This Automotive World report looks at the prospects for the light vehicle (LV) and heavy commercial vehicle (HV) sectors in Europe in the period 2020 to 2024, and the potential for future mobility technologies and business models over the longer term.

Table of contents

List of figures

• Figure 1: European LV demand, 2002-2019
• Figure 2: Change in LV demand, 2019 v 2018 (units 000s)
• Figure 3: New registrations by fuel type, PC only, 2018-19 (000 units)
• Figure 4: Change in sales by fuel type, PC only, 2019 v 2018 (%)
• Figure 5: Share of BEVs by market, PC only, 2019 (%)
• Figure 6: LV market shares (%) by brand, Europe 2019 (1)
• Figure 7: LV market shares (%) by brand, Europe 2019 (2)
• Figure 8: Change in European LV demand, YTD May 2019 v 2018 (%)
• Figure 9: EU-28 intention to buy a car within the next 12 months (% of positive responses)
• Figure 10: European LV demand, 2002-2024
• Figure 11: European HV demand, 2006-19
• Figure 12: National shares of European HV market, 2019
• Figure 13: Europe, HV share by brand, 2019 (%)
• Figure 14: Europe HV demand, 2006-24

Executive summary

Chapter 1: Europe’s new vehicle market – prospects to 2024

• Recent light vehicle (LV) demand
• Fuel mix
• Market and model shares
• Covid-19 and economic outlook
• LV outlook
• Recent heavy vehicle demand & characteristics of key markets
• HV market shares
• Outlook for HV demand

Chapter 2: Future mobility in Europe – the industry perspective

• Interview: Sigrid de Vries, Secretary General, CLEPA
• Europe’s nascent shared mobility market will bounce back from the pandemic
• Europe’s investment in future mobility paused, but not cancelled
• Europe sobers up on autonomy as ICE bans loom
• Europe’s automotive industry prepares for clamp down on pollutants
• Are the 2020s the decade of Europe’s fuel cell truck revolution?

Appendix (Excel)

• Historic vehicle sales by OEM group and brand (2015-2019)
• Vehicle sales forecasts by OEM group and brand (2020-2024)

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