The Norwegian automotive landscape is set to undergo major changes, with Volkswagen, Norway’s second largest car manufacturer, recently announcing stop selling new gasoline and diesel cars in the country from 2024. This decision is not surprising when we know that 80% of new cars sold in Norway are now electric.

This was announced by the Norwegian importer of the Møller brand through its director Ulf Tore Hackneby: “As a farewell to thermal cars, the last Golf will be ordered before the end of the year. »

Volkswagen is a hit with its electrics in Norway

Norway, despite the production of hydrocarbons, plans to sell only zero-emission cars from 2025, ten years before a similar goal set by the European Union. currently Electric vehicles account for more than 80% of new registrations in Norwaywith a share of 83.4% for nine months of this year.

Volkswagen, as the second largest manufacturer in Norway with a market share of 12.32% since January, is now turning its attention to its electric ID models. In September, the ID.4 SUV became the second best-selling model in the country, just behind the Tesla Model Y, which currently holds the top spot with a market share of 21.4%.

And in France?

Volkswagen’s decision is part of a wider trend. We will remind, Volvo, a subsidiary of the Chinese group Geely, stopped selling its diesel models in Norway 1^Er last June Gasoline and PHEV models won’t take long.

In France, such a decision is obviously not on the agenda for Volkswagen at all. Apart from Norway and possibly other countries that are far ahead in electrification, Volkswagen is expected to meet the date set by the European Union.

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