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Diesel-fuelled as a share of new cars sold fell 7.30% to 36.5% in Austria in 2020, according to ACEA.
Historically, diesel-fuelled as a share of new cars sold in Austria reached an all time high of 71.5% in 2003 and an all time low of 22.1% in 1991. When compared to Austria's main peers, diesel-fuelled as a share of new cars sold in Germany amounted to 28.1%, 21.6% in Hungary, 32.7% in Italy and 21.9% in Switzerland in 2020.
Austria has been ranked 4th within the group of 29 countries we follow in terms of diesel-fuelled as a share of new cars sold, 9 places above 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37.8% | 30.2% | 27.7% | 29.4% | |||||||||
| France | % | 52.1% | 47.3% | 38.9% | 34.1% | 30.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 45.8% | 38.7% | 32.3% | 32.0% | 28.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 46.2% | 31.8% | 23.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 57.0% | 56.3% | 51.2% | 39.8% | 32.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 39.0% | 27.8% | 24.6% | 20.0% | 18.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37.6% | 30.0% | 25.1% | 25.0% | ||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | 50.2% | 49.4% | 34.2% | 29.0% | 33.2% | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 39.6% | 36.3% | 30.1% | 25.5% | 21.9% |
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