The role of the car in the movement of citizens in the European Union is crucial. The latest EU survey shows that over 70% of people travel by car, whether it is a private car, a taxi or a public car.
Passenger cars are the number one source of mobility for Europeans, traveling an average of around 12,000 kilometers a year.
Today, there are 243 million cars in circulation in the EU. The average age of cars in circulation is high, reaching 11.5 years.
EU Member States’ budgets receive € 398.4 billion a year from the sale and use of passenger cars.
In the EU, 9.9 million passenger cars were sold in 2020. The sales fluctuation was downward and decreased by 23.7% compared to the previous year.
From the existing car factories in the EU, car exports to other countries and continents reached 5,189,538 units. European cars exported worldwide in 2020 were worth more than 121 billion euros.
24.5% of new cars sold in the EU are alternative vehicles.
Average emissions of new cars in the EU are 108.2 g / km, a decrease of 22.4% since 2010.
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