Breakdown of passenger car sales in Europe and China by engine type
- Inovev compared the breakdown of passenger car sales in Europe and China by engine in 2020 and in 2021, with LCVs still being mostly delivered with diesel engines (but these should undergo a significant change over the next few years).
- In Europe, gasoline engines represent 41% of passenger car sales in 2021, compared to 49% in 2020. The drop is significant in terms of market share and benefits alternative engines, non-rechargeable hybrids (HEV-Mild and HEV-Full) whose sales will increase from 13% of the European market in 2020 to 21% in 2021, 100% electric cars (BEV) whose sales will increase from 6% of the market in 2020 to 11% of the market in 2021 and plug-in hybrids (PHEV ) whose sales will drop from 5% of the market in 2020 to 9% in 2021. Diesel sales continue to see their market share decline: 18% of the market in 2021 compared to 27% in 2020.
- In China, gasoline engines are still predominant, with 67% of the market in 2021 compared to 76% in 2020, but the decline is accentuated from year to year. Diesel engines are rarer than in Europe but still represent 15% of the market in 2021 compared to 17% in 2020. Sales of 100% electric cars have seen strong growth, rising from 5% in 2020 to 13% in 2021. Hybrids represent a very small share of the Chinese market, i.e. 3% for plug-in hybrids (compared to 1% in 2020) and 2% for non-rechargeable hybrids (compared to 1% in 2020).
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