can be explained by the elimination of the bonus for electric vehicles, decided in December 2023.

This ruling only concerns electric passenger cars intended for businesses, but it risks changing the market in the months to come. In short, faced with electric vehicles that are still too expensive, PHEVs that are too greedy, diesel could still have a card to play, says Arval Mobility Observatory director Régis Masera. In companies, this population represents only 5% to 6% of employees who have a company car, he says. In France, only 5-6% of workers have company cars, according to Arval France Consulting. The number of employees with company cars in France has declined by 20% since 2008. The decline is further reinforced by the sharp reduction in diesel supply from manufacturers.