In 2022, diesel-powered buses remained the most popular in the EU, accounting for 67.3% of all new bus sales (down by 1.5 percentage points compared to 2021). Meanwhile, electrically-chargeable buses continued to gain ground, accounting for 12.7% of the total EU bus market, up from 10.6% in 2021. In total, all alternatively-powered vehicles made up 32.7% of the EU bus market last year.
Diesel and petrol buses
EU1 registrations of new diesel buses fell by 7.8% in 2022, to 18,500 units sold. However, buses running on diesel remained the most popular of all new buses, accounting for 67.3% of all new bus sales. Three out of the region’s four major markets recorded double-digit losses: Germany (-28.9%), France (-21.4%) and Italy (-21.4%). By contrast, Spain experienced a significant increase in new diesel bus registrations (+52.2%).
On the other hand, just three petrol-fuelled buses were sold across the whole region last year.
Alternatively-powered vehicles (APV)
In 2022, sales of new electrically-chargeable2 buses in the EU increased by 13.7% to reach 3,505 units, accounting for 12.7% of the total EU bus market. France – the largest market for this fuel type – saw an increase of 26.4%, contributing to the overall positive performance. Germany and Denmark – the second and third biggest markets in volume terms – also recorded strong growth (+10.1% and +79.5% respectively). Together with France, these three countries made up more than 50% of all electric buses registered in the EU.
By contrast, hybrid electric buses lost ground, with sales falling by 25.9% and market share shrinking from 10.3% in 2021 to 8.1% last year. This decline was mainly driven by the sharp drop recorded in Germany (-25.3%), which alone accounts for almost half of all hybrid electric buses registered in the EU.
In total, 11.9% of all new buses and coaches registered in 2022 ran on alternative fuels3, most of which were powered by natural gas. France – the largest market in this category – suffered a decline (-11.5%). However, Italy and Spain posted triple- and double-digit gains (+112.6% and +28.6% respectively). This resulted in an overall growth of 8.0%, with 3,262 units registered across the EU.
In 2022, diesel-powered buses accounted for 67.3% of all new bus sales (down by 1.5 percentage points compared to 2021). Meanwhile, electrically-chargeable buses continued to gain ground, accounting for 12.7% of the total EU bus market, up from 10.6% in 2021.
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- The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is the Brussels-based trade association of the 14 major car, van, truck and bus producers in Europe.
- The ACEA commercial vehicle members are DAF Trucks, Daimler Truck, Ford Trucks, Iveco Group, MAN Truck & Bus, Scania, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, and Volvo Group.
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About the EU automobile industry
- 13.0 million Europeans work in the automotive sector
- 11.5% of all manufacturing jobs in the EU
- €374.6 billion in tax revenue for European governments
- €79.5 billion trade surplus for the European Union
- Almost 8% of EU GDP generated by the auto industry
- €58.8 billion in R&D spending annually, 32% of EU total
