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Diesel-fuelled as a share of new cars sold fell 10.5% to 30.6% in France in 2020, according to ACEA.
Historically, diesel-fuelled as a share of new cars sold in France reached an all time high of 77.3% in 2008 and an all time low of 30.6% in 2020. When compared to France's main peers, diesel-fuelled as a share of new cars sold in Belgium amounted to 32.9%, 28.1% in Germany, 32.7% in Italy and 27.7% in Spain in 2020.
France has been ranked 11th within the group of 29 countries we follow in terms of diesel-fuelled as a share of new cars sold, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Diesel-Fuelled Cars (As % of New Cars Sold) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Austria | % | 57.3% | 49.7% | 41.1% | 39.4% | 36.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 52.0% | 46.5% | 35.5% | 31.4% | 32.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 52.1% | 47.3% | 38.9% | 34.1% | 30.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 45.8% | 38.7% | 32.3% | 32.0% | 28.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 57.0% | 56.3% | 51.2% | 39.8% | 32.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 65.0% | 54.0% | ... | 41.9% | 36.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | % | 18.9% | 17.5% | 12.9% | 7.36% | 3.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 39.0% | 27.8% | 24.6% | 20.0% | 18.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | 65.1% | 61.5% | 53.3% | 40.0% | 32.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | 50.2% | 49.4% | 34.2% | 29.0% | 33.2% | |||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 56.9% | 48.4% | 35.8% | 27.9% | 27.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 39.6% | 36.3% | 30.1% | 25.5% | 21.9% |
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