Brussels, 1 February 2022 – Despite the decline in the overall EU car market in 2022, the number of new battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations continued to increase.
In 2022, Despite the overall weakness in the EU car market, registrations of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) continued to increase. As a result, BEV market share expanded to 12.1%, an improvement of 3.0 points compared to 2021. It was also a strong year for hybrid vehicles, with market share reaching 22.6%. In contrast, traditional gasoline and diesel fuel types continued to lose ground. However, together they will account for more than half of EU car sales in 2022.
gasoline and diesel cars
Gasoline vehicle sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 recorded a growth of 4.1%. All four major markets contributed to this improvement, particularly Italy (up 17.4%) and France (up 3.5%). Nevertheless, gasoline market share declined to 32.5% from 35.5% in the same period of 2021.
In contrast, diesel recorded a slight decline (-0.4%) in the last three months of the year, with its market share falling to 14.4% compared to 16.4% in Q4 2021. As a result, the number of diesel vehicle registrations for the year decreased by 19.7% to 1.5 million units, and the market share was 16.4%, a decrease of 3.1 points from 2021.
Alternative Power Vehicle (APV)
From October to December, New registrations of battery electric vehicles in the EU rose by 31.6% to 406,890 vehicles, with most markets in the region recording growth. Germany took the lead with a 66.1% increase in sales to 198,293 units, followed by France with a 12.6% increase in sales to 62,155 units. EU plug-in hybrid vehicle sales saw a strong increase (+29.5%) in the final quarter of 2022 after a weak third quarter. This was supported by a 73.5% increase in sales in Germany, which alone accounts for more than half of the region’s registrations. Category. This resulted in a positive growth of 1.2% for the full year.
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) were the second best-selling fuel type, with a total of 545,316 registered in the EU between October and December last year (an increase of 22.2% compared to the same period in 2021). Ta. This resulted in an overall increase of 8.6% for the year, and a market share of 22.6%.
The EU market for natural gas vehicles (NGVs) recorded a significant decline (-56.6%) in the last three months of 2022, with sales down 71.3% in Italy, the region’s largest market for this type of fuel. Did. Meanwhile, the number of LPG fueled vehicles increased by 16.7% from October to December last year.
Alternative power vehicles (APVs) accounted for more than half (53.1%) of the EU car market in the last quarter of this year, with a total of more than 1.3 million vehicles registered. This is the first time APV has outperformed traditional gasoline and diesel fuel types on a quarterly basis.
Alternative power vehicles (APVs) accounted for more than half (53.1%) of the EU car market in the last quarter of this year, with a total of more than 1.3 million vehicles registered.
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About the EU automotive industry
- 12.9 million Europeans work in the automotive sector
- 8.3% of all manufacturing employment in the EU
- European government tax revenue is 392.2 billion euros
- European Union trade surplus is 101.9 billion euros
- More than 7% of EU GDP is generated by the automotive industry
- R&D expenditure is 59.1 billion euros per year, equivalent to 31% of the EU total
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