A tax on vehicles of 1 800 kg and more in Europe? Who would be concerned? (2/2)
- Now imagine that this law is transposed at European level as part of an hypothetical (but plausible) project for a European tax on heavy passenger cars. What would be in this case, the vehicles concerned, their sales and production volumes?
- If we keep the same definitions and criteria used for the law in France, the analysis shows that around 8% of the European market for thermal and non-plug-in hybrid passenger cars would be impacted by such a law, i.e. nearly 1.3 million vehicles. Which carmakers sell these vehicles? The vast majority (65% of the +1 800 kg market) is sold by the brands Mercedes, Volvo, Audi, Land Rover and VW. The VW group (VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Porsche, Bentley, etc.) alone sells a third of passenger cars in this weight range.
- Of these 1.3 million vehicles sold in Europe, 28% are produced in Germany, which is the largest contributor in this market. Next come imported vehicles (by European or non-European carmakers) which represent 23% of sales. At a second level, we find Great Britain (12%) and Sweden (9%). As we have seen in the previous pages, France produces very few vehicles over 1,800 kg (1% of this market).
- Finally, these vehicles weighing over 1,800 kg produced in Europe for the European market represent 8% of all thermal vehicles produced in Europe for the European market (ie nearly one million vehicles). It should be noted that around 1 million vehicles over 1,800 kg are also produced in Europe but exported outside Europe.
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