VEHICLES ONEUROPEAN ROADS JANUARY2025 TABLEOFCONTENTS FOREWORD 3 KEYFIGURES 4 EUROPE(EU,EFTA,UK) Cars5 Vans6 Trucks7 Buses8 Vans,trucks,andbuses9 Allvehiclesegments10 BYAGE Cars11 Vans12 Trucks13 Buses14 BYPOWERSOURCE Cars15 Vans16 Trucks17 Buses18 PER1,000INHABITANTS Cars19 Vans,trucks,andbuses20 VEHICLEOWNERSHIP 21 Datasource:theEuropeanAutomobileManufacturers’Association(ACEA),basedonaggregateddataprovidedbythenationalautomobileassociationsandS&PGlobalMobility. ©ReproductionofthecontentofthisdocumentisnotpermittedwithoutthepriorwrittenconsentofACEA.Wheneverreproductionispermitted,ACEAshallbereferredtoassourceoftheinformation. FOREWORD ACEA’s‘VehiclesonEuropeanRoads’reportisthego-topublicationforthelatestinformationonthenumberofvehiclescurrentlyincirculationonEurope’sroads.Ourreportincludeskeydata,suchastheaveragevehicleage,vehiclepowertypes,vehicleownership,andmoreessentialinformationforunderstandingoursector. ComplementingACEA’sregularcar,van,truck,andbussalesupdates,thisuniquereportprovidesasnapshotofwhatthe‘fleet’ofvehiclesonEurope’sroadslooklike.Thereportisrevealing,demonstratingjusthowthesalesdataofdifferentvehicletypes,suchasbattery-electricvehicles(BEVs),tellaverydifferentstorytotheactualmakeupofvehiclesonEurope’sroads. Despitebattery-electriccarsnowbeingthethirdmostpopularchoicefornewcarbuyers,withamarketshareof13.6%ofEUregistrations,theyonlyrepresent1.8%ofpassengercarsonEUroads,showcasingjusthowfurtherwemustgotomakezero-emissionmobilityareality. Thedataunderlinesaveryimportantfact:itcantakeyears,evendecades,foroldervehiclestobereplacedbynewermodelsthatareequippedwithcleanerandgreenertechnologies.Oldervehiclestypicallypossesslessefficienttechnologiesthatproducemoreemissionsandpollutionthanmodernmodels. Thisemphasisestheimportanceofensuringthattheseoldervehiclesareswiftlyreplacedbythegreenest,cleanest,andsafestmodelsthatourindustryhasbeeninvestingheavilyin. Oncemore,thisyear’seditionfoundthattheaverageageofallvehicletypes,exceptbuses,isgraduallyrising,whilethenumberofvehiclesonroadshasincreasedonceagain.Therewere249millionpassengercarsonEUroadsin2023,a1.4%increasefromthepreviousyear. Thenumberofvans,trucks,andbusesonroadsisalsorising,reinforcingtheimportanceofalsoacceleratingtheuptakeofbattery-electricandotherzero-emissionmodelsinEuropeforthesevehiclesegments.Ofallvehicletypes,busesleadtheway,withalmosta2.5%sharebeingbattery-electricvehicles. Thecarcontinuestobuildonitspopularityasanimportantmeansoftransport,withthenumberofcarsper1,000inhabitantsgrowingyetagain.Infact,thedatahasbeenconsistentinshowingthatthemajorityofEuropeanhouseholdsstillownacarinthecountriesstudied. Thereportdemonstratesthatwhilelegislativetargetscanhelpsteerchange,thisisonlyonesmallpartofthepuzzlethatisthedecarbonisationofroadtransport.Europeneedsarealisticpathwaytodecarbonisingtheautomotiveindustry.ThetransformationinEuropeisnotprogressingatthepacerequired. Theecosystemasawholemustbecomemoreattractivetocustomersandthecurrentregulatoryframeworkshouldberevisedtofosterabroadersetofenablingconditions,suchascharginginfrastructureandpurchaseandtaxincentives,tostimulatedemandfornewmodelsandreplenishvehiclesonEurope’sroadswiththecleanestandgreenestmodels. Youcanbesuretohearmoreaboutallthisfromusthroughout2025.Inthemeantime,wewishyouinsightfulreading. SigriddeVries ACEADirectorGeneral KEYFIGURES 5 •In2023,theEUpassengercarfleetgrewby1.4%comparedto2022,reachingalmost249millioncarsontheroad.NearlyallEUcountriesexperiencedfleetexpansion,withCroatiarecordingthehighestgrowth(+4.3%). 6 •Therewere30.1millionvansincirculationacrosstheEU,withhalfbeingconcentratedinthreecountries:France(6.5million),Italy(4.5million),andSpain(4million). 7 •Therewere6millionmediumandheavycommercialvehiclesonEUroads,markinga0.8%increasecomparedto2022.Nearlyhalfofthesecouldbefoundinthreecountries:Italy(978,039),Germany(977,673),andPoland(832,294). 8 •Atotalof679,802buseswereinoperationacrosstheEU,morethanhalfofwhichcouldbefoundinItaly(100,078),France(93,928),Germany(84,628),andPoland(81,754). 11 •EUcarswereonaverage12.5yearsold.Greecehadtheoldestcarfleet(17.5years),andLuxembourgthenewest(8years). 12 •TheaverageageoflightcommercialvehiclesintheEUwas12.7years.AmongtheEU’sfourmajormarkets,Italyhadtheoldestvanfleet(14.8years),followedcloselybySpain(14.4years). 13 •Truckswereonaverage14.1yearsoldintheEU.Greecehadtheoldesttruckfleet(22.6years),whilethenewestonescouldbefoundinAustria(6.8years)andLuxembourg(7.5years). 14 •BusesonEUroadswereonaverage12.2yearsold.Greekbusesweretheoldestintheregion(17.6years),closelyfollowedbyRomania(17.5years).OnlysevencountriesintheEUhadabusfleetthatislessthan10yearsold. 15 •Despitethestrongincreaseinsalesseeninrecentyears,electricallychargeablecars(batteryelectricandplug-inhybrid)stillmadeuponly3.9%ofthetotalEUcarfleet.IntheEU,onlyfourcountrieshadashareofbattery-electriccarshigherthan4%. 16 •Diesel-poweredlightcommercialvehiclesremaineddominantintheEUwith90.5%ofthefleetrunningondieselandjust1.1%ofva