The great clean vehicles offensive in Europe continues.
More hybrid cars than diesel were sold in the third quarter, the Manufacturers Association (ACEA) announced on Friday (October 22nd).
Non-rechargeable hybrids are in second position with 20.7% market share, behind gasoline (39.5%) but ahead of diesel (17.6%), which has lost 10 points in one year.
This growth comes in particular from the countries of Central Europe, where sales of hybrids increased by 69.3% between July and September.
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Widely subsidized, plug-in hybrids and electrics have almost doubled their presence, with 9.8% and 9.1% of the market.
In particular, sales of electric vehicles have doubled over one year in Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal and Austria.
In the two main European markets, France and Germany, they increased by 62.7% across the Rhine and by 34.6% in France.
But the most electric country in the Union remains Sweden with a proportion of 25% among its new cars, ahead of the Netherlands with 18.8%.
Electric are doing better
Since 2020, manufacturers have boosted their offer of hybrids and electrics and this gloomy automotive market, undermined by the effects of the health crisis and semiconductor shortages, is primarily benefiting these vehicles.
At Porsche for example, on sales from January to September, the 100% electric Taycan model exceeded the 911, the historic sports car of the brand, by a few examples, while Tesla managed to generate record profits in the third quarter.
Seven years after the explosion of the “Dieselgate”, diesel sales were halved over one year, with 381,473 vehicles sold in the third quarter.
A fall that pushes manufacturers to "electrify" their fleets.
