Fact #413: February 27, 2006
Diesels Claim Nearly Half of the Market in Western Europe
Sales of diesel cars in Western Europe were 49.4% of the market in 2005. A shortage of tax-saving diesel particulate filters in Germany caused diesel sales to decline in that country or the overall diesel market share could have reached 50%. Most of the other countries in Western Europe sold a greater share of diesels in 2005 than in previous years.
Western Europe Diesel Car Market Share, 1999-2005
Supporting Information
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 54.3% | 56.7% | 62.6% | 64.2% | 68.3% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
| France | 44.1% | 49.0% | 56.2% | 63.2% | 67.4% | 69.2% | 69.1% |
| Germany | 22.4% | 30.4% | 34.6% | 38.0% | 39.8% | 44.0% | 42.7% |
| Italy | 29.1% | 33.7% | 36.6% | 43.6% | 48.7% | 58.4% | 58.5% |
| Norway | 8.2% | 9.0% | 13.3% | 17.5% | 23.2% | 27.0% | 39.2% |
| Spain | 51.7% | 53.1% | 52.5% | 57.3% | 60.4% | 65.1% | 67.7% |
| Switzerland | 6.6% | 9.2% | 13.3% | 17.8% | 21.5% | 25.9% | 28.1% |
| United Kingdom | 13.8% | 14.1% | 17.8% | 23.5% | 27.3% | 32.5% | 36.8% |
| Total | 28.4% | 32.3% | 36.0% | 40.4% | 43.6% | 48.3% | 49.4% |
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Note: Total includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eire, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. | |||||||