with September 18-24, 2023 Climate Week is taking place in New York. In this regard, Volvo has announced that it will abandon the diesel engine by the beginning of 2024

but Swedish manufacturer not the only one who STOP for the production of diesel models. What for reasons of this abandonment?

Weakening sales

Builders add special importance to sales figures. What can we see? in Europe, is that diesel loses more and more land

During last assessment in the European Union and which summarizes the month from August 2023diesel is now just presenting 12.5% European market. For comparison, this figure was 16% within a month from August 2021.

For the second time this year, the diesel is overtaken electric models. Actually, they represent the latter 21% registration new during the last month.

Builders feel the wind turns and adapt to the times and for different wishes client.

Political measures against diesel

If sales gradually decrease, this is largely due to political measures implemented since then several years

On the side motorists, we find the famous ZFE, Low Emission Zones. Even if the rules of the game have changed, some metropolises still shun diesel cars Crit’Air 4 and Crit’Air 5.

in Paris, ZTLrestricted traffic zone, will also be implemented in hypercenterobstructing the passage of cars in certain places the capital

Finally Yes many manufacturers refuse diesel, this is also due to the upcoming Euro-7 regulations.

The latter will be difficult to achieve marks who prefer, economically, to focus on electric cars

Lowest popularity rating

And then diesel also suffers from a popularity rating that continues to rise lower. His share walk decreases only after dieselgate in 2015.

In addition, different environmental fines significantly raise prices on these vehicles who will no longer have the right to stay in large metropolises of France

Situation which we also observe in the second-hand market. Offer is growing, and the number of buyers continues to grow reduction.

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