The losers of the "Dieselgate" are not what one would have imagined.
Five years after the revelation in the United States of the cheating put in place by Volskswagen to conceal the level of pollutant emissions from 11 million diesel vehicles, the world industry continues to pay the price of “Dieselgate”.
This engine is in rapid decline.
The case has accelerated the race for zero emission vehicles, with its share of investments to be made.
France, the king of diesel because of the tax advantages associated with it, is particularly concerned.
In 2008, sales of cars with this engine represented 77% of the new passenger car market.
PSA and Renault had even succeeded in imposing diesel on small city cars.
By 2019, this share had fallen to 32%.
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In Europe, the share of new diesel car sales rose from 49.2% to 30.5% in four years.
And according to forecasts by the Boston Consulting Group, vehicles running on diesel
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